History

1911 -

RIBE® GROUP SPRING FACTORY ESTABLISHED IN SCHWABACH

Richard Bergner establishes the RIBE® spring factory at Nördliche Mauerstraße in Schwabach, Germany.

1915 -

MANUFACTURING OF COLD FORMED SPECIAL SCREWS BEGINS

The first cold formed slotted screws are manufactured on a double-blow header.

1945 -

START OF PRODUCTION FOR LOW AND HIGH VOLTAGE FITTINGS

After acquiring expertise and patents from J.W. Hofmann in Radebeul, production of low and later high voltage fittings begins.

1998 -

PRODUCTION SITES BUILT IN SLOVAKIA & GLOBAL FASTENER ALLIANCE (GFA) ESTABLISHED

GFA – the Global Fastener Alliance – is established to secure the global availability of RIBE® products. A screw factory is constructed in Nitra, Slovakia.

2002 -

RIFAST SYSTEMS LLC, USA ESTABLISHED

RIFAST Systems, LLC, Lincolnwood (USA) is established as a joint venture with ATF, Inc., Lincolnwood.

2003 -

RIBE® JOINING TECHNOLOGIES SHANGHAI/JIADING (CHINA) ESTABLISHED

Assembly operation for electrical fittings goes into operation in Shanghai, China. The first RIBE® branch office is established in Shanghai/Jiading (China) – known today as RIBE® Joining Technologies Ltd.

2010 -

RIBE® POWER MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. ESTABLISHED

RIBE® Power Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is established in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2011 -

A CENTURY OF RIBE® – A CENTURY OF INNOVATIONS

RIBE® celebrates its 100th anniversary as a family-owned business in its fourth generation of management.

2013 -

RIBE® ANLAGENTECHNIK GMBH ESTABLISHED

RIBE® is positioned as a full line supplier. Development, design and control engineering, manufacturing and assembly, after-sales service: Customers receive everything they need from a single source for maximum process efficiency.