The history of a family company with a global presence. There is no power on earth like the right technology implemented at the right time. You cannot stem the tide of progress. 1933 Dessendorf 1948 Tettau-Schauberg 1958 Hausen 1980 Untermerzbach 1988 Untermerzbach 2001 Untermerbach 2001 Hausen Our company history began with porcelain, which still provides an important basis for our polishing media product line. In 1933, Richard Stephan Rösler founded a porcelain company in Dessendorf/Sudetenland, He rebuilt the company in 1948, after the end of the war, in Tettau - Schauberg/Upper Franconia. The first polishing medias were created from production scrap: broken pieces of beer bottle tops, pharmaceutical porcelain, and technical ceramics. In 1958, the family acquired the Alboth & Kaiser porcelain factory in Staffelstein - Hausen, where Richard Stephan"s son, Roland Rösler, built up a production branch dedicated to polishing media. In 1974, he began to develop and produce vibratory finishing systems and compounds. A few years later, vibratory finishing was booming. Successful sales of polishing media and equipment led to further expansion and the relocation of mechanical engineering from Hausen to Untermerzbach in 1980. In 1991, Rösler became an international company. With the purchase of the Rotofinish - Group we gained subsidiaries in France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain. In 1995, Stephan Rösler, representing the third generation, took the helm and continued with the expansion of the company. In 1997/1998, the entire company was certified according to DIN EN 14001 and according to DIN EN 9001 standards. In 1998, the company entered the shotblasting field with the purchase of Hunziker Industriestrahltechnik/Switzerland. In 1998/1999, the shotblasting technology was expanded at the Untermerzbach site with a 2nd testing center. In 2000/2001, mechanical engineering, administration, and customer service were expanded in Untermerzbach. By 2001, additional subsidiaries were also openopened in Austria, Switzerland, Singapore, Brazil, South Africa, and the USA. 2004 the strategic alignment of the Rösler-Group was extended with the integration of Vapor Blast (specialist for aerospace applications) and Köhne GmbH (complete preservation lines). 2006 new building of an additional shotblasting assembly hall in Untermerzbach. Rösler acquires the shotblasting manufacturer JetwheelBlast USA. 2007 Acquisation of the shotblasting manufacturer Baiker Maschinenbau AG, Switzerland. Investment of 12 Mio. EUR in buildings and equipment for shot blasting at Untermerzbach site. Today, the Rösler - Group has 1074 employees worldwide, including 685 in Germany. Our distribution network is supported by 12 branches and over 60 worldwide representatives. In spite of our size, we are still a family company and plan to remain so in the future.