Back to the future

FERBE was founded in 1954 in Gislaved and was one of the area’s first toolmakers. When we look back on FERBE’s fifty-year history, we see what enormous technical development the company has undergone. We have always taken the lead and used the latest technology, and a lot has happened over the years. Who could dream of today’s high-speed cutters and laser technology when we bought the first computer many years ago, or when the first numerically controlled milling machine came?

Milestones in FERBE’s history:

1954 The company is founded and specialises in moulding tools
1963 We start to use graphite electrodes for sparking
1978 The first toolmaker in Sweden to buy a numerically controlled milling machine
1983 The first computer is bought from USA for design and preparation, which means a huge technical leap
1991 Generation change in the company
1993 Givab in Göteborg is acquired
2002 The parent company FERBE Tools AB is established
2003 The FERBE Group reaches 100 employees in Sweden
2004 Ferbe turns 50 and the company writes history again by acquiring the absolutely latest manufacturing method with laser technology – Laser Cusing
2005 A 5-axis high-speed milling machine with advanced robot equipment is installed
2006 Samarbete för produktion i Mexiko startas
2007 Ny robotiserad sänkgnistcell med två maskiner och kapacitet att gnista fina ytor ner till Ra0,1 (VDI 0)
2008 Ny robotiserad produktionscell med HSM-fräs/gnist tas i bruk