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Maschinenfabrik Karl Eugen Fischer is celebrating its 65th Anniversary with many guest of honours from politics and economics.

“We are not the biggest, but we are the best” goes the slogan of Maschinenfabrik Karl Eugen Fischer. At the 65th Anniversary celebrations and at the opening of the home fair all speakers emphasized the truth of the company’s ceremony of the philosophy, which had made the company to the global market leader for cord cutting lines essential for tyre processing industry

There was a magnificent atmosphere in the marquee at the opening of the home fair, at which the company presents a whole lot of technical innovations in the field of cutting and building technology. The speaker of the management team, Joachim Raps, gave a warm welcome to all the guests coming from numerous countries. Especially Monica Riebeling, CEO and the company’s owner, was met with applause.

At the ceremony, CEO and company’s owner Monica Riebeling, also welcomed Chief Administrator of Upper Franconia Hans Angerer.

After having entered the Chinese market in the past few years, the company was now directing at other future markets in India, Russia and Iran.

The founder of the company Karl Eugen Fischer had established the company in 1940. After 65 years he is said to having played a major part regarding highest precision in cutting technology. Raps: “We are proud of being able to celebrate our 65th Anniversary in this year.” This was possible primarily due to the company’s customers and the pleasure in innovating of engineers, designers and employees. In 1971, according to Raps, the Maschinenfabrik had received its first order by the Continental AG in Hannover. The first machines for the so far unknown material “cord” had been delivered at the beginning of 1972. Co-operation with “Conti” had been constantly strengthened since then.

At the beginning of 1988, already 100 tyre cord cutting lines had been supplied. Presently almost 500 tyre cord cutting machines were in use in nearly all industrial countries of the world. Due to this fact, Fischer had been for 65 years synonymous with innovative cutting and building machines. All well-known re manufacturers used trustfully the tyre cutting line manufactured by the company. Since the company had been founded, a total of 4182 machines and plants have been supplied.

Dr. Noll of the company Continental started off congratulations. He reminded about the very first starts in cord cutting lines. Out of that, an always pleasant co-operation had been developed.

Mr. Hans Angerer, Chief Administrator of Upper Franconia, described the Maschinenfabrik Fischer with its 250 employees as a company that always had been ahead of the time of globalization. Angerer was proud, that the Upper Franconian company is keeping to extent its global leadership. He acknowledged the performance of the highly skilled employees who nearly all were from the area nearby. Especially design, development, competence and flexibility were resulting from the intense apprentice of young people. This was a fact, that honoured Fischer in a special way.

Similar to this were the comments of Count von Guttenberg, member of the German Parliament and Christa Steiger, Bavarian member of Parliament. The Count especially acknowledged the solid roots and the high quality of the products. Christa Steiger was impressed by all the things, that Fischer had achieved in the last 65 years.

Little, fine and humble – that was once the company’s philosophy of Fischer, said Deputy Head of the Region of Lichtenfels, Peter Riedel. Burgkunstadt and the district of Lichtenfels have had good luck when the Maschinenfabrik established here 65 years ago.

The Mayor of Burgkunstadt, Heinz Petterich, acknowledged innovation, quality, precision and entrepreneurial vision as well as highly motivated employees. “We are proud of what the Maschinenfabrik Fischer achieved in the last decades” said the Mayor. The Mayor of Altenkunstadt, Georg Vonbrunn, was pleased about Fischer being leader on the global market and carrying the names of the “kunstädte” into all continents.

Franz Brosch, Managing Director of the Bavarian Employers Association, wished for an upswing. The announced way of going into the east was a convincing example for entrepreneurial vision, Brosch praised the company.

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