About us

History

1930

Founding of the Josef Schmitz Stahl- und Eisenrohre OHG (steel company) in Wickede

1946

Manufacturing of the first medical equipment products

1948

Construction of a production hall at today’s headquarters in Wickede

1969

Opening of a second production site in Bönen, Germany

1980

Takeover of management by Bernd and Ludolf Schmitz

2007

Opening of a new R + D building in Bönen, Germany by Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart