HISTORIE
In 2004 HOLZ-HER, with its world-renewed product range, could look back on 90 years
of company history.
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1914 |
Karl Matthias Reich, child of a Black Forest rafter family, founded the company with a staff of five and, at first, produced wire ware and devices for the processing of wire. |
| Electric woodworking machines, such as stationary carpentry machines and stationary circular saws, were already produced. These became known under the name of HOLZ-HER after the shout of the carpenters on the roof when they wanted more timber for the frame. |
1925 - 1927 |
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1936 |
HOLZ-HER markets its first electric tool, a hand-held circular saw. |
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HOLZ-HER develops the feed device. It has markedly contributed to the economic recovery after the war and also made the HOLZ-HER name known worldwide. |
1951 |
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1958 |
The company continues under the management of his son Kurt Reich. The same year sees the introduction of the vertical panel saw. This was the beginning of the "panel saw" range, still such an important production branch today. |
| Manufacture of stationary woodworking machines is transferred to Austria. REICH-Austria (as the company is known today) is concerned exclusively with the production of stationary woodworking machines. |
1964 |
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1969 |
A new product branch is introduced into the market. Edge banders are to constitute an important product group in the future. |
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The product group "stationary woodworking machines" is disincorporated from the Karl M. Reich group of companies. |
1983 |
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1997 |
REICH Special Machines GmbH employs approximately 360 staff worldwide. |
| REICH Special Machines GmbH employs approximately 400 staff worldwide. The consolidated net turnover reaches 76 Mio. Euro. |
1999 |
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2000 |
REICH Special Machines GmbH sets the course for further expansion – At the turn of the century in the year 2000, the corporate presence of REICH Special Machines was increased by the BWK GmbH, a financially powerful partner. The firm employs approximately 450 staff worldwide. In 2000 REICH Special Machines achieved a consolidated net turnover of 82 Mio. Euro. |
| As well as sales subsidiaries in the U.S.A., Canada and France, others are opened: - HOLZ-HER ESPANA - HOLZ-HER ITALIA - HOLZ-HER Schweiz AG - HOLZ-HER ASIA, Singapore |
2001 |
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2002 |
REICH-AUSTRIA Ges.m.b.H. was extended by the manufacuting plant "Werk II" with altogether 5000 m ² and was opened in the same year. In addition the training and service centre with altogether 1300 m ² was opend solemnly. At the same time a new product line is launched onto the market. The horizontal pressure beam saws for systematic board splitting are presented with model CUT 85. |
| Company head office in Nürtingen expanded. HOLZ-HER presents the first glue application system for processing glue in granulate or cartridge form. This is the logical development of the HOLZ-HER patented cartridge glue application system. |
2003 |
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2004 |
90 years HOLZ-HER HOLZ-HER Edge gluing machines get a modern, futuristic design concept. |
| The Horizontal Pressure Bar Saws range is supplemented with a base model CUT 70 |
2005 |
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2006 |
The product range of the edge banders was extended by the entry model UNO 1302. With the models PRO-MASTER 7123 and PRO-MASTER 7223, which especially were enlarged in Y- and Z- axis, the product rage of the CNC processing machines could be completed additionally. |
| Within the CNC machining centre product group, a 5-axis machine was developed and was introduced to the market at LIGNA (largest trade fair in the world for woodworking machines). The premium product CONTRIGA, which is similarly a new development within the edgebander product group, was awarded with the “red dot” and "iF- Product design award" design prize for outstanding machine design. |
2007 |
