History

Wilhelm Schmidlin founds the first, and to this day only, steel bathtub factory in Switzerland.

The first factory building is constructed next to the forge.

Margrit Wullschleger-Schmidlin establishes the company’s in-house enameling plant.

The 630-ton deep drawing press is used to draw and form bathtubs seamlessly from a single workpiece. Wilhelm Schmidlin is the world’s first supplier to succeed in using an ingenious 3-pass process to draw bathtubs 45 cm deep.

Wilhelm Schmidlin launches its tile flange tubs, which are just as contemporary today as they were when first marketed.

Eduard Wullschleger joins the family business.

The first industrial robot is commissioned for enamel spraying.

A lightweight propane gas-fired continuous furnace and the new state-of-the-art enameling plant are installed.

Schmidlin switches to the 2-pass deep drawing process.

Eduard and Margrit Wullschleger-Schmidlin take over as owners of the company.

Schmidlin switches to the 1-pass deep drawing process.

Schmidlin opens its first showroom in Oberarth.

Since 2007 the destiny of the company has been in the hands of Beat and Urs Wullschleger.

The company’s in-house engineering laboratory opens.

A new enameling plant boasting state-of-the-art production technology is built and commissioned.

Schmidlin opens the expanded showroom in Oberarth, now encompassing 400 square meters.

Urs Wullschleger and Beat Wullschleger take over as owners of the company. SchmidLEAN, based on the Kaizen philosophy, is introduced.

The new logistics center is built and commissioned.

Schmidlin launches the ECOPUR urinal. Economical, robust and with a screen for entertainment, it is ideal for heavily used restroom facilities in public spaces.

The new chamber furnace is commissioned, which allows larger parts than before to be enameled, such as kitchen splashbacks up to 4 meters in size.

Schmidlin updates its brand and drops all previous verbal and visual additional elements.

The company introduces a new solution for the heavy demands of kitchen workspaces.

The 2019 “Family Business Award”, established by the AMGA Group to recognize Swiss family businesses that demonstrate outstanding commitment to sustainability, is presented to Wilhelm Schmidlin AG.

Schmidlin introduces its frameless whiteboards and blackboards, which are suitable for use as writing boards and/or magnetic boards.

Margrit Wullschleger-Schmidlin is appointed honorary president.

The new pressing shop is commissioned, featuring automation and enabling edge trimming.

A third building to expand Schmidlin’s raw manufacturing capabilities will open in the fall of 2022.