1895
Company founder Karl Kessler (2nd from right as a card player) with family members
1910
Early 1900s: Mechanical engineering students Karl Kessler (2nd from right) and Karl Maybach (3rd from right) in an inn
Engagement picture of Karl Kessler and Auguste Eisenmann. The marriage was in 1911.
1911
The establishment
Foundation of the Maschinenfabrik ALFING GmbH by Karl Kessler
Production of the first case-hardened crankshafts
1930
1930s: Forging crankshafts in a die (construction of a "special forge" for crankshaft blanks)
1930
1930s: Residences for Alfing employees in Wasseralfingen
1935
Mechanical processing of crankshafts
1940s: Karl Kessler
1950
1950s: Auguste Kessler with the directors and executives
1950
1950s: Aerial view of the Kessler companies
1966
Change of name to Maschinenfabrik ALFING Kessler GmbH
1970
New technologies are introduced
Drop forging with manipulators
Induction hardening up to 11m crankshaft length
1990
1990s Construction of new production facilities for car crankshaft production
2000
2000s: Start of the new millennium (expansion of the company premises and the production areas in the automotive sector and large crankshafts)
2013 Establishment of Maschinenfabrik ALFING Kessler Shanghai Co. Ltd.
2016
Construction of a new production hall for automotive series production
2018: Guilin Fuda Alfing Large Crankshaft Co. Ltd.
2019
Construction of a new production hall for the finishing of large crankshafts