As a world-renowned specialist in precision grinding, we manufacture highly efficient tools and offer user-specific system solutions and processes.
As a fair partner and creative problem solver, we work with you to develop the optimum solution for you, ensuring lower production costs and consistently high delivery quality.
When it comes to the manufacture of high-precision shapes and surfaces, as well as complex profiles with maximum cutting performance and the cutting of a wide range of materials, ELBE is your expert partner with experience and comprehensive consulting services.
Find out for yourself: with Elbe Schleiftechnik, everything runs smoothly.
We offer comprehensive customer-specific grinding solutions ranging from system consulting through the grinding process to the finished product and prepare complex analyses for your optimum technological process.
More and more technology leaders rate us as a reliable partner and value our consistently high quality. Our short delivery times are unique in the industry. We can deliver even prototypes within 10 days, if necessary ? without any loss of quality.
Our primary strength lies in producing grinding tools with maximum cutting performance, maximum economy, and maximum precision, even under critical operating conditions.
ELBE, a medium-sized company based in the Greater Stuttgart area, has been producing high-quality grinding tools for over 100 years.
An acute sense of tradition and progress is the driving force of the company; these two principles complement each other perfectly at ELBE. Decades of experience paired with modern production technologies will give the customer the required confidence in the quality of their products."
1861
Birth of the company founder, Friedrich Elbe
1889
Establishment of an abrasives factory that started with the small-scale manufacture of bonded abrasive stones made from abrasive powder and other natural grinding raw materials
1895
Construction of the first factory building on Austrasse in Bietigheim-Bissingen
1899
Expansion of the production facility through an affiliation with a separate grinding mill where raw materials were ground and sieved until 1930
1920
Entry of Theodor Schreiber into the Elbe company
1924
Death of the company founder Friedrich Elbe and takeover of management by son-in-law and engineer Theodor Schreiber
1939
Establishment of a benevolent fund with additional pension scheme
1948
The nephews of Theodor Schreiber, Mr. Gottfried Traub and Mr. Gerhard Schreiber, join the company and take over its management
1955
Changeover from ceramic ovens to innovative gas-heated ovens
ca. 1960
Suspension of production for the manufacture of simple grinding tool types (e.g., grindstones)
1960
Strategic shift to the manufacture of high-quality precision grinding tools for modern grinding processes
1965
Additional line of production with the manufacture of shaped abrasives for drum and barrel grinding methods
1968
Death of Theodor Schreiber
1989
100-year celebration
2016
Acquisition by Comet Schleifscheiben GmbH
2017
New development and introduction of Elbe CBN easydress