BENSELER - Excellent prospects for the next 50 years
Manfred Benseler established the company as a metal processing workshop in 1961.
A clear focus on innovation, quality, and cost was the basis for the successful growth of the company.
In five decades, BENSELER has become the market leader in various areas of the surface, coating, and deburring technology.
BENSELER is today a valued knowledge and systems partner in all of its business divisions who understands all facets of the market and works hand in hand with its customers.
The economic success is the foundation for continued independence in a competitive industry.
History of the BENSELER-Group
2011
The BENSELER Group is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a market-leading service provider for surface finishing, coating, deburring, and shaping. more
2010
BENSELER returns to its road of success and reaches the 2008 sales level. The Group continues to pursue its strategic realignment. In Frankenberg, the 25,000,000th injector is deburred for the customer Continental.
2009
BENSELER suffers a 50 percent drop in sales due to the global economic crisis. The company reports sales decreases of 30 percent in the year-to-year comparison.
2008
Company shares transferred to the next family generation
Establishment of an advisory board and Mr. Manfred Werner withdraws from the management of BENSELER Holding after 25 years of activity.
2007
Sale of shares of BENSELER Ontbraamtechniek B. V. to the Dutch partner
New investment into an additional highly flexible bulk goods plant in Markgröningen
Name change from OZF to BENSELER Sachsen
2006
Fusion of GKB Oberflächentechnik GmbH to BENSELER Oberflächentechnik GmbH
2006
Move of BENSELER Entgratungen GmbH from Werdohl to Hattingen
2005
Assuming shares of the foreign shareholder at Techno Color in Bogen
2004
Move of BENSELER Beschichtungen GmbH & Co. KG to Kornwestheim – new cataphoretic dip coating system with subsequent powder coating system
2003
New cataphoretic dip coating system for large parts at OZF Frankenberg
Birgit Werner-Walz joins the holding company (managing partner)
2002
Launch of electrochemical deburring (ECDB) at OZF
Sale of the metal-processing division
Record flooding at OZF in Frankenberg
2001
New DACROMET®/GEOMET® bulk goods plant at BENSELER Oberflächentechnik GmbH in Markgröningen
BENSELER Oberflächentechnik GmbH splits from BENSELER Beschichtungen GmbH
2000
Adopting acrylic coating process at OZF
1998
Founding of the subsidiary BENSELER Entgratungen GmbH with thermal deburring in Werdohl
1994
Founding of the company OZF Oberflächenbeschichtungszentrum GmbH & Co. in Frankenberg, Saxony, with the product departments cataphoretic dip-coating, wet paint, and electrostatic powder coating
1990
Move of BENSELER Entgratungen GmbH to Marbach a. N.
1989
Major fire in Markgröningen
1988
Manfred Benseler retires from the company after 27 years
1987
Starting Delta-Magni coating process by establishing the company GKB Oberflächentechnik GmbH in Markgröningen
Founding of the company BV Oberflächentechnik GmbH for DACROMET® together with the Vossloh Works in Werdohl
1986
Founding of the company BENSELER Ontbraamtechniek B. V. in the Netherlands
1985
Start up of a cataphoretic dip coating plant (CDC) in the new building in Markgröningen, Zeppelinstraße
1983
Manfred Werner joins as managing partner
Founding of the company Entgratungs-AG in Thörigen, Switzerland
1979
Start of the thermal deburring process (TDB) at Markgröningen site
1978
Start up of the first plant for DACROMET® coatings in Germany, located in Markgröningen, Zeppelinstraße
1970
First start up of powder coating plant (PCP) in the new building in Markgröningen
1961
Manfred Benseler starts in Markgröningen-Talhausen with a metal-processing company