Milestones at Rotodur AG
Rotodur AG was founded over 55 years ago by Paul Füchslin, Ludwig Grüter and Josef Kolb.
1969 – 1999
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1969
Founding of Rotodur AG by Paul Füchslin, Ludwig Grüter and Josef Kolb with its company address at Entfelderstrasse 45 in Aarau
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1980
Development of an international sales organisation by our Sales Director Beat Sollberger
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1981
Takeover of EHA AG, Gränichen and relocation of Rotodur AG to Nordstrasse 2 in Gränichen
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1984
Expansion of the production capacity and opening of the Rotodur SA subsidiary in Biel
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1987
Establishment of the metallurgical department for the production of sintered products (hard metal)
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1990
Move to the new production building in Biel
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1991
Takeover of a hard metal processing company – Intergrind SA in Capolago TI
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1996
In-house design and construction of a new sintering plant with fully automatic control with the aim of 100% reproducibility and quality assurance
2000 – 2019
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2002
Addition of the Agie Challenge and Agie Progress to the wire cutting division
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2005
Agie Challenge replaced by a second Agie Progress in the wire cutting division
Expansion and modernisation of the sintering plant with the construction of two new sintering furnaces
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2006
Addition of a new Kunzmann WF 7/3-320 CNC milling machine to the milling division
Acquisition of a Mitutoyo Legex 322 measuring machine
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2007
Addition of a new Studer S20 to the cylindrical grinding division
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2008
Expansion and modernisation of the die sinking division through the addition of a new AgieCharmilles AT Spirit 2
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2009
Transfer of company management from Paul to his son Rolf Füchslin as from 1 January 2009
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2012
Expansion of the production space in Biel
Integration of Intergrind SA and updating of the machinery for centerless grinding
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2013
Expansion and renovation of the Gränichen headquarters
Addition of a third Agie machine to the wire cutting division
Updates to individual production facilities
Acquisition of a new KEL-VISTA UR 175 / 1000 cylindrical grinding machine to diversify production
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2016
Acquisition of a new ZIERSCH ZT 48 flat grinding machine for machining larger dimensions
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2019
50th anniversary of Rotodur AG
2020 – today
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2021
New Form P350 from GF added to the wire cutting division
Extension for a new production space
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2022
2 August 2022, Dario Füchslin joins the company representing the 3rd generation of the family
New Danobat IRD 400 for high-precision processing added to the cylindrical grinding division
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2023
Rotodur AG invests in a new CUT P350 erosion machine with a connection to the robot system 3R WorkPartner 1+
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2025
The existing Spirit 2 die sinking machine is replaced by the new E 350 model
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