Origins of the BENSELER Group

1961

Manfred Benseler starts out with a metal working company in Markgröningen-Talhausen

 


1970

Start-up of a powder coating plant (EPS) in the new building in Markgröningen

 


1978

Start-up of the first facility for DACROMET® coating in Germany; on Zeppelinstraße at the Margröningen location

 


1979

Incorporation of the thermal deburring process at the Markgröningen location

 


1983

Manfred Werner joins the company as managing partner

 

 
1983

Establishment of the Moser Entgratungs AG in Thöringen, Switzerland

 

Moser Entgratungs AG in Thöringen, Switzerland
1985

Start-up of the Cathodic Dip Coating (CDC) facility in the new building, Zeppelinstraße Markgröningen

 

 
1986

Establishment of BENSELER Ontbraamtechniek B.V. in the Netherlands

 

BENSELER Ontbraamtechniek B.V. in the Netherlands
1987

Establishment of B.V. Oberflächentechnik GmbH for DACROMET® together with the Vossloh AG in Werdohl

 

BV Oberflächentechnik GmbH and Vossloh AG in Werdohl
1987

Incorporation of the Delta – Magni coating process by establishment of the GKB Oberflächentechnik GmbH in Markgröningen

 

 
1988

Manfred Benseler retires from the company after 27 years of activity

 

 
1989

Extensive fire in Markgröningen

 

The fire in Markgröningen
1990

Relocation of BENSELER deburring/deflashing to Marbach a.N.

 

The BENSELER deburring/deflashing works in Marbach a.N.
1994

Establishment of OZF Oberflächenbeschichtungszentrum GmbH & Co in Frankenberg, Saxony with the CDC, wet painting and powder coating product lines

 

OZF Oberflächenbeschichtungszentrum  GmbH & Co. in Frankenberg, Saxony
1998

Establishment of the subsidiary of BENSELER deburring/deflashing with TEM in Werdohl

 

 
2000

Launch of Acrylic Powder Coating at OZF

 

 
2001

Spin-off of BENSELER Oberflächentechnik GmbH from BENSELER Beschichtungen GmbH

 

 
2001

New DACROMET®/GEOMET® bulk goods facility at BENSELER Oberflächentechnik in Markgröningen

 

 
2002

Sale of the metal working division

 

 
2002

Launch of electrochemical machining (ECM) at OZF

 

 
2002

"Flood – of – the – Century" at OZF in Frankenberg

 

"Flood – of – the – Century" at OZF in Frankenberg
2003

New large – part CDC facility at OZF

Birgit Werner-Walz (managing partner) joins the holding company


 

 
2004

Relocation of BENSELER coatings to Kornwestheim – new CDC facility with continguous EPS facility

 

BENSELER coating works in Kornwestheim
2005

Taking over of the shares from the external partner of Techno Color in Bogen


 

 
2006

Relocation of BENSELER deburring-office from Werdohl to Hattingen


 
Hattingen

location BENSELER Entgratungen in Hattingen
2006

Fusion of GKB Oberflächentechnik GmbH into BENSELER Oberflächentechnik GmbH


 

 
2007

Sale of the shares of BENSELER Ontbraamtechniek B.V. to the Dutch partner

New investment of a further high-flexible bulk goods facility in Markgröningen

Change of name OZF into BENSELER Sachsen


 

 
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