| 1955 | Building of a production hall by the partners Morsch + Strötzel. Piston rods and cylinder liners were chrome plated for the whole of the German petroleum industry. |
| 1960 | Building of a further plant for the electro-polishing of V2A and V4A components for the food industry. |
| 1961 | Plant taken over by Mr. Morsch and separation of the business partners. Mr. Strötzel takes over the hard chrome plant. |
| 1965 | The company founder, Max Strötzel, died. Hans Günther joined the company and took over as managing director. |
| 1966 | Installation of the first hard chrome machines for large scale production of components for the automotive industry. |
| 1972 | Further production halls were built. The period of modernisation of the hard chrome and wastewater plants and the establishment of the precision grindings works began. |
| 1980 | Hard chrome plating of copper die-casts and copper plates for continuous casting systems began. |
| 1981 | Introduction of the new CHEMICAL NICKEL coating procedure. |
| 1984 | Acquisition of a secondary site with a factory hall and the construction of hard chrome plating systems for series production of die-casting pipes for strand casting assemblies and mine props for the mining industry. |
| 1989 | Construction of a further production hall with space for administration, supervision and social areas, as well as a high-capacity 10,000 litre chemical nickel system. |
| 1996 | Certification of the company in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9002. |
| 2001 | Sale of the company to the Parzer Group, Linz |
| 2002 | Procurement of a honing machine (Hommel-Scannen 3000) for processing cylinders |
| Certification in accordance with EN-ISO 9001:2000 | |
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2004 2007 |
Training operation for industrial and commercial trainees. Certification in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 |
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2010 |
Procurement of a 2nd Hommel HTH-3000S honing machine for processing cylinders |
In order to meet the demands of our customers we continually invest in the modernisation and expansion of our systems and assemblies. We pay great attention to what is required in terms of environmental protection. This is why we use modern systems for the purification of wastewater and waste air.
With our top level technology we are a company recognized throughout Europe in the field of surface technology. Our declared goal is to work together as partners with our customers. With the capabilities of our personnel we see ourselves as problem solvers and service providers for challenges, old and new.
The quality marks we have been awarded along with our certification in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 are only a part of the expression of our service capability.
We are a reliable and capable partner to industry.
