The success that BIAX flexible shafts enjoy today is the culmination of an eventful history that has experienced numerous shining moments. For more than 100 years, the company now known as Schmid & Wezel GmbH has been proving just how innovative a traditional company can be.
Discover a unique history that began with the founding of a machine works in 1919.
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1919
Company was founded by Dipl.-Ing Richard Schmid and Dipl.-Ing Walter Wezel in Stuttgart
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1921
The brand BIAX is synonymeous for flexible shafts
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1923
Production moves to Maulbronn near Stuttgart into a new building
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1924
Subsidary founded in USA
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1934
Introducing the EFA meat processing range
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1945
Hans-Georg Wezel takes over production responsability and exceeds product range from flexible shafts to pneumatic industrial tools and meat processing machines
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1954
The subsidary BIAX-Werkzeuge GmbH & Co. was foundes
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1958
Production of flexible shafts moves to Hilsbach into new building
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1968
The subsidary BIAX GmbH in Steckborn (CH) was founded
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1989
Mr. Dipl.-Kfm. Ulrich Merkle gets in charge of company
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1993
The subsidary EFA Processing Equipment Company in Omaha (USA) was founded
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1997
Quality Management Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001
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1998
The subsidary BIAX-Italia S.r.I. in Roverto (I) was fonded
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1998
Schmid & Wezel takes over the SIG-Airtool Division in Neuhausen (CH)
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2004
Quality Management Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000
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2010
Recertification according to ISO 9001:2008 and certification according to ISO 13485:2003
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2016
Restructuring of Schmid & Wezel GmbH
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2018
Recertification according to ISO 9001:2015
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2019
Death of Dipl.-Kfm. Ulrich Merkle, new managing director Mr. Torsten Wiesenmaier
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2021
New owner Mr. Hans Merkle (half brother of Ulrich Merkle)
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2022
Merging of the ERP systems of the Maulbronn and Hilsbach plants