History

1952 Supervisory board of company Eisenwerk-Gesellschaft Maximilianshütte mbH (Maxhütte), part of the Friedrich-Flick Group, decides to construct a tube mill.
1954 “One of the most modern plants of its kind on the continent” starts production of seamless steel tubes using the Erhardt push bench process.
1959 World record: The first 16-meter seamless tube made on a push bench is produced.
1972 First successful production of ball bearing tubes using the push bench process and subsequent forming in a stretch reducing mill. Following this, ball bearing production is launched based on this technology and subsequent further processing using cold pilger rolling mills.
1980 Installation of a state-of-the art annealing furnace for carbonizing soft annealing of tubes.
1990 New beginning as the Rohrwerk Neue Maxhütte GmbH.
1989
-
1991		 Extensive investments in a 28-stand stretch reducing mill, in a fully automatic tube finishing system, and in state-ofthe-art ultrasonic testing equipment.
2000 Acquisition by ARI Baustahl GmbH.
2001 Adoption of a comprehensive modernization program. Launch of an in-plant training program.
2002 Modern inspection/test laboratory is commissioned for metallurgical material testing.
2003 Company becomes legally independent: Rohrwerk Maxhütte GmbH. Environmental division is restructured. Department “Safety and Environment” is created.
2004
-
2008		 Continuous modernization for the purpose of expanding production capacity and enhancing quality improvement.
2010 Commissioning of third cold pilgering machine. Expansion of product line of cold-finished tubes.