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.

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

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.

Historie - Schmuhl Wasserski und Zugboot company history

1986

Schmuhl Plast-Verarbeitung was founded by Peter Schmuhl in Lothra, Thuringia. His first products were competition water skis and water ski towing boats.

Historie Schmuhl Campinganhaenger CFK company history

1987

Glass reinforced plastics (GRP) covers for camping trailers we produced.

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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.

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.

Historie - IGA Stuttgart_Imtamin Monorail Kabinen company history

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

1995

From 1995 production of a complete cab, including painting and glazing for Mercedes-Dornier.

M30 doors up to 2500 units/year

historie - Schmuhl Bau der Halle2 company history

1996

Construction of a new production area (600 m²)

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.

2000

Production begins on the new CFRP crew compartment for fire engines (Image courtesy of Albert Ziegler GmbH)

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

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).

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

Historie - Schmuhl Krankabine company history

2006

production begins on crane cabins using the RTM process

2007

Founding of joint venture in China

2008

Production begins on MRI beds for Siemens, using the RTM process

2008

Co-initiation and co-financing of an Endowed Professorship for Plastics Technology at TU-Ilmenau

2009

Monocoque: co-development and manufacture of carbon fiber composite components

2010

Founding of "Schmuhl Fiber Composite Co. LTD" (100 % subsidiary) in Qingdao, China. Products: MRI and CT beds

2011

Co-development and production of the cabin for the snow groomer “Beast”, for Prinoth AG

Innovationen für Hightech-Lösungen – Krankabine

2011

Production of the fiber composite components of the driver's cab of the GMK6300L mobile crane, for the company "Manitowoc"

2012

2012 Start of the series production of CT bed systems

PKW CFK Batterieabdeckung company history

2014

Series production of battery housing made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic, for passenger cars

2016

Shareholder restructuring and expansion (shareholders: Peter Schmuhl, Markus Schmuhl, and Frank Rosenbaum)

2019

Installation of a new painting booth

2020

Start of series production for aviation components

- Lightweight toilets for passenger aircraft

- Lightweight water tanks for passenger aircraft

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

Funding projects

From history to the present - Schmuhl today

Today, Schmuhl is an important supplier for renowned customers in technology industries and an important developer and partner for high-tech sectors. We are proud to look back on over 30 years of visionary history full of pioneering spirit, drive and perseverance. What was then a two-man company has developed into an international company with over 130 employees.

Step by step, we have expanded our know-how, skills and technologies and are now a Class A supplier to the medical technology, automotive, aviation and mechanical engineering industries, whose major companies are now among our regular customers.

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