History

The THONAUER group is taken over by longtime partner Komax AG as part of a long-term succession plan.
Ing. Mag. (FH) Werner RENNER takes over the management of our company.
Ing. Petr Pavelka takes over the management of THONAUER spol.s.r.o. (Czech Republic).
THONAUER spol.s.r.o. (Czech Republic) moves to the new company building at Hviezdoslavova 1188/5, 62700 Brno.

THONAUER becomes the agent of Drei Bond, covering adhesives technology.
Sales exceeded 35 million euros for the first time.
In May 2015, the quality management system at THONAUER spol.s.r.o (Czech Republic) was certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2008.

In December 2014 the quality management system at THONAUER Automatic SRL (Romania) was certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2008.

January: Quality Austria Certificate awarded for the quality management system according to the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 Grateful for a quarter of a century
(THONAUER Gesellschaft m.b.H. - Austria).
The year 2013 was marked by the 25th anniversary of the founding of the company.
Ing. Mag. (FH) Werner Renner took over sales management of the THONAUER Group.
For the first time in history, THONAUER Group achieved a total turnover of approx. EUR 20 Million.

Start of activities as a service provider in the areas of application of foam sealing, selective coating and potting.

Start of THONAUER Energia in Hungary to set up complete systems for the use of bio energy.

Expansion of the product portfolio through acquisition of representations for winding machines (Ingrid West Machinery IWM), low-pressure mixing and dispensing machines from RAMPF Dosiersysteme and optical filters from PSC.

New representations to complement our sales programme, e.g. selective soldering (ATN Niemeier), laser stripping and marking (Spectrum Technologies)
August 2004: Move to the new company building at Perfektastraße 59, 1230 Vienna

Conversion of the Romanian Information and Service office into THONAUER Automatic s.r.l., which is 100% owned by THONAUER GmbH in Vienna.
Purchase and extension of a new office, storage facility and presentation showroom in ViennaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s 23^rd district.
Enlargement of our subsidiary in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Expansion of sales territory to Slovenia Installation of first KOMAX ARA cable processing robot and KOMAX 488 machine.
Acquisition of right to represent the US company PVA (Precision Valves & Automation, Inc.), which offers equipment for selective conformal coating and dispensing.

Opening of the branch office in TIMISOARA in Romania to improve customer service in the northern part of the country.
Relaunch of the THONAUER website.
Additional service branch in ZVOLEN (Mid of Slovakia) opens.

Establishment of THONAUER r.s.o. in BRNO (CZ).
At the end of 1999, Ing. Friedrich Thonauer cedes technical management to Ing. Christian Thonauer and commercial management to Ing. Walter Altrichter. He remains with the company as a consultant.

Start of targeting of the Hungarian market, with participation in symposiums and trade fairs.
Development of a fully-automated high-frequency soldering station for contacts on a KOMAX cable processing centre.

Takeover of Komax and Mecal representative offices for Austria and Hungary. Komax is the leading company for automated cable processing, and Mecal is a respected manufacturer of crimping tools and presses.
BAVARIA, now part of Laird Technologies - global market leader for EMI shielding products - makes THONAUER its representative in Austria.

THONAUER GmbH is founded by Ing. Friedrich K. THONAUER who takes over general management.