History |
2005 |
Foundation of subsidiaries in Japan, China and Sweden (SQUARE TOOLS) |
2004 |
Unification of sales activities for KOMET, Dihart and JEL through the establishment of KOMET GROUP. |
2003 |
Distribution companies are established in South Korea and China. |
2002 |
Establishment of joint venture company KOMET-URPOL, Poland |
2001 |
Foundation of the KOMET Precision Tools India Pvt. Ltd., former Liaison Office |
1999 |
Acquisition of the company JEL Präzisionswerkzeuge Joh. + Ernst Link GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart. |
1998 |
The
distribution companies KOMET de Mexico and KOMET Brazil were set up. KOMET's Indian Liaison Office was established. |
1997 |
KOMET Italy moved to larger premises; KOMET (UK) Ltd. relocated to new premises with a small manufacturing facility. |
1996 |
Acquisition of the company Dihart AG, based in Dulliken, Switzerland; extension work carried out at KOMET of America. |
1993 |
KOMET (UK) Ltd. was set up in Great Britain; KOMET's 75th anniversary |
1991 |
Production started at KOMET's new manufacturing plant in Chicago. |
1989 |
KOMET Werkzeuge Ges.m.b.H., the Austrian distribution company, was established in Vienna. |
1987 |
KOMET S.a.r.l.#, a distribution company in France, was set up. |
1985 |
The production facilities at the Besigheim site were increased to 5,000 sq. m. |
1982 |
USA: a distribution company was set up; a manufacturing joint venture was started. |
1981 |
KOMET Utensili S.r.l.#, the Italian distribution company, was set up. |
1971 |
The company's founder died at the age of 88. In his will he set up a charitable foundation and his share of the company was transferred into this. |
1948 |
KOMET moved its headquarters to Besigheim. |
1924 |
KOMET Stahlhalter GmbH, the sales company, was established. |
1918 |
Robert Breuning took over an engineering factory in Fellbach near Stuttgart. |