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We invite you to embark on a journey through the history and most significant milestones of URMA AG

1962

Willy Berner founded URMA AG in Rupperswil, a village in the Swiss Canton of Aargau, where he first focused on contract manufacturing and the engineering of prototypes.

Both his sons' names Urs and Markus were the inspiration for the brand name „URMA" which lives on until today.

1977

The first URMA double cutter head with patented counter supported insert holders is introduced.

1985

The world's first balanceable fine boring head is patented.

1987

A joint venture with Command Tooling Systems USA enables the entry into the US market.

1991

URMA AG is growing and invests into a building extension.

1992

Urs W. Berner takes over the operative management as the new CEO.

1993

The first URMA presetter „Digiset" is introduced.

1996

The German subsidiary URMA GmbH is founded.

1998

The high-performance reaming system „URMA Reaming RM vario" is developed and introduced.

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2000

The Brazilian subsidiary URMA Brasil Ltda. is founded in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil.

2003

URMA AG opens up a HAAS Factory Outlet and hereby becomes the exclusive distributor of HAAS machine tools in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

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2005

Presentation of the innovative reaming system „URMA Reaming RX medium".

2007

The very first UTC (URMA Technology Center) is errected at Iraupen in Spain.

2008

Foundation of URMA Trading Co. Ltd. in China.

2009

The licensed partnership with Paul Horn GmbH allows to be well established in the German region.

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2010

The digital fine boring system „DigiTec" is introduced.

2011

The licensed partnership with Sumitomo allows to set foot into the Japanese market.

2013

URMA AG gets involved and participates in the enterprise Iraupen, which is today called „Iraupen URMA".

2015

URMA AG continues to grow strongly and invests into an enlargement of the company facility including an expanded production area, an extensive showroom and office premises.

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2016

The worldwide smallest patented modular replaceable insert reaming system is introduced.

2019

URMA moves into the field of additive manufacturing and takes over the Swiss distribution of SLM Solutions.

2020

Next Generation
Jessica Berner (Director Accounting & HRM) and Yannick Berner (Director Digital & Marketing) join the URMA executive board.

2021

Expanding the additive manufacturing portfolio in Switzerland with Markforged's composite 3D printers.

2022

Oliver Berner completes the sibling trio on the executive board as Director Machines.

2023

With the innovative MX diamond face milling cutter, URMA is launching its new patented quick-change system.

URMA is further expanding its additive manufacturing portfolio and now also offers DyeMansion finishing systems and Solukon powder removal systems for the post-processing of 3D-printed components.

URMA x ZORN microone Martin Zeiher und Tobias Mülhaupt

2024

The introduction of the ZORN "microone" micromachining center expands URMA's product range in the field of micromachining.

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