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Swoboda – our dynamically growing family business – has been around since 1947. Since that time, we have been developing solutions that set standards in all areas and improve the lives of people around the world. The company as it exists now was created by the merger of the Swoboda Group and the Hartmann Group. We operate globally under the name Swoboda. Our ability to combine our various areas of expertise not only enables us to demonstrate what is technically and technologically possible today; it also allows us to look toward the future with a great sense of responsibility and optimism.
Establishment of the company Hartmann by Eduard Hartmann
Establishment of electrical engineering activities: First microswitch with a magnetic snap action closing system
Establishment of the company Swoboda by Max Swoboda in Wiggensbach (Allgäu region)
Entry into the automotive supply sector (cable and wire assembly)
Manufacture of first products for the automotive industry
Market entry into Eastern Europe: establishment of facility in Jihlava (CZ)
Market entry into NAFTA: Establishment of facility in Grand Rapids (Michigan, USA)
Change of ownership: Hartmann family sells its shares to the current owners
Founding of Swoboda-Stamping, s.r.o. in Jihlava (CZ)
Establishment of production facility Sibiu in Romania
Change of ownership: Swoboda family sells its shares to the current owners
Market entry into China: Kunshan location established
Acquisition of NewTec Innovation SRL in Timişoara, Romania (now Swoboda Timişoara S.R.L.)
The Hartmann-exact Group and the Swoboda Group become fully fledged sister companies
Establishment of Hartmann-exact. Inc. Auburn Hills (Michigan, USA)
Acquisition of the tool manufacturing company Rainer Mattausch GmbH;
Bavarian Quality Award received
Revenue in excess of € 300 million;
more than 2,000 employees
Establishment of facility in San Juan del Río (Querétaro, Mexico)
Establishment of tool manufacturing center in Fürth
Establishment of the company Hartmann by Eduard Hartmann
Establishment of electrical engineering activities: First microswitch with a magnetic snap action closing system
Establishment of the company Swoboda by Max Swoboda in Wiggensbach (Allgäu region)
Entry into the automotive supply sector (cable and wire assembly)
Manufacture of first products for the automotive industry
Market entry into Eastern Europe: establishment of facility in Jihlava (CZ)
Market entry into NAFTA: Establishment of facility in Grand Rapids (Michigan, USA)
Change of ownership: Hartmann family sells its shares to the current owners
Establishment of production facility Sibiu in Romania
SwobodaFounding of Swoboda-Stamping, s.r.o. in Jihlava (CZ)
Change of ownership: Swoboda family sells its shares to the current owners
Market entry into China: Kunshan location established
Acquisition of NewTec Innovation SRL in Timişoara, Romania (now Swoboda Timişoara S.R.L.)
Establishment of Hartmann-exact. Inc. Auburn Hills (Michigan, USA)
GemeinsamThe Hartmann-exact Group and the Swoboda Group become fully fledged sister companies
Acquisition of the tool manufacturing company Rainer Mattausch GmbH;
Bavarian Quality Award received
Revenue in excess of € 300 million;
more than 2,000 employees
Establishment of facility in San Juan del Río (Querétaro, Mexico)
Establishment of tool manufacturing center in Fürth
Merger of Swoboda and Hartmann
Revenue in excess of €450 million; more than 4,200 employees
Acquisition of Swoboda Embedded in Karlsruhe
Award: Bavaria’s Best 50
Opening production plant MSM in Nowa Ruda, Poland
Swoboda celebrates 75th anniversary
Swoboda ranked in the top 100 innovators by compamedia.
Merger of Swoboda and Hartmann
Revenue in excess of €450 million; more than 4,200 employees
Acquisition of Swoboda Embedded in Karlsruhe
Award: Bavaria’s Best 50
Opening production plant MSM in Nowa Ruda, Poland
Swoboda celebrates 75th anniversary
Swoboda ranked in the top 100 innovators by compamedia.
Our corporate values include curiosity and courage – but these are more than just values, as they have also always enabled us to face the future with a positive attitude. At the same time, of course, we remain deeply committed to all the other traditional values we have defined for ourselves as an independent family-owned company. In the end, progress is a combination of a visionary mindset and carefully considered action – and it is precisely for this philosophy and approach that we have received numerous awards over the years.
