Acquisition of Märtiens Robotec GmbH in Bruchsal, Germany

Acquisition of majority interest in Wood Based Panel Machinery in Shanghai, P.R. China
Acquisition of B. Maier, Zerkleinerungstechnik in Bielefeld, Germany
New construction of the Karle+Jung plant in Ötigheim, Germany

Acquisition of certain panelboard operations from Metso:
Dieffenbacher Panelboard OY in Nastola, Finnland
Dieffenbacher Sunds MDF Technologies AB in Sundsvall, Sweden

Formation of DMC Dieffenbacher Machinery Changzhou in Changzhou, China (manufacturing facilities)
Formation of Dieffenbacher Australasia in Victoria, Australia (sales and services)
Formation of Dieffenbacher India in Bangalore, Indien (sales and services)

New plant for press automation in Eppingen, Germany

Formation of DMO in Moscow, Russia and DAP in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (sales and services)

Acquisition of Schenckmann-Piel Engineering-GmbH in Leverkusen, Germany

Acquisition of ASA in Jöhlingen, Germany (Pressenautomation)

Acquisition of the Schenck Panel Production Systems in Darmstadt, Germany

Acquisition of Karle+Jung, Durmersheim, Germany (tool manufacturing)

Formation of DIA in Atlanta, USA and DBO in Beijing, China (sales and services)

Formation of DCZ in Brno, Czech Republic (manufacturing facilities)

Formation of DNA in Windsor, Ontario, Kanada (manufacturing facilities)

Entry of today`s president Mr. Wolf-Gerd Dieffenbacher

Albert and Gerhard Dieffenbacher, the sons of Wilhelm and Friedrich Dieffenbacher, built particleboard and veneering presses; more than 1,000 presses follow

The second generation, Friedrich and Wilhelm Dieffenbacher, built the first press for the production of Bakelite parts
First activities in the plastics industry

Dieffenbacher company established by Jakob Dieffenbacher
Manufacture of hydraulic fruit, wine and oil presses