- 1931: Founding of the company Modellbau Fritz Henkel by Fritz Henkel             (1st generation) - 1938: First construction phase at today´s production plant - 1951: First large building extension - 1961: Son Alfred Henkel (2nd generation) joins the company - 1965: Alfred Henkel takes over the company - 1974: Founding of Modellbau Henkel GmbH - 1988: Expansion of product range by including prototypes and small batches - 1989: Grandson Stefan Henkel (3rd generation) joins the company - 1996: DIN EN ISO 9002 certification - 1996: Introduction of the first CAD workplace - 1996: Purchase of the first CNC milling machine (3-axis) - 2001: Expansion of the existing QA system to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 - 2004: Purchase of the third CNC milling machine (3-axis) - 2006: Extensive conversion in order to modernise the site and create more space - 2008: Expansion of the existing QA system to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 - 2011: Introduction of the fifth CAD workplace - 2013: Purchase of the first 5-axis CNC milling machine - 2013: Modellbau Henkel becomes an apprenticing company that takes on             trainees again - 2008: Expansion of the existing QA system to Norm ISO 9001:2015 - 2021: Our trainee is the first state winner in the performance competition             of the German trade in Nordrhein-Westfalen