A mammoth task requires true greatness

When Markus Gipson, one of the three managing directors of Gipson Metallverarbeitung in Mengen, and Wolfram Krieger, sales representative for MTE Deutschland in Montabaur in the Westerwald region, meet, it's not just about milling machines. An insight into our customer relationships beyond business. Although Gipson now operates 17 milling machines from MTE, the two also share a common hobby, namely long-distance hiking. Since 1971, Gipson, which now has over 50 employees, has been manufacturing machine components for many well-known manufacturers in a wide range of sectors. The company has grown steadily over the years. In 2019 alone, over 4.5 million euros were invested. On the approximately 18,000 m² company premises, precision parts are manufactured to customer specifications on a production area of approximately 8,000 m² using turning and grinding machines as well as 17 milling machines from MTE.The first bed type milling machines were installed before the turn of the millennium and are still in use today. These were later joined by rotary table and floor type milling machines with travel distances of up to 7 m. 

This means that the company is also well equipped for mammoth tasks in the large parts sector.

Markus Gipson has been managing director of his parents' company since 2008 and is responsible for production. He relies on the excellent cooperation with the milling machine manufacturer MTE, which was already established by his father and company founder Klaus Gipson and his brother Frank Gipson.The quality of the machines and the fast service speak for themselves. And the wide range of machine types available – from bed milling machines to rotary table, fixed bed and floor type milling machines, with pallet changers if required – will in all likelihood lead us back to MTE for further investments.

But it is not only the milling machines that unite the young company director Markus Gipson and the responsible MTE sales representative, Wolfram Krieger. The two share a common hobby: long-distance hiking. This involves covering distances of between 50 and 100 km within 12 or 24 hours.

Whenever the two meet, they talk about the distances they have covered, with Markus Gipson leading the way with 95 and 100 km. His next goal is 65 km, while Wolfram Krieger has another 50 km on his agenda for September – so here, too, there are truly mammoth tasks to be mastered.

The next meeting will therefore certainly be interesting. With a distance of approx. 130 km between their homes, they could actually make their way there on foot...