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since 1921.
100 years under the sign of the crown.
Eisen celebrates 100 years of partnership with their customers in the stationery and cosmetics industry.
2021Wolfram Leistner is appointed Managing Director of Eisen GmbH in Baiersdorf, to support CEO Stephan Eisen, whose responsibilities include the management of Eisen Ltd. in Taicang.
2021Our latest highly efficient punching unit and hardening furnace immensely reduce noise emissions and energy consumption during blade production.
2020Eisen Ltd. Taicang relocates to a new site in Taicang with significantly larger production area and more storage capacity.
2017Reiner Eisen is the current managing director of Eisen GmbH in Baiersdorf. Stephan Eisen is responsible for the management of Eisen Ltd. in Taicang
2012Stephan and Christian Eisen, Reiner Eisen's sons, take over operational responsibility of the company in the fourth generation.
2007Eisen opens a second site for the production of pencil sharpeners in Taicang, China
2003The company moves to a new building in the industrial area of Baiersdorf.
1994The range of products is expanded to include cosmetic sharpeners.
1985With Reiner Eisen, the third generation, joins the company.
1978The company building in Schießäckerstrasse is rebuilt and enlarged.
1970Johann Eisen, son of the founder, takes over the management.
1963Sharpener production is resumed and additional items of daily use, such as lighters, are produced
1945The capacities of the company are seized by a defense company.
1939The development of the first fancy sharpener in the form of a radio gives a significant boost to the company after the Great Depression.
1937The company “Christian Eisen Metallwarenfabrik” is founded by Christian Eisen. The company moves to a new building in Baiersdorf.
1928Shortly after the invention of the sharpener (1908), Christian Eisen and Johann Viertel start their own sharpener production in Baiersdorf.
1921