Date |
Event |
Staff |
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| 1948 |
The company was founded by Master Craftsman Mr. Alfred Wesnigk as mechanic fitter and engineering company in Berlin-Wilhelmshagen, in a 120 m2 rented work floor |
1 |
| 1949 |
Purchase of first flame spraying gun. First efforts in metal spraying, repairs of engine and automotive spare parts.
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1 |
| 1960 |
First contact layers of silver on parts of transmission tubes |
1 |
| 1969 |
Graduate engineer Mr. Reiner Wesnigk joined the company. Serial regeneration of spare parts: pump shafts for fuel pumps, crank shafts for mopeds and motor cycles, engine parts for trucks and busses.
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2 |
| 1975 |
Mr. Alfred Wesnigk’s retired from the company and it was taken over by Mr. Reiner Wesnigk. Serial coatings of hollow spindles for multi spindle turning machines. Recruitment of one employee. |
2 |
| 1978 |
Internal development of an arc spraying unit. |
2 |
| 1989 |
Increase in production, employment of another employee |
3 |
| 1990 |
Start as an agent for metal spraying equipment from the company OSU Maschinenbau GmbH. After a considerable loss of orders through liquidation of nearly all of our industrial customers we could achieve a new start with new technology from OSU Maschinenbau GmbH. |
3 |
| 1993 |
Change of the legal form to: Berolina Metallspritztechnik Wesnigk GmbH. Serial production of contact layers for AEG. Recruitment of one more employee. |
4 |
| 1994 |
Serial production of contact layers for SIEMENS. Start of move to Herzfelde in a rented work shop of 600 m2. Recruitment of more personnel. |
6 |
| 1995 |
Foundation of the subsidiary Fischer & Wesnigk GmbH |
8 |
| 1998 |
Start of planning a new head quarters and start of apprenticeship training. |
8 |
| 1999 |
Acquirement of a 3,500 qm industrial plot in Hennickendorf. |
9 |
| 2000 |
Start of construction of an new workshop with a working area of 1,200 m2. The employee Andreas Duda was promoted to Production Manager. The production was extended to new products: paper transport rollers for laser printers. |
15 |
| 2001 |
Relocation of the company without lose of production. A further apprentice started his training. Implementation of the high velocity oxygen fuel spraying process HVOF. The equity was raised from DM 50,000.-- to DM 195,000.--. |
17 |
| 2003 |
Appointment of the Production Manager Mr. Andreas Duda to the second CEO. Start of a second shift. |
17 |
| 2004 |
Acquirement of a DJ 2700-HVOF system for powder and two industrial robots. |
17 |
| 2005 |
Acquirement of a third industrial robot and one other machine for ceramic coatings. Production expansion of ceramic and carbide coatings. |
17 |
| 2006 |
Acquirement of a second DJ 2700 HVOF plant for powder. |
19 |
| 2006 |
Expansion to the worldwide most advanced thermal spraying process: Cold Spraying. Purchase of a unit for cold gas spraying as one the first sub-contractors in Europe. Initial operation of the fourth industrial robot. |
19 |
| 2007 |
Employment of a Mr. Benjamin Neuse as a Management Assistant. |
20 |
| 2007 |
Purchase of another industrial plot, size 3,600 m2 and construction of a new production hall. With it extension to 2,500 m2 production and storage space. |
20 |
| 2007 |
Investment in a circular ginding machine for large components with a diameter up to 800 mm and 3,000 mm grinding length as well as in an ultra-modern plasma spraying equipment from the leading producer Sulzer-Metco. Therefore with this machine Berlina Metallspritztechnik belongs to the best equipped thermal spraying firms worldwide. |
20 |
| 2008 |
Recruiting of more employees and purchase of the most modern arc spraying system “Visu Arc “ from the market-leading producer Sulzer Metco OSU GmbH. |
26 |
| 2008 |
Moving of part of the production into the new workshop to have more space for the individual production methods. |
26 |
With now more than 26 highly qualified permanent employees we belong to one of the first names in the area of this technology.
