Company History

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1919 Founding of the machine factory by Dipl.-Ing. Richard Schmid and Dipl.-Ing. Walter Wezel in Stuttgart.
1921 Introduction of the BIAX brand – synonym for flexible shafts. (BIAX = Flexible Axle)
1923 Move to Maulbronn into a factory building.
1924 Founding your own company in the USA.
1934 EFA butchery machines will become a new product line.
1945 With Mr. Hans-Georg Wezel taking over the management of the company, the production of flexible shafts is expanded to include compressed air and butchery machines.
1954 Founding of the subsidiary BIAX-Werkzeuge GmbH & Co.
1968 Foundation of BIAX GmbH in Steckborn (CH).
1989 Mr. Ulrich Merkle, a qualified business economist, will become the managing partner.
This means that the third generation of the family will take over the management of the company.
1993 Founding of the EFA Processing Equipment Company in Omaha (USA).
1997 Certification of the company according to DIN-ISO 9001.
1998 Foundation of BIAX-Italia S.r.I. in Rovereto (I).
1998 Acquisition of the SIG-Airtool Division in Neuhausen am Rheinfall (CH).
2000 Introduction of a modern EAP system.
2000 Continuous expansion of the machine park with modern CNC machining centers.
2001 Relocation of BIAX GmbH from Steckborn to Neuhausen am Rheinfall (CH).
2003 Construction and occupancy of a new production and administration building in Maulbronn.
2004 Certification of the company according to DIN EN ISO 9001-2000.
Regular recertifications in the following years.
2010 Introduction of a repair service with complete overhaul in the in-house repair workshop.
2012 Introduction of the innovative pneumatic robot spindle system “RSC-Modular” with deflection.
2014 Establishment of the competence center for automated deburring at the Maulbronn headquarters.
2015 Opening of the Scraper Academy with regular one-week scraper seminars.
2019 ANNIVERSARY – 100 years of Schmid & Wezel
2019 The anniversary model of the flexible shaft drive “MB 50 G” comes onto the market.
2019 The new managing director will be Mr. Torsten Wiesenmaier, who has been the company’s authorized signatory since 2013.
2019 Market launch of the new electric micro grinder “SE 50 Silent Grinder”.
2020 Certification in the area of ​​export/customs as AEO-C (authorized economic operator)
2020 Relocation of the production of our milling cutters from the Neuhausen (CH) plant to Germany.
2020 The new BIAX pneumatic spindles with quick tool change system and axial deflection are coming onto the market.
2022 Relocation of BIAX-Maschinen GmbH from Neuhausen am Rheinfall to Thayngen (CH).

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Schmid & Wezel GmbH

Maybachstraße 2
75433 Maulbronn

Phone: +49(0)7043-102-0
Fax: +49(0)7043-102-78

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