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. |