Company History
Year | |
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1919 | Dipl.-Ing. Richard Schmid and Dipl.-Ing. Walter Wezel founded an engine works in Stuttgart. |
1921 | Launch of the BIAX brand – synonymous with flexible shafts. |
1923 | Move to a factory building in Maulbronn. |
1924 | Founding of their own company in the USA. |
1934 | EFA meat processing machines offer a new product line. |
1945 | Under the management of Mr Hans-Georg Wezel the production of flexible shafts and meat processing machines was expanded. |
1954 | Foundation of the subsidiary BIAX Tools GmbH & Co. |
1968 | Foundation of BIAX GmbH in Steckborn (CH). |
1989 | Mr. Dipl.-Kfm. Ulrich Merkle takes over as managing director.
The third generation of the family thereby takes over the management of the company. |
1993 | Foundation of the EFA Processing Equipment Company in Omaha (USA). |
1997 | The company is DIN ISO 9001 certified. |
1998 | Foundation of BIAX Italia S.r.I. in Rovereto (I). |
1998 | Acquisition of SIG Airtool Division in Neuhausen am Rheinfall (CH). |
2000 | Introduction of a modern EAP system. |
2000 | Continuous expansion of the machine park with modern CNC machining centres. |
2001 | BIAX GmbH moved from Steckborn to Neuhausen am Rheinfall (CH). |
2003 | Construction and opening of a new production and administration building in Maulbronn. |
2004 | The company is DIN EN ISO 9001 certified. Regular recertification’s in the following years. |
2010 | Introduction of a repair service with complete overhaul in our in-house repair shop. |
2012 | Introduction of the new “RSC Modular” pneumatic robot spindle system with deflection. |
2014 | Establishment of the competence center for automated deburring at the Maulbronn headquarters. |
2015 | Opening of the scraper academy with regularly scheduled one-week scraper seminars. |
2019 | ANNIVERSARY – 100 years of Schmid & Wezel |
2019 | The anniversary model of the flexible shaft drive “MB 50 G” is released. |
2019 | Mr. Torsten Wiesenmaier takes over as managing director.
Since 2013 he has been the authorized officer (financial manager) of the company. |
2019 | Market launch of the new electric micro grinder “SE 50 Silent Grinder”. |
2020 | Certification in the field of export/customs to AEO-C (Authorized Economic Operator) |
2020 | Transfer of the production of our burrs from the Neuhausen (CH) plant to Germany. |
2020 | The new BIAX air spindles with quick tool change system and axial deflection are introduced to the market. |
2022 | BIAX-Maschinen GmbH moved from Neuhausen am Rheinfall to Thayngen (CH). |