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| 1876 | Rafael Stahl and Gustav Weineck found the mechanical workshop in Stuttgart. |
| 1880 | After gustav Weineck's death, Rafael Stahl founds a circular knitting machine factory with Wilhelm Stücklen. |
| 1886 | Rafael Stahl becomes economically independent and builds his own factory building, the R. STAHL Rundstuhlfabrik Stuttgart. |
| 1890 | His sons Karl and Rafael Stahl join the company. |
| 1893 | Rafael Stahl Jr. is a trained technician and his enthusiasm is for hoists and iron constructions. He designs and builds the first manual elevator. |
| 1898 | The age of conveyor technology finally begins with the first large, electric overhead crane. |
| 1926 | R. STAHL was the first manufacturer to develop and produce the first explosion-proof electrical devices and for a long time remained one of the few suppliers of explosion-proof hoists in Germany. |
| 1944 | Production is relocated to Künzelsau. |
| 1954 | The company is divided into two independent divisions: conveyor technology and explosion protection. |
| 1963 | Relocation of the Conveyor Technology Division to the Hofratsmühle plant in Künzelsau. |
| 1979 | The company focuses on growth. The first subsidiary in the USA marks the beginning of a global orientation. |
| 1982 | The conveyor technology division is spun off from R. STAHL GmbH & Co. KG. R. STAHL Fördertechnik GmbH, based in Stuttgart, is founded. |
| 1993 | The company headquarters are moved to Künzelsau. |
| R. STAHL GmbH & Co. KG is converted into a stock corporation and has been listed on the stock exchange since 1997. | |
| 2001 | Relocation of the Explosion Protection Division to Waldenburg. |
| 2005 | R. STAHL AG sells the Conveyor Technology division to konecranes AG, Finland. |
| The premium brand STAHL CraneSystems with a complete range of lifting and crane components and products is created. | |
| 2009 | STAHL CraneSystems specialises in the development and construction of high-quality hoists and crane components and is withdrawing from crane construction. |
| Establishment of the expert network and certification of the first crane construction companies as "Partner of STAHL CraneSystems". | |
| 2012 | The Hofratsmühle site celebrates its 50th anniversary. |
| 2017 | The premium brand STAHL CraneSystems becomes part of Columbus McKinnon Corporation, USA. |
