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Tradition, EXPERIENCE, progress

1926

Company foundation in Munich

1933

First thread milling machine built

1939

First thread rolling machine built

1952

Start of manufacturing of special machines

1956

Foundation of São Paulo plant (Brazil)

1968

Foundation of Mindelheim plantim
First transfer machine built

1974

Foundation of aircraft plant in Mattsies

1976

Mindelheim becomes main manufacturing plant

1982

First assembly machine built

1983

Foundation of sales and service center in Bluffton (USA)
First machining center built

1984

First robot built

1990

Foundation of GROB Machine Tools UK Ltd., sales and service center in United Kingdom

1991

Start of local manufacturing in Bluffton plant

1995

Substantial expansion of all plants

1999

Second expansion to Bluffton plant (to approx. 23,000 m² floor area)Expansion to Mindelheim plant (by approx. 13,000 m² floor area, mostly as assembly area)

2000

Foundation of GROB Mexico S.A. de C.V., sales and service center in Saltillo (Mexico)

2003

Foundation of GROB BEIJING in China

2005

Foundation of GROB Shanghai and GROB South Korea

2006

80th Anniversary GROB-WERKEAnniversary B. GROB DO BRASIL S.A.

2008

Launch of the 5-Axis Universal Machining Center G350

2009

Foundation of GROB India

Launch of the 5-Axis Universal Machining Center G550

Expansion to Mindelheim plant
to approx. 95,000 m²

2010

Foundation of the fourth production plant in Dalian (China)

Relocation of GROB Mexico to Querétaro

2011

Foundation of GROB Moscow (Russia)

Relocation of the GROB branch to Hyderabad India

Foundation stone laying of GROB Dalian (China)