| 1949 |
Establishment of DEWITTA Spezialmaschinenfabrik (Today: Parent company of alpha) |
| 1983 |
Presentation at the Hannover Fair of the first "Low-backlash planetary gear reducer" built to our own design principle |
| 1984 |
Establishment of alpha getriebebau GmbH |
| 1989 |
Set-up of the first foreign subsidiary "alpha réducteurs Sarl" in Paris (France) |
| 1991 |
Foothold on the Asian market "alpha getriebe Ltd." in Tokyo (Japan) |
| 1992 |
Launch of "alpha gear drives Inc." in Cincinnatti, USA |
| 1996 |
Improved working of the Scandinavian market through "alpha drives ab" in Malmö (Sweden)
Foundation Joint venture "FAtec Co. Ltd." in Seoul (Korea)
Building of the third factory in Harthausen |
| 1997 |
Own production and office building in Chicago (USA)
At the same time the worldwide sales network was expanded and the product line extended through continuous new developments |
| 1998 |
alpha gearheads UK. (Great Britain) in Stoke-on-Trent was founded |
| 1999 |
50 years anniversary of WITTENSTEIN GmbH & Co. KG
15 years alpha getriebebau GmbH |
| 2001 |
WITTENSTEIN GmbH & Co. KG was transformed to WITTENSTEIN AG (not publicly traded)
Establishment of WITTENSTEIN AG in Switzerland, "alpha riduttori S.p.A." in Bresso (Italy) and "alpha getriebe" in Leobersdorf, Austria |
| 2002 |
alpha is Winner of TOP 100 (alpha getriebe is Germany´s most innovative company 2002) and WITTENSTEIN AG is winner of TOP JOB |
| 2003 |
Establishment of "Alpha Benelux B.V.B.A." in Lochristi (Belgium)
Gerhard Schröder (Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany) at Hannover Fair (HMI) |
| 2004 |
WITTENSTEIN AG acclaimed as Germany's top SME employer out of 118 entrants ( winning special awards for orientation towards family and social calues and for remuneration concepts) |
| 2005 |
Foundation of Chinese subsidiary alpha mechatronics Co. Ltd. in Hangzhou
Winner of N24 Good News Award, Category "Jobwunder" and Quality Award for "ETHICS IN BUSINESS"
Foundation of Romanian subsidiary WITTENSTEIN transilvania SRL near Sibiu |
| 2006 |
WITTENSTEIN is one of 365 chosen locations in the German initiative "Land of ideas"
Award for excellent innovation management within the German benchmarking test for manufacturing companies, the competition "Fabrik des Jahres" |
| 2007 |
Foundation of subsidiary WITTENSTEIN electronics GmbH
Inauguration of production hall 6 in Igersheim-Harthausen
Certificate "career and family" |
| 2008 |
Spanish subsidiary WITTENSTEIN ibérica S.L.U. established
Foundation of the Taiwanese subsidiary WITTENSTEIN Co., Ltd.
WITTENSTEIN talent arena inaugurated
New Romanian production facility officially opened in June
The WITTENSTEIN Group's ambitious project to become a globally operating one-stop supplier of electromechanical servo drive system solutions is taken an important step further with the presentation of the worldwide WITTENSTEIN brand
Acquisition of a majority share (74%) in attocube systems AG
Certificate "Job and Family" for family-conscious staffing policy WITTENSTEIN AG was awarded for the German Lutheran Church's "Work Plus" award for its commendable contribution to human resources and employment policies. |
| 2009 |
WITTENSTEIN AG Switzerland (Grüsch): Start of construction of a new centre of production and for WITTENSTEIN racks. Expected date of ramp-up: autumn 2010 |
| 2010 |
Participation at the German competition TOP 100: WITTENSTEIN belongs to the most innovative companies of German medium-sized businesses. |
