Historie
Year | Event |
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1936 | Founding as a blacksmith and agricultural repair business in Bocholt-Liedern by Heinrich Elting |
1974 | Takeover of the business by Franz Elting |
1980 | Targeting of the business to industrial customers: - Contract production of tool-specific punched parts - Contract production of conveying applications - Contract production of welded units and assemblies for general machine engineering |
1982 | New construction of a 1000 m² production hall |
1990 | Expansion of the production hall by 600 m² |
1993 | The first Trumpf CNC punch nibbler system is put into operation |
1996 | Investment in the first Bystronic CNC laser cutting system and in new break forming presses |
2001 | Entry of Guido Elting into management |
2001 | Installation of a fully-automated sheet racking system to supply and remove two laser cutting systems Installation of a fully-automated sheet racking system to supply and remove two laser cutting systems including expansion of the capacities of a laser system to two new 4.4 kW systems from Bystronic |
2006 | Expansion of the CNC punch nibbler capacities by two additional Trumpf punch cells with FMS including expansion of the capacities of a laser system to two new 4.4 kW systems from Bystronic |
2007 | First investment in a CNC break forming robot to bend series components |
2009 | New construction of production hall and office building with approx. 3500 m² total area in Isselburg. The first large-pipe laser system is put into operation. Elting delivers ready-to-install semi-finished products up to 408 millimeters in diameter or 300x300 millimeters over 15 meter length/ 1.5 tons |
2010 | Market entry of the continuously positive-locking load securing system, VarioSAVE. In the same year, VarioSAVE is honored at the IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hannover with first place for the Dekra LaSi award for especially practical and economic solutions in load securing |
2013 | The first Cloos Qirox 7-axle welding robot is put into operation |
2015 | Market entry of the fully modular premium VarioFRAME kit for commercial vehicle bodies in the variants base, floor and flatbed with crane trailer. The VarioFRAME versions Curtainsider und CS Kit celebrate their public premiere at the NUFAM. Takeover and integration of the Isselburg metal finisher, Straatman GmbH |
2016 | Introduction of VarioPARTS product series for individual components and load securing components. Takeover and integration of the Isselburg metal finisher, Straatman GmbH |
2017 | Introduction of a new, completely universal goods management system to control the business processes |
2017 | Elting presents the VarioFRAME kit in low-height construction at the NUFAM |
2018 | Elting delivers the 1000th VarioFRAME kit since market entry in 2015 |
2019 | Investment in two energy-saving high-speed fiber laser systems including retrofitting of the automated high rack storage system |
2020 | Investment in modern 3-axle CNC processing center |
2020 | Introduction of a new highly-efficient CAM software (WiCAM) to program our CNC punches and laser systems |