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historical advertising leaflet of the hand guided machines from TRUMPF

Hand-guided machines for simple sheet metal processing

1934-1949
historical picture of a hand-guided machine from TRUMPF

1934

The first motor-driven hand shears

The company presents the first motor-driven hand shears (HSP 201) for cutting sheet metal. This results in a wide range of power tools.

historical logo of julius geiger

1937

Name change

The company is renamed "TRUMPF & Co. vormals Julius Geiger GmbH".

historical picture of the Stuttgart machine shop Julius Geiger GmbH

1939

TRUMPF during the Second World War

As well as its product range of electric hand shears and flexible shafts, TRUMPF also makes foot pumps for aircraft construction as a sub-supplier to Elektron-Co. mbH in Bad Cannstatt. Of a total of over one hundred workers at the company, a third are forced labourers from France, the majority of whom come from Vierzon, south of Paris. The production buildings remain undamaged.

historical picture of the serial production of TRUMPF stationary shears in Stuttgart-Weilimdorf Germany

1947

Construction of stationary curve shears

Christian Trumpf decides to build stationary curve shears. These are presented under the name "TRUMPF Aushauschere TAS".

historical picture of the first TRUMPF Logo

1948

Change to the logo

In 1948, TRUMPF changes its logo due to the new product field. The spade logo is then used for over thirty years.

historical picture of flexible shafts from TRUMPF
1923-1933

It all began with flexible shafts for attachable tools

historical picture of a booth of TRUMPF at a trade show in Hanover Germany
1950-1959

Stationary machines establish themselves

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