2020
- Opening of our new ruhlamat training centre
2018
- Award of being an "excellent training organisation"
- Record turnover of 47 million Euro
- 20th anniversary of the Chinese subisidiary in Suzhou
- Training cooperation with company Hirschvogel Aluminium GmbH
2016
- 25 years company anniversary
- visit of Minister-President of Thuringia Bodo Ramelow
2015
- Expansion of the photovoltaic system by another 3,100 square metres
2011
- 20th company anniversary
- Business year ends with record turnover 31,6 Mio €
- Environment management system ISO 14001
- Foundation of ruhlamat South Pacific as a new service location
- Worldwide more than 500 employees are working for the MACK Group
2009
- Largest single order (> 6 million €) in ruhlamat history
- Renaming of ruhlamat Automatisierungstechnik GmbH into ruhlamat GmbH
2008
- Move in the third office building - a passive house with the latest technological standards
2006
- Karl Mack becomes Thuringia’s CEO of the Year 2006
- Foundation of MACK Holding GmbH
- In this 15th year of business the company achieves sales of over 25 million Euro with 200 employees
2004
- Entree of Thomas Mack into the Management
2003
- Extension of the production area through completion of a third production hall
1999
- Building of an own wind power station
1998
- Formation of the subsidiary ruhlamat China in Suzhou (China)
- Completion and move-in into the second office building
- Acquisition of the company SMR GmbH, which enables us to realize small projects thanks to an efficient company and cost structure
- DIN ISO 9001 certification
1996
- Completion of the second production hall
1995
- Formation of an independent service department to ensure comprehensive and expert production support for our customers worldwide
1991
- Establishment of the company ruhlamat Automatisierungstechnik GmbH with Karl Mack as President & CEO
- Relocation to the new plant in Marksuhl with a land area of 45,000 square meters
- Two business areas are created - Smart Card & Passport Processing Solutions (today: Card & Passport Systems) and Assembly Process Engineering (today: Assembly & Automation Systems)
1989-1991
- Collapse of „Uhren- und Maschinenfabrik Ruhla“ with over 7,000 employees
- Over this two-year period, more than 40 SME´s emerged from "Uhrenwerk Ruhla"
1970-1989
- Complex automation of the watch production of mechanical and electronic watches
- Development and construction of serveral sequenced lines for the assembly of various watch calibers
1973
- Comissioning of the world´s first fully automatic installation for wrist watch assembly
- This installation is used to produce the legendary pin-pallet work "Caliber 24" that was built into approx. 120 million watches
1963
- Formation of an independent "Automation" department in the „Uhren- und Maschinenfabrik Ruhla“ with the aim of developing equipment for automatic watch-making