Company history — The SCHMUHL family business has written an impressive success story since it was founded in 1986. Delve deeper into our success story and find out more about our development process from sole trader to international company!

SCHMUHL – Company HISTORY: OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN FIBER COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY

The family-owned company SCHMUHL, which today operates as Schmuhl Faserverbundtechnik GmbH & Co KG, manufactures fiber-reinforced plastic components, as well as complete systems, and has written an impressive success story since it was founded in the year 1986.

Today Schmuhl is a celebrated supply and development partner for  a wide range of industries in the high-tech sector.

Medical Technology

Automotive

Mechanical engineering

aviation

The following presentation offers a closer look at our company history, highlighting key moments and turning points that have had a lasting impact on the company to this day.

Milestones from the company history:

Historie Schmuhl Rennbobschlitten company history
1972
1972
Company founder Klaus-Peter Schmuhl became project manager for racing sleds and bobsleigh sports equipment at the Scientific Center of the German Sled and Bobsleigh Sports Association of the GDR (DSBV of the GDR). The Research and Development Center for Sports Equipment Berlin (FES) is located in Oberhof / Thuringia.
Here he was able to gain his first experience in lightweight construction and with fiber composite materials (glass and carbon fiber reinforced plastics). One example of his successful work was during the 1976 Olympic Games in Innsbruck. With the sports equipment he helped to develop, and of course the great athletes, Olympic gold was won twice in the bobsleigh competitions.
1972
Historie - Schmuhl Wasserski und Zugboot company history
1986
1986
Schmuhl Plast-Verarbeitung was founded by Peter Schmuhl in Lothra, Thuringia. His first products were competition water skis and water ski towing boats.
1986
Historie Schmuhl Campinganhaenger CFK company history
1987
1987
Glass reinforced plastics (GRP) covers for camping trailers we produced.
1987
Historie - Deckel Bauteil company history
1990
1990
Due to German reunification, there were no more orders in the “new federal states” and so the company needed to adapt. Peter Schmuhl found a helpful partner in the Stuttgart area, in the form of the company “Rolf Wolfangel”. This partnership resulted in a smooth relaunch. Schmuhl was able to draw on Wolfangel's wealth of experience, thus winning new orders.
1990
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1991
1991
The company "Schmuhl und Partner GmbH & Co. KG" was founded, with Peter Schmuhl as managing partner, and the company "Wolfangel" as co-partner. The company expanded and moved into our new location in Liebschütz, Thuringia.
1991
Historie - IGA Stuttgart_Imtamin Monorail Kabinen company history
1992
1992
Peter Schmuhl's son, Markus Schmuhl, joins the company as production manager.
New products: Production of complete cabins, including cabling, for the IGA-Stuttgart on behalf of the company "Intamin".
Monorail-Kabine
1992
1995
1995
From 1995 production of a complete cab, including painting and glazing for Mercedes-Dornier.

M30 doors up to 2500 units/year
1995
historie - Schmuhl Bau der Halle2 company history
1996
1996
Construction of a new production area (600 m²)
1996
1996
1996
Production begins on components for the Unimog UX100 driver's cab, made of CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastics) for the company "Mercedes".

Construction and commissioning (in-house development) of 1st robot processing cell.
1996
Ziegler Firefighter Cabin
2000
2000
Production begins on the new CFRP crew compartment for fire engines (Image courtesy of Albert Ziegler GmbH)
2000
2002
Construction of hall 3 including office wing (approx. 600 m2 production area)

Change of shareholders - sole shareholder of Schmuhl Faserverbundtechnik GmbH &Co KG becomes Peter Schmuhl (100%)
Historie - Siemens MRT Magnetom "Avanto" company history
2004
2004
New products in the medical technology field: complete MRI housings, Plug and Play systems for "Magnetom Avanto" and "Somatom plus”, as well as MRI beds for Siemens as "Just-in-Sequence" delivery.

Production of aviation components (Wega100)

Expansion of the office and production wings (Hall 4).
2004
Klaus-Peter Schmuhl company history
2006
2006
Construction of Hall 5, production and office space - resulting in a total production area of ca. 5000 m²

Acquisition of a 5-axis CNC milling machine with 5300 x 3500 x 1200 mm machining format.

New products: Liebherr crane cabin, MRI beds
2006
Historie - Schmuhl Krankabine company history
2006
2006
production begins on crane cabins using the RTM process
2006
Flagge von China
2007
2007
Founding of joint venture in China
2007
MRT-Liege
2008
2008
Production begins on MRI beds for Siemens, using the RTM process
2008
Logo TU Ilmenau
2008
2008
Co-initiation and co-financing of an Endowed Professorship for Plastics Technology at TU-Ilmenau
2008
CFK Monocoque Groesse
2009
2009
Monocoque: co-development and manufacture of carbon fiber composite components
2009
Veranstaltung company history
2010
2010
Founding of "Schmuhl Fiber Composite Co. LTD" (100 % subsidiary) in Qingdao, China. Products: MRI and CT beds
2010
Prinoth beast Kabine
2011
2011
Co-development and production of the cabin for the snow groomer “Beast”, for Prinoth AG
2011
Innovationen für Hightech-Lösungen – Krankabine
2011
2011
Production of the fiber composite components of the driver's cab of the GMK6300L mobile crane, for the company "Manitowoc"
2011
CT Liege Herstellung
2012
2012
2012 Start of the series production of CT bed systems
2012
PKW CFK Batterieabdeckung company history
2014
2014
Series production of battery housing made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic, for passenger cars
2014
Schmuhl, Rosenbaum
2016
2016
Shareholder restructuring and expansion (shareholders: Peter Schmuhl, Markus Schmuhl, and Frank Rosenbaum)
2016
Schmuhl Spritzanlage
2019
2019
Installation of a new painting booth
2019
CFK Tank
2020
2020
Start of series production for aviation components

- Lightweight toilets for passenger aircraft

- Lightweight water tanks for passenger aircraft
2020
Klaus-Peter Schmuhl Senior CEO
2024
26.11.2024 - Senior CEO and founder Peter Schmuhl passes away;
Management continues through his son Markus Schmuhl
Schmuhl Beispiele F&E -Prozesse und Auslegung im TFP-Verfahren
2024/25
Expansion of research and development in the areas of new materials, product development, process development, efficiency and sustainability
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