| 1892/1898 |
- Founded by Leonhard Kurz as an enterprise for the production and marketing of gold leaf.
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| 1931 |
- The world's first vapor-deposit stamping foil using real gold was invented and patented by Konrad Kurz. Main industry applications: pencils, bookbinding and the hat industry.
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| 1950-1960 |
- LUXOR/ALUFIN® - introduction of vapor-aluminized hot- stamping foils. Field of application: Graphics industry.
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| 1960-1970 |
- COLORIT - pigment-coated hot-stamping foils.
- Carat,Dukat- hot-stamping machines for gilt edging. Manufacture of KURZ roll-on stamping machines begins (for picture frames, radio/tv and automotive industries).
- Expansion of KURZ stamping foils into plastics industries (Alufin SLM for radio/tv profiles and the automotive industry).
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| 1970-1980 |
- First company-owned sales offices open in Australia and Japan.
- Production established in USA, with facilities today located in North Carolina.
- Exterior chrome: first external application of hot-stamping foils for automotive emblems and radiator grills.
- Expanded development of the KURZ hot-stamping process- Hinderer & Muhlich silicone products (stamping plates, rollers and tools) and vertical stamping machines.
- Creation of new design line for stamping foils used in radio/tv and automotive industries: wood look, brushed finishes and unicolors.
- First KURZ heat transfers.
- Introduction of KURZ Inmold foils (brushed aluminum).
- Magnetic hot-stamping foils: Data storage on bank books, airline tickets, credit cards.
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| 1980-1990 |
- First Insert Molding foils for the automotive industry.
- TOUCHWOOD® - transfer finish for the furniture industry.
- Extensive work on the development of of visual structure foils (Hologram, TrustSeal, Kinegram).
- Commencement of mass production at Sulzbach-Rosenberg in Germany.
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| 1990-2000 |
- Expansion of the OVD-stamping foil production.
- Launching of the first Asia - Pacific plant in Malaysia.
- Acquisition of the OVD Kinegram Corp. in Switzerland.
- Hinderer+Mühlich expands its program by using CAD - engraved metal stamping plates for use in the graphics industry.
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| 2000- |
- Production begins at Hefei plant in China.
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