Time travel: 1923 - 1933

It All Began with Flexible Cables for Attachments

1923

Christian Trumpf and two partners acquire Julius Geiger GmbH, a machine shop in Stuttgart.


The company’s founder Christian Trumpf (photo from 1950)	Machine shop Julius Geiger GmbH in Stuttgart

The company's first logo was based on its product: flexible shafts. These were initially manufactured for dental and printing use. With the invention of the motor drive they were also produced and distributed for industrial purposes – for the machining of metal and wood.
	Product catalogue from 1927

1927

Julius Geiger GmbH has 70 employees.

Growth of the firm necessitates a move to larger production premises. In 1933 the company moves to the Stuttgart suburb of Weilimdorf.