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The Corporate History of the Schuler Group
| 1839 | Establishment of the company by Louis Schuler |
| 1852 | Schuler, impressed by the World Exhibition of 1851 in London, begins construction of machine tools for sheet metal processing. |
| 1879 | Schuler introduces the world's first eccentric and drawing presses with mechanical drive |
| 1884 | Establishment of an in-house foundry |
| 1895 | Delivery of the first minting press to China |
| 1900 | Schuler introduces the world's first transfer press at the World Exhibition in Paris |
| 1924 | Delivery of the first auto body panel press for mass production |
| 1947 | Addition of tool & die manufacturing to press building |
| 1961 | Beginning of the company internationalization |
| 1983 | Start-up of the first large panel transfer press |
| 1990 | Schuler introduces the first large penal transfer press with crossbar transfer to the market |
| 1999 | Listing of Schuler AG as publicy traded company and entry into field of laser technology |
| 2003 | Start-up of the world's first Compact Crossbar transfer press |
| 2007 | Acquisition of Müller Weingarten AG and market introduction of a product line featuring ServoDirect technology |
| 2008 | Conversion of preferred shares into common shares |
| 2009 | Commissioning of the world’s first press line with ServoDirect technology |
| 2011 | Schuler grows together: Merger of Schuler Pressen GmbH & Co. KG and Müller Weingarten AG into Schuler Pressen GmbH |