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1950
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Beginning of a carrier in “moonlighting” in the private industry
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1953
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Setting the wheels in motion for the foundation of a company, at best a drawn out process in socialist bureaucracy, after which:
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1954
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Sándor Kelle was authorized to work as a private entrepreneur in Budapest as an automobile electrician (starter and generator repair, cabling). This is viewed as the company’s official date of foundation.
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1955
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Relocating to a 50 square-meter facility in Nyár street, assembling the first lathe manually, acquisition and making of rudimentary instruments.
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1962
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Beginning of bendix repair operations, making special equipment, establishing contact with other private contractors.
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1971
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Beginning of bendix production for the so called "eastern" cars.
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1981
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First “socialist” export
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1986
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Budaörs facility - company is relocated to the Szarvasmező Industrial Zone. Beginning of complete technological independence.
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1992
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Starting to use cold-working processes for strain hardening (wobble press, then 400 ton press)
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1993
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First "western" export
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1995
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Gas cementation (hardening in a gas medium, annealing)
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1997
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Tool engineering for self (electroerosion metal working process)
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1998
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Production reaches 50,000 annually for the first time
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1999
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Introduction of CAD-CAM systems
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2000
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New CNC turning machines
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2003
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First exhibition abroad
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2004
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Introducing "blue bendix", appearance in autoMechanika in Frankfurt
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