Milestones in the company history of technotrans
| 1970 | Founding of the company |
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| 1973 | Initial contacts with the audio media and printing industry |
| 1977 | Production of the first dampening solution equipment |
| 1981 | Development of a seperate product line for dampening solution preparation systems |
| 1987 | Launch of the first ink temperature control systems |
| 1990 | Management Buy-out technotrans graphics ltd. is founded in Colchester, Great Britain Launch of the new system component concept for ancillary equipment on printing presses technotrans is one of the world’s three largest suppliers of dampening solution preparation systems |
| 1992 | technotrans becomes original equipment supplier for the Heidelberg Speedmaster and MAN-Roland 700 presses |
| 1993 | technotrans france s. a. r. l. is founded |
| 1995 | technotrans america inc. is established in Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| 1997 | Transformation into a stock corporation Founding of technotrans printing equipment (Beijing) Co. Ltd., People’s Republic of China |
| 1998 | Takeover of BVS Grafische Technik GmbH, which is renamed
technotrans systems GmbH Initial public offering |
| 1999 | Founding of technotrans technologies pte. ltd. in Singapore Founding of the subsidiary technotrans italia s.r.l. in Milan Merger with the subsidiary technotrans systems GmbH to form technotrans AG |
| 2000 | Takeover of the American company Ryco Graphic Manufacturing, Inc. (Chicago) and merger with technotrans america inc. |
| 2001 | Takeover of the American Steve Barberi Company Inc. and its subsidiary,
Farwest Graphic Technologies LLC, of Corona, near Los Angeles, California,
USA,
renamed technotrans america west, inc. Takeover of the Electroforming Division of Toolex International N.V., which now operates as technotrans scandinavia AB, Tåby, Sweden Establishment of technotrans japan k.k. as a sales and service company Establishment of technotrans china ltd., Hong Kong, as a sales and service company |
| 2002 | Transfer of activities from Atlanta to the principal American location in Chicago |
| 2003 | Consolidation of international production capacities and relocation
of assembly from technotrans graphics ltd., Colchester, Great Britain, to Sassenberg. |
| 2004 | Opening a further sales and service office in Yokohama, Japan |
| 2005 | Construction of new production plant at Gersthofen, near Augsburg |
| 2006 | Merger of the two American production locations in Chicago Establishment of the subsidiary in Brazil Opening of a further sales and service office in Madrid, Spain |
| 2007 | Establishment of the subsidiary in Dubai (UAE) Establishment of the subsidiary in Moscow (Russia) Opening of a further sales and service office in Melbourne, Australia Opening of a further sales and service office in Shanghai, China |
| 2008 | Two employees‘ representatives are elected to the Supervisory
Board (One-Third Employee
Representation Act) Extensive cost-cutting measures are implemented in response to the economic crisis Operations in Kobe and Yokohama are merged and relocated to Tokyo, Japan |
| 2009 | Further measures were taken in response to the dramatic slump in revenue prompted by the global economic crisis. The number of employees was reduced worldwide, short-time was introduced at the group’s main location in Sassenberg, production operations were halted at the Mt. Prospect (USA) and Gersthofen (Germany) locations and transferred to Sassenberg, and the structures in Asia were consolidated. |
| 2010 | technotrans turns 40, but the economic environment has given little cause for celebrations so far The new structure of business units acts as a useful catalyst amid the search for applications for its own core skills outside the printing industry. Over 30 projects are defined and evaluated in the course of the year, with initial revenue streams from them expected for 2011 Opening of a further sales and service office in Chennai, India The partnership formally sealed with Termotek AG mid-way through the year lives up to expectations. technotrans gains a foothold in a promising growth market with its entry into laser cooling The process of transferring the technical areas for ink supply systems from Gersthofen to Sassenberg gets under way at the end of the year. The proximity of sales and production operations is to lead to more efficient processes |
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