2024
FORST assembles and commissions its newly developed USM universal grinding machine for tool manufacturing, allowing us to expand production capacities.
2021
As electric vehicles gain traction on the world’s roads, FORST successfully supplies the industry with tools and machinery for efficient broaching.
2020
The world is hit by the Covid 19 pandemic, a challenge that we successfully overcome. FORST continues delivering RAWX broaching machines to China. Our local service team successfully commissions these products throughout the pandemic. Another highlight is the foundation of our American subsidiary Forst Technology Americas LLC. Wir gründen unsere Tochtergesellschaft Forst Technology Americas LLC, USA
2019
FORST intensifies its activities in China and founds the subsidiary Forst Broaching Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
2017
FORST celebrates a small milestone upon delivering its 50th RISH helical broaching machine.
2015
FORST joins the transmission and technology working group of the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) at RWTH Aachen University.
2014
FORST is bursting at the seams and needs more space. The company builds a new production hall with 1,000 m3 of floorspace to allow for more machinery. FORST also develops a horizontal broaching machine for use on turbine discs.
2007
FORST builds the largest gas turbine broaching machine in the world: an RASX.
2003
A new era: Michael Kölker acquires the company and leads it as owner.
2000
The hydraulic drive systems in the machines are replaced by electromechanical ones. FORST also launches the new RISH series with lift table.
1990er
FORST adds the special RASX external broaching machine for gas turbine discs up to two meters in diameter to its portfolio.
1980er
FORST continues to grow. The production site is expanded and a new assembly hall is built. The company also introduces hard broaching in large-series production and begins its collaboration with RWTH Aachen University.
1973
A game changer: FORST delivers its first helical broaching machine for internal gears in automatic transmissions for cars.
1970
The construction of an automatic broaching tool sharpening machine improves tool service life.
1948
The FORST plant is rebuilt and expanded after being destroyed in 1944.
1940
The company produces its own drive units, known as ENOR drives for short.
1928
FORST expands production, adding oil-hydraulic drives to its horizontal and later its vertical machines, with single and twin-cylinder designs.
1914
The company is entered in the commercial register as a manufacturer of horizontal, mechanically driven broaching machines.
1909
The company is founded by Oswald Forst.
