Establishment of Masterflex Kunststofftechnik GmbH in Herten with a staff of 3; production area 400 m²

Expansion of production area in Herten to 1.600 m². 

Masterflex has 1,200 customers.

Development of new process technology and equipment for the processing of high-temperature polymers and high-tech industrial fabrics; start of production 

 Establishment of a subsidiary Novoplast Schlauchtechnik GmbH in Halberstadt. Objective: Production of sliding hoses of special polymers for use in medical applications, among other.

 Establishment of a subsidiary Masterflex S.A.R.L. in Lyon, France 

 Establishment of a coating division in Herten (new type of lining for wear-resistant PU hoses)

Development of a polymer formulation (world novelty) for the production among other of hard-to-ignite and officially approved PU hoses to replace PVC hoses for the first time.

 Establishment of a new plant in Gelsenkirchen with a total production/administrative/warehouse area of 7.300 m².

 Due to rapid expansion, the production area in Gelsenkirchen is increased once more.

Construction of a new plant in Lyon, France

 Establishment of Masterflex Technical Hoses Ltd. in Great Britain

 Development of a new type of process for the lining of steel pipes with highly abrasion-resistant polyurethane.

Development by the Novoplast Schlauchtechnik subsidiary of a new type of braking hose for lorries Product approved by [German technical inspection agency] TÜV in 1999. 

Only supplier in the world of the Combiflex connection system made of polyurethane

Development of a new type of pipe bend with plastic lining (international patents) 

Purchase of Flexmaster USA, of Houston, doubling of production area