History
1922 | Founding of the company by Eugen Gutmann in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen as Süddeutsche Poliermaschinenfabrik. |
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1925 | Relocation of the company office to Leonberg into a former carpentry shop. | ![]() |
1955 | Beginning of the production of plastic parts made of thermoplastics and duroplastics. | |
1958 | Axel Eppinger (husband of Beate Eppinger, née Gutmann) becomes Managing Partner. | ![]() |
1969 | Relocation to the new building in the Ramtel industrial park in Leonberg. | ![]() |
1970 | Commissioning of the automatic brush machine, at that time the fastest in the world. | |
1971 | In-house tool manufacturing is set up. | |
1975 | Commissioning of the world-wide first CNC-controlled automatic brush machine. | |
1981 | Beginning of the manufacturing and marketing of stenter brushes. | |
1987 | Introduction of the TSG die-casting process. | |
1998 | Relocation of the plastic injection moulding production into a newly-built hall. | ![]() |
2000 | Dedication of the new administration building. | ![]() |
2001 | Introduction of a quality management system according to DIN ISO 9001. |
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2004 | Founding of a branch plant in Koŝice, Slovakia. | |
2010 | Development and market introduction of the laser-welded pad drive disk RED SHARK. |
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