Company History

01.01.1946	Company foundation by the engineer Richard Knauthe Production of columnar bevelled steel squares, square straight-edges, chandeliers and cloak hangers on the actual site in Limbach-Oberfrohna 4 employees
1940s	Development of the gauge block production on the model of the company Reinecker/Chemnitz that had been destroyed by war
1950s	Design and production of the taper gauge, and creation of the company logo (2 half cylinders are bordering a cone) / Design and production of the gap gauge measuring device, and the development of the production of plug gauges and pin gauges about 15 employees
01.01.1962	Conversion of the shares of the company into a limited partnership (KG): Engineer Richard Knauthe as general partner and the Deutsche Investitionsbank (German Investment Bank) as limited partner
1968	The graduated engineer (Dipl.-Ing.) Claus Kölzig takes over the technical management 21 employees
24.04.1972	Nationalisation of the company Richard Knauthe KG, conversion into VEB (nationally-owned enterprise) Längenmesstechnik 25 employees
19.05.1972	Incorporation of the company Paul Flüger Vielau - a producer of pin gauges, pilot wires, plug gauges and electronic components - into the company VEB Längenmesstechnik
1972-1975	Appointment of Dipl.-Ing. Claus Kölzig as plant manager - Highest number of employees on the site Limbach-Oberfrohna 30 employees
01.01.1980	Reorganisation of VEB Längenmesstechnik in 4 plant sections - plant manager: Ing.-oec. Hans Möller Plant section 1 = Original company building in Limbach-Oberfrohna Plant section 2 = Altenhain with production of straightening and spotting plates Plant section 3 = former Karl-Marx-Stadt, with production of spirit levels and Plant section 4 = Vielau
01.07.1990	Splitting into 4 independent GmbH (limited liability companies) under statutory trust administration
bis 30.09.1992	Längenmesstechnik GmbH Limbach-Oberfrohna under the CEO engineer Rainer Gläser 10 employees
01.10.1992	Privatisation of the company Längenmesstechnik GmbH by "management buy-out" Chief Executive Officer Heidrun Grimm Beginning with 10 employees
1993	Production of the stadiometer that had been developed in cooperation with Prof. Dr. E. Keller and Dr. W. Günther
April 1993	Takeover of the spirit level production of the former company Heinrich Erb, Chemnitz (former plant section 3)
April 1994	Initial certification of the QM system according to DIN EN ISO 9002 - repeats in April 1997 and May 2000
1995	Development and production of the infantometer in cooperation with Prof. Dr. E. Keller and Dr. W. Günther
1996	Installation of a testing laboratory for the execution of calibration services 22 employees
Since 1997	Annual product presentation with own booth at the Control trade fair in Sinsheim, Germany
Since Juni 2000	Extensive modernisation and investment measures for the whole company building (precision measurement rooms / grinding shop / locksmithery / offices, and the whole facade)
01.10.2002	10 year anniversary event Realisation of the present product range with by now 32 employees
Dez. 2002	Completion of the new testing laboratory for DKD (German Calibration Service) calibration of gauge blocks
Apr./ Mai 2003	TÜV (Technical Inspection Agency) certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001 : 2000 and DKD accreditation according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 (DKD-K-35801 – measurement category length)
Since 2003	Constant production profile within the product groups; specialisation to custom-made products according to customers’ specifications; increasing proportion of this business unit
	Consolidation of the market shares by delivery contracts with renowned commercial establishments
April 2006	Renewed certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001 : 2000, and further recognition of the DKD laboratory by the Federal Physical and Technical Institute
OBJECTIVE...	Despite of the globalisation we want to maintain the production site in GERMANY (Free State of Saxony).