1938

Company foundation by Kurt Hoffmann
Range of production: broaching tools

1950

Diversification by broaching machines

 

1956

Break through to special purpose machine manufacturing by the supply of the first broaching transfer line for shift rods to the car manufacturer Adam Opel AG

1967

Production facilities of the car manufacturer Volkswagen AG by 13 broaching machines for CV joint production

 

1979

Supply of 12 chain-type broaching machines and broach sharpening machines for the broaching of railway sleepers having been used for the Baikal-Amur-railway in Russia

1981-1987

Production facilities of the car manufacturer Daimler-Benz AG by 15 broaching machines for CV joint production

1985-1997

Modernisation of the CV joint production at the car manufacturer
Volkswagen AG by 10 broaching machines

1985

First CNC controlled horizontal external broaching machine with 5 NC axis to broach turbine and compressor discs.

1993

Vertical external broaching machine with automatic tool changer and 8 NC axis to broach turbine discs up to 2400 mm in diameter and 8.5 tons in weight

1995

Broaching machine no. 100 supplied for the brake manufacturing

1995-1998

A total of 7 horizontal external broaching machines
supplied to the car manufacturers Daewoo and Volkswagen
worldwide

1998

Diversification by hydraulically driven table-up broaching machines in the range of internal broaching

1998-1999

Design, manufacturing and supply of the biggest
vertical external broaching machine for turbine and
compressor discs to Siemens Berlin

2000-2002

Supply of one horizontal external broaching machine and several vertical external broaching machines with automatic tool changing systems

2002

Diversification by electromechanically driven table-up broaching machines in the range of internal broaching.

2003

Supply of 6 table-up broaching machines
for soft and hard broaching of gears to GM

2004

Acquisition by the companies ARTHUR KLINK GmbH and KARL KLINK GmbH, formation of the new companies LAPOINTE GmbH and HOFFMANN Räumtechnik GmbH and the competence centres for the broaching of turbine components in the turbine industry (HOFFMANN & LAPOINTE) and brake components in the automotive industry (HOFFMANN).

2005 till now

Supply of 8 horizontal and 5 vertical external broaching machines to gas turbine manufacturers throughout the world. Further machines are still in work.