visit of Minister-President of Thuringia Bodo Ramelow
2015
Expansion of the photovoltaic system by another 3,100 square metres
2013
Foundation of the production site ruhlamat America Inc., South Carolina, USA
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
2001
In the 10th year of business,the company achieves sales in excess of 20 million Euro with 150 employees
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
1992
Relocation to the new plant in Marksuhl with a production 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)
1991
Formation of the company ruhlamat Automatisierungstechnik GmbH with Karl Mack as President & CEO
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
1971
Development of a modular component system for the production and assembly of precise mechanical components
1963
Formation of an independent "Automation" department in the „Uhren- und Maschinenfabrik Ruhla“ with the aim of developing equipment for automatic watch-making
