Foundation of a mechnical workshop by Willi Fehlmann in his house in Seengen/Switzerland. Mainly, repair and subcontract jobs for various mechnical industries were carried out: smitheries, locksmitheries for the textile and tobacco industry, general machine construction etc.

The first few machines and instruments were developed and manufactured: metal coping saw, vices and column-type drilling machines. The latter were presented on the Swiss Model Fair in Basel. After the war the upright drilling machine  B40 was produced to round up the product program. Unfortunately Mr. Fehlmann senior passed away much too early. Meanwhile his spouse, Marie Fehlmann was guiding the small business with skill.

Willy Fehlmann jun. successfully completes his degree as engineer HTL and enters the company management. During his studies, he starts developing a bench type drilling and milling machine with mounted coordinate table. In 1958 the FEHLMANN milling machine TB 13 C with mounted coordinate table was introduced. Due to the modular design, the coordinate tables could also be used separately, as e.g. on electric discharge machines.

Presentation of the FEHLMANN precision coordinate drilling-milling machine P18. Starting from 1970, the machine was equipped with the FEHLMANN quick-change system SF32.

The increased level of business made it necessary to build more room for the higher number of units. The Seon location was found the perfect place to build a generously dimensioned new factory.
Number of employees: approx. 35

Presentation of the first FEHLMANN NC machine under the brand name PICOMAX® at the EMO exhibition in Paris with which a new FEHLMANN era started: after the PICOMAX 50-NC the PICOMAX 100-NC and 100 XL-NC were introduced. These machines have been built in large quantities and always revised until approx. 1993 and therefore put the name FEHLMANN / PICOMAX worldwide in public awareness as a synonym for precision and handliness.

Presentation of the PICOMAX 82-M with water-cooled main spindle. With this machine, Fehlmann entered the domain of the High Speed Cutting (HSC) as well as the 5-axes machining technology. The enhancements PICOMAX 60 and 90 laid the foundation for modern HSC-cutting with up to 5 axis. First solutions for automation (robot infeed of the milling cutter cell with Erowa Robot) was used.

The PICOMAX 54 is the logical advancement of the manual PICOMAX 20/51. Ideal for prototype manufacturing as well as for apprentice shops (introduction into CNC) this machine has been newly offered too with Heidenhain TNC 310 (path control) 

The increasing demand for HSC-technology called for an additional assembly hall.

In time for the 75th anniversary of FEHLMANN the new technology centre was inaugurated in June 2005. 
The new building offers brighter and larger rooms providing ideal conditions for training courses and demonstrations. The mechanical and electrical development departments are now located at the same building together with the project management department in order to respond to the customer's needs still faster and better in the future.
Number of employees: 150

Willy Fehlmann sen. handed over the management of the machine tool company to his son, Frank Fehlmann, mechanical engineer HTL.
Together with Willy Fehlmann jun. as production manager, they are operating the company. Mr. Willy Fehlmann sen. is still mentoring the company and acting as president of the administrative board.

A step into a new dimension: the new PICOMAX 95 with more travel and workpiece loading as well as powerful spindle was presented. This new large machine is highly increasing our domain of the customer needs without having to lose the specific FEHLMANN benefits, such as precision and handliness.

The company's name W. Fehlmann AG changed to FEHLMANN AG. In the same year a base in Mönsheim/Germany, Fehlmann GmbH (picture) was set up as an ideal base for sales activities and customer service in Germany.

Presentation of the PICOMAX® 825 VERSA, as a further addition to the time-tested range of FEHLMANN machines. This machine is suitable for 5-axis machining of larger work pieces (up to a pallet size of 400x400mm or a diameter of 560mm max).
Among the outstanding features of this machine is the extremely sturdy portal design, the integrated tilting rotary table along the X-axis and the optimum operating ergonomics. The VERSA-concept of FEHLMANN enables a totally safe and timesaving handling of the machine which is easily adapted for automation.