History
In 1915 Karl Huttenlocher founded his mechanical workshop out of a special predicament: Previously he had been the representative of the Daimler factories in Kirchheim. In this role he unfortunately crashed squiffy into a tram, which he had taken for an oncoming car. If You are curious how this bumpy start was turned into a 100year long story of success nevertheless, You should keep on reading here:
1915 – Karl Huttenlocher founds an engineering workshop in Kirchheim unter Teck
1916 – Manufacturing of drawing-, flattening-, rounding-, hammering-, folding machines by order of the company Albert Stahl in Stuttgart
1936 – Manufacturing of the first mechanical guillotine shear by order of the company Stahl in Stuttgart
1950 – Specialization in manufacturing of mechanical guillotine shears
1955 – Takeover of the company by Karl Huttenlocher (junior) and brother-in-law Gotthilf Schäfer and transformation of the company into the Huttenlocher& Schäfer OhG
1980 – Takeover of the company by Dipl.- Ing. (FH) Heinz Schäfer and transformation of the company into the Huttenlocher & Schäfer GmbH
1990 – Move into the new company building in the industrial area „Bohnau“ in Kichheim unter Teck
1993 – Manufacturing of the first guillotine shear with motor driven front stop for cutting printed plates
1994 – Manufacturing of the first guillotine shear for cutting corrugated and trapezoidal sheet metal
1998 – Manufacturing of the first mechanical guillotine shear with tandem drive for cutting sheet metal up to 15 mm
1999 – Manufacturing of the first guillotine shear for cutting sheet metal up to a width of 4030 mm
2003 – Manufacturing of the first double cutting shear with top-drive for cutting scrap web with a defined length
2005 – Manufacturing of the first guillotine shear for cutting plastic band for recycle purposes
2006 – Dr.-Ing. Timo Schäfer becomes second managing director of the Huttenlocher & Schäfer GmbH
2007 – Manufacturing of the first cut-to-length shear with long-stroke construction with BiServo drive, full automatic cut-gap adjustment and motor driven blade protection rolls integrated in the table
2009 – Manufacturing of the first cut-to-length shear with long-stroke construction with servo drive used as a swivel shear
2010 – Dr.-Ing. Timo Schäfer becomes exclusive managing director of the Huttenlocher & Schäfer GmbH
2012 – Manufacturing of the first guillotine shear with an innovative safety concept for trimming plastic deep drawn parts
2013 – Manufacturing of the first crop shear in a C-shaped frame to pull the shear out of the production line
2014 – Manufacturing of the first twin shear with a combined cutter bar for disposing scrap web