Achenbach is an independent family-owned company looking back on 555 years of history. Today, Achenbach is a high-tech machine building company which ranks with the leading manufacturers of rolling mill machinery for non-ferrous metals. It is the world market leader for Aluminium light gauge and foil rolling mills and rolling mill automation. The company also enjoys a very good international standing for its process and media systems handling the whole rolling oil management in the production process. In 2006, the production programme has been extended to slitting machines for thin strips and foils, setting new design standards.