1971
Market introduction of the first machine: „Swissporter“
1973
Commencement of export business with Scobie & Junior, East Kilbride, Glasgow, Schottland
1975
February 27th, founding of Inauen Maschinen AG, Herisau, Switzerland. Registration and launch of the brand name VC999
1986
Founding of VC999® Packaging Systems in North Kansas City, Missouri, USA
1989
October 15th, founding of Inauen Maschinen GmbH, Engen, Germany
1991
Acquisition of PMP Präzisionsmechanik AG, Herisau, Switzerland
1993
Juli 1st, founding of Inauen Maschinen GmbH, Henndorf near Salzburg, Austria
1998
Founding of the sales company VC999® UK Ltd. in Northampton, England
2001
Takeover of the operational activities of GMS-Ilpra Verpackungsmaschinen AG, Boswil, Switzerland Founding of the company group's holding company B+M Holding AG, Herisau, Switzerland
2002
Founding of the sales company VC999 Canada Ltd. in Montreal
2006
Extension of the production building at VC999 Packaging Systems in North Kansas City, USA Founding of the sales company VC999® Packaging Systems Mexico, in Guadalupe, Mexico
2007
Opening of a sales and logistics center in Saint-Charles De Drummond, Canada Commencement of sales activities with the company's own sales organization VC999® Packaging Systems Americas in Bogotá, Columbia Opening of the 2nd location of VC999 Mexico in Mexico City, D.F. Granting of the construction permit and start of the factory extension at the site of the VC999® Group's parent company in Herisau
2008
Commencement of production by Inauen Maschinen AG, Herisau, Switzerland in the newly-built production buildings with new logistics center
2009
Inauen Maschinen AG renamed VC999 Verpackungssysteme AG
2011
Founding of VC999 Packaging Systems Benelux AG, Lommel, Belgium
2012
Start of the production facility for the production of slicers in Buchenau, Germany
2016
Reopening following the expansion of the VC999 Packaging Systems plant in Canada, which has now doubled in size
2017
Opening of VC999 Packaging Systems S.A.S. in Bogota, Columbia Sale of the slicer production facility
2019
Founding of the business unit VC999 Medical
2020
ISO 13485 certification
2021
Merger of PMP with VC999 Verpackungssysteme AG
2024
Purchase of the neighboring property in Kansas City for the expansion of VC999 Packaging Systems
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