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80 years of mechanical engineering - tradition since 1365

The birth of Schwäbische Hüttenwerke
SHW developed the first automobile with an aluminum body, front-wheel drive, independent suspension and four-wheel braking system

Start of SHW Mechanical Engineering and Automotive

Production of the first milling machine in Aalen-Wasseralfingen

Specialization in the development and manufacture of universal milling machines

Specialization in the development and production of universal milling heads

Management buy-out by the existing management with the participation of a PE fund

- Focus on the manufacture of machine tools for the production of large parts
- Development of the dynamic traveling column machine – the Power Speed 5
- Development of a standard interface for an automatic head change system

Development and design of an HSC 5-axis fork milling head with a capacity of 20,000 rpm.

Development and design of a compact bed-type milling center without a foundation – the UniSpeed 5
Redistribution of shares to create the current structure

- Expansion and construction of new production halls and optimization of the production process
- Construction of our own energy supply and installation of a combined heat and power plant
- Development and construction of the large machine series – the UniForce 8 with a vertical axis of 6,100 mm
- Development of a new large-scale processing machine – the PowerForce 8 for power plant construction with a vertical axis of up to 8100 mm and 2000 mm across

Development of new machine concepts with the aim of sustainable energy and electricity savings for large machines

Presentation of the NORTEC Award to the company

- Unveiling of the SHW Power Bridge portal machine at EMO 2013
- Conversion of the existing production and assembly halls and construction of a new technology center for milling heads
650th anniversary of SHW with a ceremony in the presence of Minister President Kretschmann
SHW Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH heads into the future with a tailwind after the “new beginning”
Insolvency in May and new start in September 2018
innovation is back!
Unveiling of the latest machine generation “PowerSpeed Cube” and the “world’s most modern patented diagonal milling head” in machine tool construction at the SHW Innovation Days 2020.
