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Brief History of Agie Charmilles
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1861 |
The industrial firm of Staib & Cie is established in Geneva, Switzerland. |
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1908 |
Mikron established in Biel, Switzerland with the formation of the "Maschinenfabrik Mikron." |
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1921 |
The company of Staib & Cie adopts the name of Ateliers des Charmilles and becomes internationally recognized. |
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1954 |
Agie established in Basel, Switzerland.
Charmilles establishes in Jamaica, New York. |
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1983 |
Georg Fischer Corporation takes over Charmilles Technologies SA. |
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1996 |
Georg Fischer acquires a majority shareholding in Agie Holding Ltd. The two market leaders Charmilles and Agie merge to become the Agie Charmilles Group. |
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2000 |
Agie Charmilles acquires Mikron machining business and becomes number two in high-speed machining (HSM) worldwide. |
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2006 |
Agie Charmilles merges service and sales departments of Agie, Charmilles and Mikron |
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2007 |
Launch of GF Agie Charmilles, a group of Georg Fischer Corporation in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
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