{"id":1411,"date":"2021-07-01T11:41:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T11:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fischer.e-novision.ch\/en\/history\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T07:24:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T07:24:45","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fischer.e-novision.ch\/he\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our heritage<\/h1>\n

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Fischer Connectors began with an ambitious idea.<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n
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What started with our founder Walter Werner Fischer asking \u201cWhat if?\u201d became the world’s first high-quality sealed circular connector. Since then, our people have kept alive the founding spirit of innovation, entrepreneurship and excellence at the service of customers around the world. Over the past six decades, we\u2019ve evolved from a provider of connectors to a global technology group and partner in connectivity. As we look ahead, we will continue to evolve alongside our customers. But while our customers drive us, our history guides us. We draw inspiration from both our pioneering roots and our customers\u2019 needs to co-create solutions that will shape the future.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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1954<\/h3>\n
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Foundation of the company W. W. Fischer<\/strong> in Morges (Vaud, Switzerland) by Walter Werner Fischer, an expert in vacuum technology<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Development of the first high-quality sealed connector<\/strong>, designed for use in industrial applications<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Registration of the international patent<\/strong> for the push-pull locking system<\/strong><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Development of the world\u2019s first hermetic connector<\/strong> with the Fischer Core Series Brass<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Launch of ultra-resistant<\/strong> and sterilizable<\/strong> connectors with the Fischer Core Series Stainless Steel<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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\n 1975\n <\/h3>\n
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Moving to a new manufacturing facility in Apples<\/strong> (Vaud, Switzerland) to meet growing customer demand<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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\n 1980\n <\/h4>\n
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Start of the continuous modernization<\/strong> of production processes<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Start of international commercial activities<\/strong> with the establishment of the first subsidiary<\/strong> in the United Kingdom<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Further international expansion of the group with the opening of subsidiaries in Europe<\/strong> (Germany in 1990, Italy in 1995, France in 1998) and the USA<\/strong> (1991)<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Launch of easy-to-use and durable<\/strong> plastic connectors with the Fischer Core Series Plastic<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Appointment of\u00a0Peter Fischer<\/strong>, the founder\u2019s son, to\u00a0CEO<\/strong>, following his many-year managerial responsibility for the company\u2019s commercial and industrial development<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Start of the globalized provision of high-performance cable assembly solutions<\/strong> to serve local demand through various production sites around the world<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Opening of a subsidiary in Hong Kong<\/strong> to meet global demand from the Asian market<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Rebranding with the new company name \u2018Fischer Connectors\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Launch of single-use<\/strong> plugs with the Fischer Core Series Disposable<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Launch of ultralight<\/strong> connectors in aluminum<\/strong> with the Fischer Core Series AluLite\u2122<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Moving to the current global headquarters in Saint-Prex<\/strong> (Vaud, Switzerland) in an ultra-modern manufacturing facility<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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