Company
| 1973 | Foundation of a one-man company by Karl Zinner |
| 1976 | Rudolf Zinner joins the one-man company |
| 1977 | Foundation of ZINNER GmbH Precision Tools by Karl Zinner |
| 1985 | The company moves from the Nuremberg suburb of Johannis to a new site at Nuremberg-Leyh |
| 1987 | Development of a new product in the field of drilling and its market launch – drill bits with self-clamping interchangeable cutting tips |
| 1988 | Development of a new product in the field of groove turning and its market launch – the TURN-CUT system. |
| 1989 | Further development of the patented self-clamping system in the fields of grooving, parting and slot cutting – marketed under the brand name “System RC” |
| 1993 | Extension of the RC System to the field of cutting – cutting width = 1.6mm for grooving and milling |
| 1995 | Development of a short cutting system - System 2001 for machining o-grooves for milling machines |
| 1996 | Extension of the RC System to the fields of axial grooving and axial turning-cutting |
| 1997 | First website |
| 1999 | Introduction of a Quality Management System to DIN EN ISO 9001 |
| 2000 | Certification of the Quality Management System to DIN EN ISO 9001 |
| 2002 | 25th anniversary of the foundation of the company as a GmbH |
| 2004 | Implementation and customisation of a new IT facility |
| 2006 | Major realignment of the product range |
| 2007 | 30th anniversary of ZINNER GmbH |
| 2008 | Inclusion of tool adapters into the product range |
| 2009 | Extension of the tool systems in the areas of boring, milling and grinding |
| 2010 | Wide-ranging turning programme included in the main catalogue |
| 2012 | 35th anniversary of ZINNER GmbH |
| 2014 | Launch of the new website |
| 2017 | 40th anniversary of ZINNER GmbH |
| 2018 | Re-Certification to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 |
| 2020 | Zinner GmbH is taken over by LÜBERG Technologieholding and Dr. Ulrich Rothfischer appointed managing director. |