{"id":109,"date":"2015-11-18T10:33:18","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T09:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schmees.com\/web\/?page_id=109"},"modified":"2024-02-19T18:55:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T17:55:28","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schmees.com\/web\/en\/company\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"

60 years of SCHMEES. Living company history<\/h1>\n

Stainless steel from a single cast – since 1961<\/p>\n<\/div>

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In 1961, Sigrid and Dieter Schmees founded in Langenfeld their own wage turning shop in a garage. Only a few years later, the garage had become 2,000m\u00b2 of land and in 1968, the wage turning shop had been enlarged and the foundry operation begun.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1961<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • On November 1st, Sigrid und Dieter Schmees set up their own wage turning shop in a rented garage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Acquisition of a 2.307 m\u00b2 plot at Rudolf-Dieser-Weg 6 and construction of a workshop for a wage turning shop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Expansion of the hall as well as the purchase of a used graphite rod furnace and on 26 October the 1st tapping took place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Entry into the commercial register on December 19th.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Purchase of an induction furnace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Construction of the ceramics department<\/li>\n
  • Sand casting changed to cold box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Purchase of a medium-frequency crucible furnace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Acquisition of former Copitzer Gu\u00df GmbH.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Relocation of headquarters from Langenfeld to Pirna\/Saxony.<\/li>\n
  • Clemens Schmees takes over management in the 2nd generation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Certification from T\u00dcV according to DIN EN ISO 9001<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Purchase of a medium-frequency crucible furnace plant with tandem configuration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Renovation of the blowing room in Pirna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Construction of a new office building at Plant Langenfeld.<\/li>\n
  • Construction of a model storage hall at Pirna.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Expansion of a workshop building with crane runway and foremen’s offices on the existing foundry halls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Founding of „Netzwerk Rapid Manufacturing“.<\/li>\n
  • Acquisition of a 5t induction fornace for Plant Pirna<\/li>\n
  • New construction of heat treating center and model workshop at Pirna.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Acquisition of a 10.000 m\u00b2 neighboring plot, including a production hall at Langenfeld.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Planning and construction of the new prodiction hall at Langenfeld and Pirna with crane runways, stripping stations, sand processing facilities with chromite seperations and cold box mixers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Commissioning of the new moulding shop and foundry at Langenfeld and Pirna.<\/li>\n
  • Commissioning of the new production hall at Pirna<\/li>\n
  • Entry into the Encyclopedia of German Family-Owned Companies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Expansion of the art grinding workshop to mirror polishing in Pirna.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Anniversary – 50 years Edelstahlwerke Schmees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Anniversary – 20 years Standort Pirna.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Certification of energy management by T\u00dcV according to ISO 50001:2011.<\/li>\n
  • Introduction of an ERP system in both plants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • New construction of the administration building in Pirna<\/li>\n
  • Introduction of a 3 Litre PPS system for effective capacity management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Commisioning of a new heat treating and blowing hall at Langenfeld.<\/li>\n
  • Construction of a heat recovery plant for sustainable heating of offices and mechanical workshops at Pirna.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Construction of a central storage for incoming goods at Langenfeld. Relaunch of the logo and development of the brands SCHMEES cast and SCHMEES art<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Anniversary: 25 years plant Pirna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Modernization and expansion of mechanical processing technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Introduction of the registered material brand seculloy\u00ae designed by SCHMEES<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>
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