May 11: Maschinenfabrik Herkules is founded by Franz Thoma and Alfred Schütte
World War II: Herkules is part of the war economy
December 16: Like the whole city of Siegen, Herkules is almost completely destroyed in an air raid
February 28: Hans Thoma succeeds his father and becomes CEO
Maschinenfabrik Herkules is rebuilt by Hans and August Thoma
The first lathe of the type HWD 850 is built
Opening of a state-of-the-art production hall
The 1,000th machine after the company's restart is delivered to the customer Hoesch Werke Schwerte, Hohenlimburg, Germany
Delivery of the first roll grinder WSA 600 with automatic sequence control
The largest roll lathe HDK 1500 is constructed for the roll foundry Gontermann-Peipers
The first CNC roll lathe WD 400 CNC is delivered to the French customer Vallourec
December 16: Christoph Thoma is elected as CEO in the shareholders' meeting
Herkules Far East Representative Office (HFE) is founded, today named Herkules Asia Pacific (HAP)
WS 1100, the largest CNC-controlled roll grinder until 2010, is delivered to Gontermann-Peipers
Herkules USA (HUSA) is founded in Memphis, TN, USA
HCC (Herkules Controls Corp) is founded in Memphis, TN, USA
The first CNC-controlled HCC roll grinder is delivered to USS Posco Industries, CA, USA
The first HCC Herkules roll shop computer system is launched
After German reunification, Herkules acquires Maschinenfabrik Meuselwitz as a second prodution site in Germany
Foundation of Herkules Moscow East (HME)
HCC merges with KPM to form HCC/KPM in Ford City, PA, USA
Herkules Latin America (HLA) is founded in Vitória, Brazil
Herkules Shanghai Rep. Office (HRC) is founded in China
The Monolith™ machine bed technology for roll grinders is implemented
All US-American offices move to Ford City, PA
January 26: HerkulesGroup acquires the companies WaldrichSiegen (Burbach) and Coburg, Germany
Founding of GMT German Machine Tools for service and spare parts in Shanghai, China
Herkules Representative Office India (HRI) and Deutsche Maschinen India (DMI) are founded in Kolkata, India as service and spare parts providers
The largest CNC-controlled roll grinder, UWS 1100/260 CNC, is built for China First Heavy Industries
100th anniversary
The production company Jiaxing GMT German Machine Tools Co., Ltd is founded in Jiaxing, China
HerkulesGroup acquires Union Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH Chemnitz, a manufacturer of boring mills
RSGetriebe, manufacturer of special gearing solutions, is integrated into the HerkulesGroup
SBA mechatronics, an Austrian modernization specialist, becomes part of the HerkulesGroup