History
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1993
Founding year – formed from Rath Flock-Technik, located in Bannewerthstrasse, Plettenberg
Employees: 10 -
1997
Move into new production facilities, located in Ziegelstrasse, Plettenberg
Employees: 30 -
1998
Business expansion with a second factory section, large-scale production of rubber profiles
Employees: 40 -
1999
Changes to the proprietary relationships and in the general management
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2000
Large-scale production of seat support elements
Employees: 45 -
2001
Business expansion with the 3rd factory section and office expansion
Employees: 65 -
2003
Certification in accordance with ISO 9001:2000
Employees: 75 -
2004
Assimilation into the WMS Flock-Technik Group
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2006
Re-certification in accordance with ISO 9001:2000
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2007
Move into more advanced production facilities at Reidemeisterstrasse 1-3, Herscheid
Employees: 75 -
2009
Bankruptcy of the WMS Flock-Technik Group. Withdrawal from the WMS Flock-Technik Group.
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2010
New machine and method technology for fully automated flocking of torsion springs. New general management and new shareholders. Former managing employees now form the new general management team.
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2011
Re-certification in accordance with ISO 9001: 2008 with validity until October of 2014
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2012
The construction of the new production facilities with an additional 500 sqm of production space began in November. Starting in May of 2013, 5 new flocking lines will go into service here.
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2013
Completion and commencement of production in the new Hall 2.
Employees: 48 -
2013
PFT Flock-Technik GmbH can look back at 20 successful years in the world of flocking. An experienced, long-standing team of personnel used to be a guarantee for continual, healthy growth.
Employees: 60 -
2014
Renewed certification in accordance with DIN ISO 9001:2008 valid until October of 2017
Employees: 80
Construction and building of a flocking line for compression springs up to a length of 1,450 mm.
Move into Hall 3 and commencement of production with the 2nd fully automated spring flocking line. Tension springs and compression springs are flocked here in a 3-shift system. -
2015
Construction and building commencement of an additional fully automated machine for flocking compression springs.
Employees: 80 -
2016
Initial operation of the 3rd fully automated flocking line for tension springs and compression springs.
Employees: 85
Renewed certification in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 -
2018
25 years PFT
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2019
Commissioning of the 4th, fully automatic flocking line for tension and compression springs.
Start of construction of the 5th, fully automatic flocking line for tension and compression springs.
Construction and commissioning of a new, automated system for flocking tension or compression springs that are only partially and only externally flocked. -
2020
Foundation of SC PFT Flock-Technik S.R.L. in Romania.
Commissioning of the 5th, fully automatic flocking line for tension and compression springs. -
2021
Environmental management system certification ISO 14001.