103 years of Altendorf – 103 years of sliding table saws.

1906
Berlin: company founded and invention of the sliding table and edging
circular saw to the "Altendorf system" by Wilhelm Altendorf

1919
Relocation of operations to Minden, Westphalia

1930
Wilhelm Altendorf's sons Willy and Kurt join the company

1936
Introduction of employee profit-sharing scheme

1948
Death of company founder Wilhelm Altendorf

1956
Product range streamlined with concentration on manufacture of the
Altendorf sliding table saw, series production introduced

1963
Annual production exceeds 1,000 machines for first time

1971
Wilfried Altendorf and Siegfried Thiele take over management of the company

1974
Move to present production premises at Wettinerallee, Minden

1975
Annual production exceeds 3,000 sliding table saws for first time

1984
First Altendorf subsidiary on foreign soil set up in the USA

1988
Altendorf Australia founded

1989
Opening of Altendorf Infocenter

1991
Altendorf Nederland established

1992
Kurt Altendorf retires from active involvement in the business

1994
Altendorf France set up

1995
Death of Willy Altendorf
Altendorf Qinhuangdao established

1998
Expansion of administration offices in Minden

1999
Altendorf Asia established

2000
Takeover of Müller Minden Maschinenhandelsgesellschaft mbH
World record: The 100,000th Altendorf leaves the factory.

2002
Tom Altendorf joins the company

2003
Siegfried Thiele retires from the business

2005
Death of Kurt Altendorf
Erection of shipping and logistics centre at Minden headquarters

2006
Opening of new sales and service centre at Minden headquarters
Company celebrates its centenary

2007
Opening of Altendorf do Brasil