History Schüco Technology Center
The History of Schüco Technology Center
Milestones from 1967-1988
1967
The Testing department is set up
1968
New site behind the old fittings hall (now the head office) is purchased
1973
Relocation to the hall that is now the old building (at the time still a profile warehouse). The offices were still located in an apartment block on Karolinenstraße.
The Testing department is renamed the Test Center
1980
Construction and commissioning of the first façade test rig (façade test rig A) and the start of testing for national and international projects
1988
Construction and commissioning of the ballistics test rig
Milestones from 1990-1999
1990
Introduction of 3D printing with the first stereolithography system
1992
Performance of the first solar tests and development of the first solar test procedures
1993
Acquisition of the first factory standards for independent and traceable calibration within the context of ISO 9001
1997
Samples Workshop and Testing departments combined to form the Technology Center
October 1999
Approval of new/conversion work on the Technology Center with façade test rig and the acoustics test rig (first vertical flanking insulation test rig in Germany)
Milestones from 2000 - 2010
June 2001
Completion of all building work
Commissioning
50 year anniversary of Schüco
Dec. 2005
First issue of accreditation in accordance with DIN/EN/ISO/IEC 17025 as a test laboratory with worldwide recognition
Aug. 2006
Introduction of dual work for mechatronic engineers
Aug. 2009
Introduction of dual work for electrotechnical engineers
Oct. 2010
Building work starts as part of the extension of the Technology Center
Milestones from 2011
2011
Commissioning of building phase I (old Granini Hall), “samples workshop” and “mechanics, durability, security”
2012
Commissioning of new test rig for "watertightness tests"
Recommissioning of ballistics test rig
Commissioning of laboratory for "environmental simulation" and "e-tests" (IP, EMV)
2014
Certificate of proficiency granted to operate a factory calibration laboratory.
2015
Commissioning of new training workshop
Introduction of dual work/study course for machine technology engineers
2016
Start of TC acoustics test centre project
First issue of accreditation as DAkkS-DKD calibration laboratory
