It is remarkable how time flies

18.01.2017

It is now 25 years since RÜBIG Engineering built its first own plasma nitriding furnace. This system was the cornerstone for an impressive company history and for the path to become an absolute nitriding specialist.

Amazing, but true: This first plasma nitriding system, which originally needed to be manually operated, is still running. Of course not for serial production, but equipped with new visualization it is now used for RÜBIG customer training purposes.

Standing still means taking a step backwards.

Much has changed and developed within these 25 years. Today's  MICROPULS® EVEREST convinces with outstanding furnace filling degree, its temperature homogeneity and its easy integrability in existing production lines. Also fully automated loading or globally connecting systems would have been inconceivable at the beginning.

Besides the own employees, the sister companies executing commercial heat treating are making a significan contribution to the furnaces' development.

RÜBIG Engineering is now represented in 42 countries with systems to improve surfaces of steel components and its customer base includes includes big automotive companies and suppliers for the aviation industry as well as small, family-owned commercial heat treaters.

Besides furnaces for plasma nitriding, RÜBIG Engineering is additionally manufacturing systems for gas nitriding as well as for plasma-assisted coating. All those technologies improve wear, hardness and corrosion resistance.

Investment employees.

The steady improvement of RÜBIG was only possible by the combination of young and inspiring, as well as longtime and experienced employees. In fact, average age of staff is 37 years and average company affiliation is more than 10 years per employee. Therefore, some of the employees, which are with RÜBIG for approximately 20 years now, should not be missing during the birthday party.

On the picture:

In the back, from left to right: Markus Mayer (electrical designer, 21 years at RÜBIG), Werner Fischer (after sales manager, 19 years at RÜBIG), Günter RÜBIG (CEO RÜBIG group), Martin Strutzenberger (area sales manager, 21 years at RÜBIG)

In the front, from left to right: Thomas Müller (COO RÜBIG Engineering), Markus Saxinger (plant fitter, 19 years at RÜBIG)

Not on the picture: Günther Schmid (incoming inspection, 23 years at RÜBIG), Richard Süss (plant electrician, 20 years at RÜBIG), Roland Kullmer (project leader, 19 years at RÜBIG)