1960
Foundation of the Sinterstahl GmbH in Füssen by the enterprises  PLANSEE and THYSSEN

1961
Completion of the first manufacturing shop and production sites
Newspaper report (PDF, 480KB, German)

1969
Extension of the production site

1973
Putting the first hardening facility into operation

1974
Formal opening of an additional production site
Newspaper report (PDF, 1MB, German)

1974
Putting the first big presses into operation

1978
Installation of the first welding facilities

1978
Extension of the production capacities with top-modern big presses

1982
Extension of the production area   Newspaper report (PDF, 1.1MB, German)

1983
Putting the first high temperature sintering furnices into operation

1985
Extension of the production area

1987  
 Installation of laser melding facilities

1989
Automatication of the production with the first robots

1991
Extension of the product range by putting further
big presses into operation

1995
Introduction of the CD welding technology

1996
Investions in new sinter technologies

1998
Putting the first fully-automatical production assembly lines into operation

1998
Investion in processing centres for the complete mechanical processing of sintered parts

2002
Putting up production facilities for racing components 

2003
100% subsidiary of the PLANSEE AG
  Newspaper report (PDF, 870KB, German)

2004
Organisational change: Sinterstahl GmbH
renamed into Sinterstahl Füssen GmbH