Company history
Read about the history of our company since our foundation in 1993 by Karl-Heinz Wacker:
1993 Foundation of Metallbau Wacker by Karl-Heinz Wacker in Altenstein, for special and series production and prototype construction
1996 Entry into quality assurance and rework service
2000 Foundation of Wacker Qualitätssicherung GmbH
2001 Relocation of quality assurance and its services to a new site in Meschenbach near Coburg
2001 Expansion of services in servicing and maintenance of KTL and powder coating equipment
2004 Due to high demand: Relocation of Wacker Rework Service GmbH from Meschenbach to Untersiemau
2005 Certification of Wacker Rework Service GmbH to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008
2006 Expansion of services to include manufacture of welded sub-assemblies and installation sub-assemblies
2008 Expansion to site with 800m² additional storage space and transport facilities
2010 Entry into the industrial parts cleaning area
2011 Integration of test units for testing and monitoring prototypes up to production readiness
2012 Renaming of Wacker Rework Service GmbH as Wacker Qualitätssicherung GmbH
2013 Expansion of engineering services and entry into radial riveting
2014 Expansion of the company’s in-house fleet (logistics)
2015 Entry into CNC 5-axis processing
2016 Expansion to location with 700m² of additional production space
2017 Expansion of equipment stock in the industrial part cleaning area
2018 Expansion of the company’s own logistics fleet
2019 Relocation to our new company building in Großheirath
2020 Commissioning of a roof-mounted PV system for generating own electricity
2021 Establishment of the photovoltaics business area
2022 The Wacker PV brand “The sun creates value” is born
2023 Andreas Wacker takes over the position of managing director
Based on many years of experience, both companies, Wacker Qualitätssicherung GmbH, Untersiemau, and Metallbau Wacker, Altenstein are regarded as highly reliable partners for fast, high quality implementation of the many and varied requests of their customers.