History

Expansion of the group

• 350 employees worldwide
• Worldwide expansion
  
• Expansion of the group

M.A.i continues to grow

• 320 employees worldwide
• Strong growth in electromobility segment
  
• New administration building
• Stäubli Strategic Award
• Best trainee in Bavaria

Expansion of China at 2 locations

• 300 employees worldwide
• Foundation M.A.i Automation Technology Nanjing
• Expansion of China at 2 locations
• Warehouse for spare parts in China

Foundation of M.A.i USA Inc.

• 270 employees worldwide
• Foundation of M.A.i USA Inc.
  
• Construction of medium and large automation systems in China
  
• New booth at the World Intelligent Manufacturing Summit 2017 in Nanjing
  
• New booth at MOTEK 2017 in Stuttgart, Germany
• Production area increased to approx. 8,000 m²

New M.A.i Training Centre

• 250 employees worldwide
  
• Completion of new office complex for the software development department for up to 30 employees
• Completion of new training centre (Nov 2016) for 30 trainees

Expansion of worldwide customer service

• 220 employees worldwide
  
• Production area approx. 7,500 m²
• Expansion of service department for 10 employees
• Expansion of programming department for 30 employees

Foundation of M.A.i China Ningbo

• 190 employees worldwide
  
• Foundation of our subsidiary in Ningbo - near Shanghai (construction of automation plants also in China)
• Restructuring of the shareholder structure
• Expansion of the management by Hermann Fischer (Head of Sales and Marketing) and Markus Orlowski (Head of Production)
• Jürgen Hoffmann has left the company

New factory with 30.000 m² estates

• 170 employees
• Set-up of very big, complex automations possible
• 18,000 m² production area
• Production area approx. 6,500 m²

New main plant in Kronach/Neuses

• 140 employees
• Production area approx. 6,500 m²
• Tripling of the production area
• Creation of new corporate identity
• Opening of new plant in September with 450 guests
• Move to our new headquarter in Kronach / Neuses (former Valeo factory)

Extension of the assembly hall in Küps

• 80 employees
• Expansion of production area to 2,000 m², new assembly area with indoor crane
• Start-up and final acceptance runs of 5 injection moulding machines at the same time, through investment in new central cooling system

Foundation of M.A.i GmbH & Co. KG

• 20 employees
• on 04.10.1999 with 3 managing directors: Jürgen Hoffmann, Rainer Knaak, Arthur Schwab

Foundation of engineering Schwab

Relocation of the Schwab engineering office with 5 employees to the buildings of Hoffmann Automation GmbH & Co. KG

Move to Kronach / Neuses

in October 1994 foundation of the company Hoffmann Automation GmbH in Kronach/Neuses on 300 m² production area

Company formation

In autumn 1991 Jürgen Hoffmann founded the company Jürgen Hoffmann Automatisierungstechnik.