History of company ProForm

2004

Company founded as 1mts-gebhardt, a one-man company 
Objective: To support small and medium-sized enterprises during product creation process, as well as to support them producing prototypes at the highest level of quality

2005

Company formation: ProForm Prototypen & Formenbau GmbH 
Objective: Achieve reduced production times for preforming and series moulding manufacturing.

ISO 9001 - initial certification

3 presses, 5 axis-milling machines

2007

One-man company becomes a limited company: 1mts-gebhardt GmbH

2009

Production site changed to: 7011 Siegendorf, Austria.

2010

Built up injection-moulding (first machinery for tool and mould testing)

2011

ISO 9001 certification in the field of plastics. By this time, we were able to successfully realise a large number of projects from the fields of electrical goods, electronics, telecommunications, household goods and automobile industry. In doing so, we put our trust in the latest technologies, in order to achieve quickest possible throughput times.

2012

Takeover of company Eatec GmbH 
Objective: Taking over existing customers, expand range of services, punch presses and stamping tools

2013/14

Full turnkey projects for household goods and automobile industry

2015

Additional injection moulding machinery, 3D scanners, HSC graphite machining

2016

Automation of toolmaking, chip detection for workpieces and electrodes

ISO 9001:2015

2017

Construction of new ProForm Immobilien GmbH plant

2019

Production starts in Antau, Austria with 400t and 50t injection moulding machines

2020

IATF 16949 certification