MINERVA
CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY
In 1881 the two pioneers Emil Rezler and Josef Kom rek founded MINERVA Naehmaschinenfabrik in Vienna and started to produce four different types of lockstitch machines with
rotating hooks based on system Wheeler and Wilson.
The symbol "MINERVA" shows a roman goddess with the latin text: "MELIORA SUNT BONO INIMICA" which means : The better is the enemy of the previous . Since that time this has been the company slogan and has stayed for the continuously try for better service and new products with improved performance and quality. Due to the industrial revolution business was rapidly growing. The demand for replacing the hand stitching on garment and shoes lead into increased machine production year by year.
1913
The whole company moved into new production facilities located in Opava (Troppav), Moravia. The company was named "MINERVA, Erste Österr.-Ungar. Nähmaschinen-Fabrik AG"
1918
In the period seven types of straight and zigzag-lockstitchers were produced and the capacity reached 50.000 pieces per year.
1938
The production space was enlarged and the company moved again into new buildings in Boskovice. The new company name : MINERVA sewing machines factory a. s. Boskovice.
1953
Started production of "real" industrial sewing machines for garment, shoes and leather goods application with the technical support of BATA Company.
1961
MINERVA opened another production facility in Prostějov and started with designing and producing the famous buttonhole machines for outerwear.
1967
A new zigzag line with large hook was introduced to the market.
1968
Production for household machines was stopped, concentration on industrial stitchers. Production reached about 17.000 units.
1989
Export rate grew but 90% was dependent on COMECON countries. Yearly output was about 22.000 units.
1990
Registration as joint stock company as legal successor of the former national enterprise MINERVABoskovice.
1992
Beginning of cooperation with the Dutch company IMCA b.v. which sells MINERVA products under the brand name GLOBAL.
1993
MINERVA started parts production for DÜRKOPP ADLER machines.
1994
The MINERVA plant in Prostęjov was sold Dutch company to IMCA b.v..
1995
DÜRKOPP ADLER increased in the property share of MINERVA . MINERVA started production of complete DÜRKOPP ADLER machines.
1997
DÜRKOPP ADLER purchased the stock holdings on MINERVA from the Dutch company IMCA b.v. and became majority shareholder of MINERVA Boskovice. MINERVA Boskovice is now a member ofDÜRKOPP ADLER Group.
1998
The first industrial sewing machine of type series TYPOS II for shoemaking manufactured as a part of the trial series marked 4180-5 and produced as a single needle post bed sewing machine with a large hook.
1999
All the manufactured industrial sewing machines of series TYPOS I and TYPOS II were introduced in the market with the DÜRKOPP ADLER trade mark, at the same time, the change of machine colour into white was applied.
2000
12-15 December MINERVA Boskovice obtained the quality certification as per the international standard EN ISO 9001. It was performed by company BVQI.
2002
There has been started a new information system SAP R/3 since the beginning of the year. This system is used also in mother company DÜRKOPP ADLER Bielefeld.
Over the recent years, MINERVA Boskovice has been totally restructured and reorganised. Considerable investment was made in Quality Control System and updated CNC Machine Center Facility to enable the company to gain the highest quality standard and to increase capacity and productivity.
Now, MINERVA Boskovice is one of the leading companies and a specialist in designing and offering machines and services for stitching of all types of shoes.