History

Company was founded by Dipl. Ing. Richard Schmid und Walter Wezel in Stuttgart.

The brand BIAX is synonymeous for flexible shafts.

Production moves to Maulbronn near Stuttgart into a new building.

Subsidary founded in USA.

Introducing the EFA meat processing range.

Hans-Georg Wezel takes over production responsibility and exceeds product range from flexible shafts to pneumatic industrial tools and meat processing machines.

The subsidary BIAX-Werkzeuge GmbH & Co. in Maulbronn was founded, manufacturing carbide tools.

The subsidary BIAX GmbH in Steckborn (CH) was founded.

Mr. Ulrich Merkle gets in charge of the company.

The subsidary EFA Processing Equipment Company in Omaha (USA) was founded.

Quality Management Certification according to DIN-ISO 9001.

The subsidary BIAX-Italia S.r.I. in Roverto (I) was founded.

Schmid & Wezel takes over the SIG-Airtool Division in Neuhausen (CH).

Schmid & Wezel Maulbronn moves into a newly built plant. The production of carbide tools of the former BIAX Hartmetallwerkzeuge GmbH moves to Neuhausen (CH).

Quailty Management Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001-2000.

Schmid & Wezel presents at the IFFA in Frankfurt/Main tools for automatic and robotic slaughter and deboning lines.

After more than 30 years worldwide, successful working in the slaughter industry, the production of EFA 44 splitting saw will be stopped. The bandsaw splitters will follow the EFA 44 with powerfull motors and hygienic highest level from the series SB. EFA SB splitting saws are used daily wordlwide in the meat industry.

At IFFA exhibition in Frankfurt EFA presents the new products, EFA 900 Handskinner, EFA 750 Fishscaler and the new splitting band saw SB 325 E with the new control unit.

Advancement in the field of servo synchronus motors for breaking saws, a new electro trimmer for the meat industry and the products VB 315 stunner and the SB 325 E splitting saw for cattle.

EFA presents at IFFA 2013 the new EFA Long Life Trimmer with flexi shaft and servo sychronus drive. Available also with pneumatic motor. New are also the following powerfull products, the PLE 10 dehider, the breaking saw SK 18 S with servo synchronus motor, the splitting saw SB 325 E and the stunner VB 315.

Extension of the Trimmerprogramms to the products: Trimmer 90/130 Pneumatic

Introduction of the new SB 325 e cattle cut-out saw.

Further development of the SB 326 e beef bisecting saw with 2 hand protection switches.

Improvement of breast leg saw EFA 66 on the new model EFA 67 longlife.

Overhaul and further development of the electro Trimmer.

Modernization of the single-hand pliers according to the current DIN standard.

Revision and further development EFA SK 18 S Zerlegesäge with Servo synchronous Motor.

Market introduction of a spinal cord extraction system and the Air Monitoring Unit for the stun devices to ensure the welfare of the good.