| Since the beginning of |
|
| 1800 |
shearing blades have been
manufactured in Aachen - the heart of the German textile industry. |
| 1859 |
Acquisition of the
shearing blade manufacturer 'Sieberts and Havenith' by Johann Josef Schlenter.
Commercial registration. |
| 1865 |
Award received at the
Dublin trade fair. |
| 1867 |
Participation at the
world fair in Paris. |
| 1871 |
Installation of the first
steam engine for the production of shearing blades. |
| 1873 |
Participation at the
world fair in Vienna. |
| from 1892 |
Active in Eastern Europe,
with focus on Russia and Poland. |
| 1897 |
Registered as a
'partnership'. |
| from 1900/1939 |
Established long-term
business relations on a partnership basis with the most important manufacturers of
shearing machinery worldwide, who assemble the 'Schlenter Blades' as original equipment. |
| 1939/1945 |
Commercial activities
wound down, due to the war. |
| from 1945 |
Reconstruction of
operational areas which had been destroyed.
Restoration of manufacturing equipment for shearing spirals and ledger blades.
Revitalisation and expansion of the global customer base through trade fair participation
and visits. |
| 1957 |
First structural
expansion of the plant and office space. |
| 1962 |
Second stage of the
expansion of the production facilities. |
| from 1975 |
Shearing blades
permanently enhanced through the utilisation of the most up-to-date technologies for both
materials and production, particularly in the area of steel machining and steel refining.
Modernisation of the company through the introduction of computer systems.
Expansion of business activities stepped up in Asia and proactive sales activities in
North and South America. |
| 1992 |
Company converted into a
GmbH & Cie. KG.
The company is still a family-owned business today. |
| 1995 |
DIN EN ISO 9001
certification. |
| 1998 |
Business expansion
through the additional acquisition of the company Immobilie Oligsbenden 18. |
| 1999 |
140 years of Schlenter
shearing blades. |