Erzinger Brushes: A company history; founded on tradition, and with over 150 years of experience 1846 Company founded in Schleitheim, making brushes by hand 1863 Moved to Wädenswil, near Zürich 1886 Frist gas motor used in production 1895 First electric motor used in production 1899 Second family generation of company directors 1910 New building in Wädenswil 1916 First mechanical production method 1920 Third generation of directors 1932 Foundation of sister company Spiralbürsten AG 1944 Initiation of employees care an pension scheme 1958 First mechanical/numerically controlled production machine 1961 Forth generation of company directors (transference to limited company status) 1963 First factory expansion 1979 Second factory expansion, doubling production capacity 1982 Merger of Spiralbürsten Ltd. with Bürstenfabrik Erzinger Ltd. 1986 Introduction of EDV 1987 Fifth generation of directors 1990 Third factory expansion, again doubling production capacity 1998 Introduction of ISO 9002 Quality Control System First Internet-Appearance www.erzinger.ch 2001 First CMYK-Catalog 2004 First 5 axles steered production machine