History

The founding generation Erich Bönick and Arno Götz purchase the Süddeutschen Präzisionswerkstätten GmbH in Bad Orb.

Extension of the company with the location Wolferborn. Start of the plastic manufacture.

Establishment of the pipe drawing plant in Aura.

Concentration of the SFM business on cannulas.

Purchase of the business premises in Wächtersbach, since then SFM location.

Founding of the 100% subsidiary SaFeMed in Prague.

The business expands continuously.

The cooperation between SFM and SaFeMed has proven very successful.

Concentration on medical technology. Sale of the pipe drawing plant in Aura.

Relocation of SaFeMed to a new production building with state-of-the-art clean room technology.

After difficult years there was a brief upswing.Upswing after difficult years. “Nine Eleven“ then however caused a turnover slump of 40 %.

Reorganisation of the company as a consequence of September 11^th and the world economic crisis associated with it.

Start of an ambitious modernisation program for all production buildings and technical plants.

Strategic new orientation towards the medical technology and pharmaceutical product market areas. Consistent adaptation of the organisation and technical process equipment to the requirements of the globalised health market.

Successful marketing of new products in the international pharmaceutical and medical technology markets. Again double-digit growth through concentration on globally active OEM customers.

In spite of the world economic crisis SFM enjoys a healthy growth.