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1962 Hugo Knoepfel (then a 23-year-old engine fitter) establishes Knoepfel AG in Walzenhausen. The company starts as a single proprietorship in his grandfather’s former mechanic workshop. 1969 Urs Knoepfel, the founder’s brother, joins the company. The two brothers now run the firm jointly. 1972 The company moves from the workshop, which has grown too small, into an existing factory real estate in the village of Walzenhausen. The new halls are better suited to the requirements. 1975 The single proprietorship is turned into a corporation. 1980 The factory is extended. 1991 The company moves to a new building in another part of the village (Gaismoos). A works building thought out down to the last detail, unique in its concept, and representative of the forward-looking company. 2002 Start of unmanned production thanks to high process mastering. 2005 Successor takes over management. 2006 Measuring and testing centre opens. 2008 Unmanned production extended by putting into operation an integrated manufacturing cell for cubic large parts. |