2008 The placeALL® 510 - a complete new construction - replaces the placeALL® 500. 2006 The placeALL® 600 L with enlarged placement area is added to our product portfolio. 2004 The "little brother" of the placeALL® 600 is......2008 The placeALL® 510 - a complete new construction - replaces the placeALL® 500. 2006 The placeALL® 600 L with enlarged placement area is added to our product portfolio. 2004 The "little brother" of the placeALL® 600 is introduced: the placeALL® 500. 2003 15 year anniversary of our semiautomatic manipulators. 2003 The placeALL® 908.480 is revised and presented to an audience of specialists on the SMT tradeshow in Nurenberg. 2002 The re-designed and revised placeALL® 908.600 is introduced. 2001 An additional production wing at the west side of the company picks up operations and houses the placeALL® assembly. 2000 15-year anniversary of the light manipulator. 1999 The SMT 99 sees 2 new machines from us: the enhanced placeALL® Pick&Placer and the revised µPlacer Rework Station 1998 Introduction of the placeALL® 908.480. 1997 The extension building is ready to be used. Thus 70% additional production area is available. Also, the 908.380 is introduced as enhancement to the 908.280. 1996 The placeALL® 908.280 is introduced. 1993 Markus Fritsch becomes CEO. Fritsch USA Inc. is founded. The distribution on the american market is conducted by Fritsch USA. 1989 The semiautomatic manipulator SM 902 is introduced on the SMT tradeshow in Nurenberg. 1985 The first manual manipulator LM85 is introduced to a specialist audience. 1978 The company is founded by Adalbert Fritsch.