From its foundation in 1951 to today: the development stages of Fritz Winter towards becoming an internationally-oriented company.

1951 Foundation of the company on 08.01.1951 by Fritz Winter

1955 Commissioning of Centre of Excellence no. 2

1959 The first cylinder blocks are moulded

1964 Commissioning of Centre of Excellence no. 3

1966 Delivery of first cast parts to the US

1975 Cast of the first ventilated brake discs

1986 Cast part processing begins (utility vehicle brake drums)

1988 The first cast parts are delivered to Asia

1990 The first cast parts are delivered to Russia

1994 production of cast iron with vermicular graphite

1995 ISO 9001

2003 Development of Varifer

2006 The G7 foundry with the fully automated core shop is commissioned

2007 The world's largest casting plant for cylinder heads is commissioned

2007 First fully automated core shop for lorry cylinder heads

2007 The converter technology is tested

2008 Fully automated blow room for cylinder blocks and heads

2008 Extension of the melting shop

2010 Extension of fettling shop and cold resin moulding line

2011 Setup of a gryating mass test facility