History

1919 Establishment of Raithel with the intention to manufacture rubber spare parts consisting of wire spirals



 
1922 Conversion to the manufacture of technical springs.
Construction of the first factory at the present location of the company
1946 Recommencement and reconstruction of Raithel
Ramp up of equipment i.e. installation of up-to-date automatic winding and grinding machines
1954 Introduction of statistical quality standards
1972 Change in management
Establishment of a quality assurance system
Acquisition of electronically controlled automatic winding machines
Development into one of the leading German precision springs manufacturer with world-wide customer base
1985 Foundation of the sister company HÜFRA
2005 PWK Präzisionswerkzeugfabrik - a precision toolshop - gets affiliated to our group of companies
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