MILESTONES

1948 Foundation of Auer Glaswerke GmbH

1949 First glass production

1958 Subsidiary of DEGUSSA AG, Frankfurt

1965 Incorporation into SCHOTT AG, Mainz 

1986 Fully integrated precision post forming

1992 Thin film coating based on PICVD (Plasma Impulse Chemical Vapor Deposition)

2000 Installation of a highly efficient Oxy-Fuel-Melter for borosilicate glass

2002 Fifth PICVD coater sold to pharmaceutical and ophthalmic customers

2003 Qualification of first MicroDyn^® sputtering coater

2006 Software-engineering enables simulation-based enhancement of light systems

2007 Incorporation into ADLT, Ohio, US

2009 Opening of glass processing plant in Chennai, India