IDEAL
Family-owned German maker of resistance and butt welding machines since 1923 – among them modular mesh welding machines for wire goods, 3D products and fencing.
About the company
IDEAL-Werk was founded in Lippstadt on 24 December 1923 as Elektro-Apparate-Bau GmbH to make electric soldering devices for wires, band saws and steel strips. It delivered its 25,000th soldering device in 1941, developed its first butt welding machine in 1948, delivered its 100,000th machine in 1965 and its 200,000th in 1986. In 1970 it took the name IDEAL-Werk C. + E. Jungeblodt GmbH + Co. KG, in 1995 it founded the US subsidiary iDEAL Welding Systems in Rockford, Illinois, and in 2008 it expanded at Hansastraße 10 and moved its production from Geseke to Lippstadt. The family business celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2023; today it has 175 employees, an export rate of 83.1% and a sales network in more than 45 countries.
IDEAL develops and builds resistance and laser welding machines in Lippstadt – for wire and wire joints, strands and cables, coil and band saw blades, sheet metal and the automotive supply industry. Its Type GA mesh welding machines, with more than 200 cycles per minute, produce fence panels, 3D products, double-wire panels, 3-5-8 security mesh, temporary fencing, gabions, cable trays and wire baskets and can be extended with punching, embossing, cutting and bending into complete lines; butt welding machines of the DS, LS, BAS and AS types complete the range.
The Basic, Comfort and Advanced service packages combine phone support and remote maintenance with a callback within 2 hours, Assisted Reality support via smartphone, tablet or smart glasses, maintenance and repair, in-house repairs in Lippstadt and a spare parts service with 30,000 parts in stock and an online web shop.
Product range
- Mesh welding machines (Type GA)
- Butt welding machines (DS, LS, BAS, AS)
- Strand and cable welding
- Band saw blade welding
- Sheet metal and automotive welding
Service and support
Remote support, Service visits, Spare parts stock
- Mesh welding · modular line
IDEAL Type GA modular mesh welding line
The IDEAL GA family can be configured around a particular product, such as a mesh panel, a flat-bar assembly or a wire cable tray. Feed choices and downstream steps, including trimming or bending where specified, determine the line layout. Provide a finished part drawing with tolerances and the expected production mix to size the equipment.
IDEALPrice on request - Mesh welding · medium frequency
IDEAL EasyLineWelder 816 wire mesh welding machine
The EasyLineWelder 816 is IDEAL's standardized machine for welded wire mesh products. Submit drawings with panel dimensions and the diameter and spacing of both longitudinal and cross wires. Use those details to check the working field against the product range and confirm the feed arrangement for the intended run.
IDEALPrice on request