1920 |
 Foundation of the company by Max Auer from Nuremberg
- Location of business: Oranien Street, Berlin-Kreuzberg
- Industry branch: metal processing
- Product range: special screws and small turned parts
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1968 |
Max Auer dies, his company is taken over by Ms. Emma Haas
- Max Auer had successfully guided the company through the world recession and WW II
- Post-war challenges such as a shortage of raw materials, the division of Germany and Berlin, the blockade of Berlin and the erection of the Wall did not deter him. Max Auer met these challenges with flexibility and adaptability and continued the company’s success story.
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1969 |
Lutz Schaumburg joins the company as a partner |
1979 |
Lorenz Forster joins the company as factory manager |
1980 |
Lutz Schaumburg leaves the company and Emma Haas resumes her position as sole proprietor |
1983 |
Lorenz Forster takes over the company as sole proprietor 
He expands the companies business through
- the introduction of CNC technology
- the takeover of two other firms to supplement the product range
- the purchase of a property at Lankwitzer Street 36/37 in 12107 Berlin-Mariendorf
- the introduction of a quality management system
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1989 |
Lorenz Forster takes over the company Julius Roderberg, Hanover
- Place of business: Hanover / Langenhagen
- Product range: precision lathed parts produced on curve- and CNC-controlled machines
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1989 |
Purchase of a property at Lankwitzer Street 36/37 in 12107 Berlin-Mariendorf
- Total area: 3,700 sq metres
- Production on two levels totalling 2,500 sq metres
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1993 |
Lorenz Forster takes over the company Kimmel, Kaufbeuren, and renames his business Max Auer Precision Technology
- acquisition of a state-of-the-art machine park: machining centres with internal gauging systems and tool monitoring, CNC precision technology, CNC gauging equipment
- specialisation in precision lathed and milled parts, especially for the automotive industry and mechanical engineering, produced with up-to-date CNC technology
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2007 |
ISO 9001 certification |
2008 |
Commitment to environmentally friendly production |
2008 |
 Plans for a new manufacturing building at Lankwitzer Street 36/37
- expansion by about 1,000 sq metres
- improvement of logistics
- improvement of environmentally friendly production
- use of regenerative energy
Plans have been put on hold because of the weak world economy. |
2009 |
Consolidation of factories in Berlin and Kaufbeuren
- milling moves from Kaufbeuren to Berlin
- integration of the company’s Kaufbeuren subsidiary into the main company in Berlin
- concentration of the entire production chain at one place
- focussing of production processes, machine park and technical know how
- realization of synergy effects
- improvements of organization and competitiveness
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2013 |
Takeover of assets and the employees of the company Herbert Paul GmbH (Ltd.) in September 2013
- the range of services and the machinery were significantly expanded by the acquisition and new technical know-how has been incorporated.
- extension of manufacturing depth in particular in the field of jigs and fixtures and special engineering as well as in the field of component assemblies and precision equipment
- reinforcement of skills, particularly in medical technology
- realization of synergy effects
- improvements of competitiveness
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