Why Choose Schwabe®?
Expertise. Tailored. Durability and Service. American Made.
Expertise
Our team is comprised of die cutting specialists. We know the questions to ask. We know how to design the whole system for peak productivity and max uptime
Tailored To Application
Every Schwabe press® is tailored — every time. We build and deliver to the customer’s specic application.
Durability And Service
Our die cutting machine presses are recognized for their premier durability and dependability. Our team provides unmatched service to keep them running in peak condition.
American Made
Our presses are proudly made in the USA.
About Schwabe®
We formed Freeman Schwabe® Machinery in 2006 to deliver customers the highest quality die cutting and molding presses at a great value. From day one, our high-tonnage large machines have an outsized impact on customer productivity.
“We use a tailored approach along with our experience to build a system that meets your unique requirements,” says founder and Owner/CEO Greg DeFisher. “That is the Schwabe way.”
Schwabe presses are American-made. Our Cincinnati, Ohio headquarters is connected to our 30,000-square-foot climate-controlled manufacturing plant, where every system is assembled to order and where we have plenty of room to grow.
We design, engineer and assemble the large-scale manufacturing presses our customers require for die cutting, molding/trimming, laminating, and embossing. A Schwabe® press can be configured for anywhere from 150 tons to 2,500 tons of force.
Just say the word.
Schwabe® will design and integrate the optimal power system, whether that’s servo-hydraulic, hydraulic, pneumatic, or servo-electric, in order to meet customer needs, preferences, or application requirements.
Since 2006, we have served the automotive industry (trim, interiors and gaskets), consumer packaged goods, flooring, packaging, coated abrasives, the medical industry, agriculture, industrial, and paper products. Customers across industries rely
extensively on Schwabe® presses to shape their non-metallic materials. As for reliability, every machine we have produced since 2010 is still in production.
We are a committed team of specialists, making some of the world’s best die cutting and molding presses and always manufacturing to your specifications, and servicing our machines to your satisfaction.
Leadership
Greg DeFisher
Owner/CEO
Dylan Kattine
President/COO
Brian Ford
Chief Financial Officer
Nick Egbert
Head of Engineering
Tom Andrews
Head of Construction/Production
Sustainability
Schwabe® is committed to improving the sustainability of our company across our manufacturing process, our products, our suppliers and our customers. Schwabe® recognizes the fact that becoming sustainable is a long continuous process of improvement. Our climate-controlled factory was converted in 2019 to use 100% geothermal heating & cooling.
Recycling
We recycle all scrap metals which include steel, aluminum, brass, etc. as well as paper, cardboard, plastic, printer cartridges, hydraulic oil, etc.
LED Lighting
Our Manufacturing campus which includes a 30,000-square-foot building nestled on 10 acres just East of downtown Cincinnati was converted to LED lighting in 2016.
Energy Efficiency
We installed new Energy Star windows in 2019 to meet the energy performance standards of the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) across different energy metrics of efficiency
Long Term Sustainability Goal
Our long term goal for our corporate campus is for the buildings and manufacturing plant is to achieve Net Zero Energy and to be recognized as LEED Platinum certified.
