1889

Founding of the Berkenhoff company by Carl Berkenhoff when he sets up a "fine wire drawing facility" in the Rehmühle at Herborn-Merkenbach

1893

Invention and patenting of the first multi wire drawing machine with a series of four consecutive drawing operations

1923

Transformation of the trading company into a corporation: Founding of Berkenhoff & Drebes AG

1965

Setting up a wire electroplating shop

1979

Introduction and patenting of the first coated EDM wire under the brand cobracut® 

1981

Merger of the Merkenbach wire factory with the metal foundry and wire factory in Heuchelheim-Kinzenbach, forming what is now Berkenhoff GmbH

1990

Construction of new wire-drawing, annealing and electroplating halls

2000

Global market leadership for EDM wire

2006

Introduction of the patented Gammaphase-EDM wires under the brand name topas®plus

2008

Commissioning of the new wire-drawing centre for special wires in the plant Kinzenbach

2015

Company takeover of the Berkenhoff GmbH by the Chinese Powerway Group