| 15th March 1990 | Foundation of HENKEL + ROTH GmbH by Dr. Udo Henkel and Mr. Mathias Roth, Dipl.-Ing.
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| 1990 | Recruitment of the company's first employee (Roland Ickrath) who became operations manager in 1996
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| 1991 | First demanding order: sewing robots for car rugs
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| 1993 | First assembly line for electric motors
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| 1995 | First order from the US: Handling robots
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| 1996 | Investment: Construction of new production and office premises on a surface of 1,000 sqm
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| 1996 | 15 employees
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| 1996 | Investment in a first machining centre
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| 1996 | Big order for 12 gantry robot cells for bottle packaging |
| 1996 | First assembly line for the automotive supplier
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| 1999 | First presentation at the "Hannover Messe" trade fair in cooperation with other firms from Ilmenau (laser machining cooperative project)
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| 1999 | Beginning of regular sponsoring for regional and supra-regional social projects
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| July 1999 | Presentation at the "Vendor Innovation" trade fair held at the AUDI-Centre in Ingolstadt, Germany
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| Dec. 1999 | Certification of the company pursuant to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 Development and implementation of the first manufacturing systems and machines for renowned automotive suppliers
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| 2000 | 20 employees, including 1 apprentice and 2 students preparing their graduation theses
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| 13th March 2000 | 10th anniversary of HENKEL + ROTH GmbH |
| March 2000 | First own exhibition at the Hannover trade fair
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| Oct. 2000 | Investment in a building to expand the production and office premises by a further 1,000 sqm
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| 2002 | Introduction of three-dimensional design software
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| 2003 | 25 employees, 1 apprentice and 1 student preparing a graduation thesis
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| Sep. 2003 | First participation in the MOTEK fair at Sinsheim, Germany
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| Sep. 2004 | Exhibition stand at the MOTEK fair in Sinsheim, and participation in the joint exhibition stand of ST.E.P. (a corporate association for installation engineering)
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| 2005 | Introduction of a CAD/CAM interface between design and metal cutting department
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| 2005 | 30 employees, including 2 apprentices |
| 2005 | First order from Brazil: assembly line for the automotive industry
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| June 2005 | Investment in a 5-axes-machining centre
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| 2006 | Introduction of an ERP software system with an integrated interface for customer support, design and document management
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| 2006 | Membership in Stein Experts Pool (ST.E.P) - a corporate association for assembly engineering
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| March 2006 | First participation in the AUTOMATICA trade fair in Munich, Germany
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| July 2006 | Recertification
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| Dec. 2006 | 21 partnerships for sponsoring children in third world countries assumed through Global-Care so far
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| 2007 | New orders from Brazil, Korea, China
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| 2007 | 35 employees, including 2 apprentices and 1 student preparing a graduation thesis
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