History - Company

Friedrich Brockhaus founds a "factory shop" for making iron and brass wire mesh in Kückelheim

Foundation of the drop-forge smithy and mechanical workshop in Oesterau

Completion of a smithy for the production of lifting/transportation lugs and parts for electric motors

Founding of Brockhaus & Sons Company

Josef Heuer of Iserlohn registers the patent of his bench-vice

Start of production of the patented HEUER parallel bench-vice system. Successful debut at the Leipzig autumn fair

Debut of "HEUER Front" at the Leipzig spring fair

Introduction of a training workshop

Production was restarted smoothly after the Second World War

Construction of a new machine park for improved bench-vice production

Alternative build of rotary table for the HEUER bench-vice

Beginning of production of a technically optimised HEUER bench-vice

Introduction of Magnefix protective jaws

Beginning of production of the "HEUER-Lift"

Beginning of production of the "HEUER-Collapsible-Lift"

Development of the "Magnefix" protective jaws

Conversion of bench-vice production to production centres using welding and cutting robots

Start-up of powder coating unit

Founding of Brockhaus HEUER GmbH

Implementation of further robot controlled machining centres

Enlargement of the product range by„HEUER Stand-Lift” and „HEUER Clamp”

Expansion of the product range with “HEUER Compact”

Implementation of the first pick@work workstation worldwide

Starting up a further, highly sophisticated machining centre
Expansion of the product range with the innovative “HEUER Hydro-Stand-Lift

Optimisation in the ‘Research + Development’ department

Product range extended to include the HEUER rotary clamp.

Starting up a new welding robot. Expansion of the product range with “HEUER KurzhubModul”.

Additional processing centre to expand production

Commissioning of the new combined heat and power plant

Production expanded with fully automatic spindle production

Construction improvement of the HEUER collapsible lift and development of the conversion kit

Optimisation of the HEUER Compact vice