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1920
A brilliant concept is created.
Based on his idea, nowadays known worldwide as fineblanking, Fritz Schiess-Forrer founded our company in 1920. |
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1921/22
Design and construction of the world’s first fineblanking press and patenting of the process by the Deutsche Reichspatentamt.
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1923
Staff moves into building housing the testing facility; production of standard type and special purpose washers begins. |
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1926
First fineblanked component produced according to a customer drawing - today this is our logo. |
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1943
Despite global economic crisis and World War II, expansion into yet
another production facility. No less than 5 fineblanking presses
already operational (2 x 1'000 kN, 3 x 300 kN) |
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1947
First fineblanking press with 3'000 kN capacity |
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1955
Transformation of sole proprietorship FRITZ SCHIESS
into a general partnership FRITZ SCHIESS & CO (Fritz Schiess-Forrer
together with his three sons). Construction of the office and administration building. |
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1966
Generous expansion of the production floorspace for presses and secondary operations on output of fineblanked parts. 47 presses and some 300 employees. |
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1969
Enter the 3rd generation As integral parts of Hasselblad cameras, fineblanked components from Lichtensteig land on the moon. |
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1972
Massive downswing in turnover as mechanical movements for
calculators, cash tills and meters are replaced by electronic elements.
In the following years, new markets are opened and a network of
representatives established. |
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1992
Transformation of FRITZ SCHIESS & CO into FRITZ SCHIESS AG |
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2005
With the acquisition of a SCHMID 160 X-TRA, the company invests in
cutting-edge fineblanking press technology. Two further SCHMID 320
X-TRA presses are added to the machine park in 2007. |
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2008
Project "VEKTOR 15“ expansion of the production floorspace by 3'500 m2 |
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