The history and development of a special family business
Founded in 1959 by Albert Stulz Sr. in Morsbach, Germany, Montaplast is a mid-sized company representing five decades of experience in the production of plastic precision parts and systems - first for household appliances and now for the automobile industry. When Montaplast of North America, Inc. was founded in 1992 in Frankfort, Kentucky, the family business moved into a new and expansive phase. Since then, Montaplast sales offices and development centers have sprung up in Detroit, Suzhou, Nagoya, London, Paris, Stuttgart, Munich, and Cologne. In 2006 a third production location was added, the Montaplast Automotive System (SIP) Co., Ltd. in Suzhou near Shanghai.
History
| 1959 |
Company foundation by Albert Stulz Sr. Manufacturing of plastic precision parts for household appliances Start of the toolshop and extrusion technology |
| 1968 | Introduction of vibration welding of plastic parts |
| 1979 | Start of the lost core technology |
| 1980 | Start of the first paint line |
| 1985 | Introduction of CAD and CAM systems |
| 1990 | SOP of the first plastic air intake manifold in lost core technology for Porsche |
| 1992 | Opening of the Sales and Engineering Office in Detroit |
| 1993 | Foundation of Montaplast of North America, Inc. in Frankfort, Kentucky |
| 1999 | Inauguration of the technology center at the head office in Morsbach |
| 2006 | Establishment of Montaplast Automotive System (SIP) Co., Ltd. in Suzhou, China |
