Company history

• 1890 Company founded as a lock manufacturer by Andreas Maier.
• 1920 Product range extended to include spanners.
• 1928 Production line assembly of "Fellbach locks"
• 1951 AMF introduces clamping elements and diversifies into workpiece and tool clamping technology.
• 1965 Toggle clamps extend the AMF product range. AMF catalogues are now printed in ten languages.
• 1971 Further specialisation into hydraulic clamping technology.
• 1982 Clamping and fixture systems round off AMF's clamping expertise.
• 1996 AMF team organisation in all sectors of the business. Quality management with certification to ISO 9001.
• 2002 AMF Service Guarantee for all products.
• 2004 Introduction of the ZPS zero-point clamping system.
• 2007 The Ttec clamping system for automated welding and magnetic clamping technology extend the AMF product range.