History
Quality since 1911
- 2021
Construction of the new production hall for WaldrichSiegen is completed and the company returns to its founding town after 40 years at the Burbach site.
- 2020
A new hall for the production of Union boring mills is completed at the Meuselwitz production site.
Maximilian Thoma takes over as managing director in December and is now the 4th generation to lead the HerkulesGroup companies.- 2019
The construction of a new production hall for the manufacture of XXL large machine tools for WaldrichSiegen at the Siegen site begins and represents the largest investment in the company's history to date.
- 2016
PowerSparks GmbH is taken over and integrated into the corporate group as a supplier of power electronics.
- 2014
The Austrian company SBA mechatronics, which specializes in modernizations, becomes part of the HerkulesGroup.
- 2012
RSGetriebe is integrated into the HerkulesGroup as a manufacturer of special gear units.
- 2011
100th anniversary of the company.
The production company "Jiaxing GMT German Machine Tools Co., Ltd" is founded in Jiaxing, China.
HerkulesGroup takes over the boring mill manufacturer Union Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH Chemnitz.- 2010
Delivery of the largest CNC controlled roll grinding machine UWS 1100 / 260 CNC to China First Heavy Industries.
- 2007
Herkules Representative Office India (HRI) and Deutsche Maschinen India (DMI) as a service and production site are founded in Kolkata, India.
- 2005
Founding of GMT German Machine Tools for service and spare parts in Shanghai, China
- 2004
January 26: HerkulesGroup acquires the companies WaldrichSiegen (Burbach) and Coburg, Germany
- 2003
All US-American offices move to Ford City, PA
- 2001
Herkules Shanghai Rep. Office (HRC) is founded in China
The Monolith™ machine bed technology for roll grinders is implemented- 2000
Herkules Latin America (HLA) is founded in Vitória, Brazil
- 1999
HCC merges with KPM to form HCC/KPM in Ford City, PA, USA
- 1994
Foundation of Herkules Moscow East (HME)
- 1991
After German reunification, Herkules acquires Maschinenfabrik Meuselwitz as a second prodution site in Germany
- 1988
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- 1987
HCC (Herkules Controls Corp) is founded in Memphis, TN, USA
- 1985
Herkules USA (HUSA) is founded in Memphis, TN, USA
- 1983
WS 1100, the largest CNC-controlled roll grinder until 2010, is delivered to Gontermann-Peipers
- 1983
Herkules Far East Representative Office (HFE) is founded, today named Herkules Asia Pacific (HAP)
- 1978
December 16: Christoph Thoma is elected as CEO in the shareholders' meeting
- 1977
The first CNC roll lathe WD 400 CNC is delivered to the French customer Vallourec
- 1975
The largest roll lathe HDK 1500 is constructed for the roll foundry Gontermann-Peipers
- 1967
Delivery of the first roll grinder WSA 600 with automatic sequence control
- 1965
The 1,000th machine after the company's restart is delivered to the customer Hoesch Werke Schwerte, Hohenlimburg, Germany
- 1963
Opening of a state-of-the-art production hall
- 1960
The first lathe of the type HWD 850 is built
- 1948
Maschinenfabrik Herkules is rebuilt by Hans and August Thoma
- 1945
February 28: Hans Thoma succeeds his father and becomes CEO
- 1944
December 16: Like the whole city of Siegen, Herkules is almost completely destroyed in an air raid
- 1939
World War II: Herkules is part of the war economy
- 1911
May 11: Maschinenfabrik Herkules is founded by Franz Thoma and Alfred Schütte