TRUMPF

History

Year	Detail
1923	Christian Trumpf along with his two partners acquires the mechanical workshops of Julius Geiger GmbH in Stuttgart and started producing flexible shaftsfor dental and printing requirements.
1934	The company launched the first motor-driven hand shears (HSP 201) for cutting sheet metal.
1937	The company is renamed from Julius Geiger GmbH to TRUMPF & Co.
1939	TRUMPF started producing foot pumps for aircraft construction as a sub-supplier to Elektron-Co. GmbH in Bad Cannstatt, Germany.
1947	The company has started a new subsidiary called TRUMPF Aushauschere TAS to build stationary curve shears.
1955	TRUMPF opened a plant in Hettingen in the Swabian Alps; It produces laser processing machines and parts/assemblies for laser processing machines.
1963	The company's first foreign subsidiary was founded in Zug, Switzerland.
1969	The company also established its subsidiary in Farmington, CT, U.S.
1971	TRUMPF established a development department for solid-state lasers
1972	The company has relocated its headquarters to Ditzingen.
1977	The company has founded its subsidiary in Yokohama, Japan.
1979	TRUMPF enters the world of laser technology. The company presents the first TRUMATIC 180 LASERPRESS combination punch laser machine. The beam sources are CO2 lasers from the U.S. with a power of 500 and 700 W.
1980	The company presents the TRUMATIC Plasmapress 300 plasma cutting machine for the first time at the International Machine Tool Show in Chicago.
1990	TRUMPF acquired a majority share of HUTTINGER. Since then, HUTTINGER has been a member of the TRUMPF Group, which has developed laser generators.
1991	Acquisition of a new plant in Linz, Austria, Foundation of TRUMPF Singapore.
1996	The company has expanded its business areas, such as medical technology.
2001	TRUMPF achieves new cutting speeds, and the TRUMATIC L 3050 laser cutting machine achieves top cutting speeds, even in thick sheets.
2008	Launched The new generation of the tried-and-tested TruLaser 3030 and TruLaser 3040 laser processing machines combines innovative technology and high laser power with a new design and optimized operation.
2009	Opening of the R&D Center for machine tools, as well as the Laser Technology Center in Ditzingen.
2024	TRUMPF and SiMa.ai, the embedded edge machine learning system-on-chip company, signed a partnership to develop lasers with artificial intelligence (A.I.).