1946

Company founded by partners Mr. Petram, Mr. Trenkel, Mr. Bauer, and Mr. Lesser from the remains of a major repair facility for servicing motor vehicles at the battle front in Minsk;

the company, trading as Kraftfahrzeug-Instandhaltungswerk GmbH, was based in an old granary at Deggendorf train station.

1956

Lesser KG car dealership founded by Lesser after withdrawal of partners

1957

RILE KG founded after Riedinger and Lesser split from Autohaus Lesser; the first two letters of each name were used to form the name RILE; mold construction for rubber and plastics industry (new division); extension of product range to include telescopic hydraulic cylinders and cutting and punching tools.

1969

Adoption of corporate management by Mrs. Lesser (limited partner) following the death of Mr. Lesser.

1972

Move to current company premises at Graflingerstraße 226

1978

Extension of machine stock to include CNC machining center with automatic tool changers; production of highly complex parts added to versatile part production range.

1979

First extension of main premises; production of components and complete machines incl. assembly.

1982

New construction of a factory hall for large machining centers with special base plates.

1984

Addition of a separate assembly hall; extension of machine stock to include CNC measuring machines in order to document compliance with quality requirements demanded by customers and the company itself.

1986

Extension of assembly hall.

1989

New construction of a hall for steel construction work; total area of company's premises now 32,000m2 with a factory area of 11,000m2.

1994

Peter Radlsbeck (Dipl.-Ing) steps in as managing partner; supply of components for precision parts incl. raw material procurement and assembly; handling of major orders in the assembly field.

1997

RILE Roboter und Anlagentechnik GmbH (system vendor for factory automation) founded; problem solving in the area of automation technology and system supply of machine tools.

1999

RILE Production Logistic Technology Group (holding group for operational company) founded; service provider group for production and logistics technologies.

2003

Development and assembly of depalletizing robots for the tobacco industry (prototypes and pilot production).

2005

Investment offensive 2010: Within two years, over 12 million euros were invested in large machining centers, milling and turning centers, and vertical turning and boring mills for the production of parts for large concerns with a focus on the raw materials and energy industry.

2007

Extension of hall capacity by 1,500m2 and creation of car park for 300 employees.

2008

Extension of production hall capacity by 1,800 m2. Commissioning of a milling/turning centre for a diameter of 1,600mm and a vertical turning and boring centre for a diameter of 2,800mm, two Burkhardt + Weber machining centers with X= 2800, Y= 2200, Z= 1800 traverse paths, and one Heller machining centre for the production of small parts.

2009

New Construction of a two-floor logistic hub, in which products can be deburred, order picked and packed. The logistics center is also equipped with a 20 tons crane, which can be used outside the center in order to unload goods directly from the trucks or to load them. Acquisition of an adjoining property in Graflinger Str. 224. As a result, the company premises expanded by 5,900 m” and 1,875 m” of production and warehouse space and 880 m” office space. A part of the area is subleased to other industries.

2010

Strategic partnership with the machine tool manufacturer AXA Development and Engineering GmbH from Schöppingen. RILE is preferred automation partner of the machine tool manufacturer. Initial projects are being realized together.

2011

Purchase of 3 pcs Heller MC MCS 350 machine tool centers (X=1.250; Y=1.000; Z=1.000 mm). These three machines will be used as a Flexible Manufacturing System where workpieces and tools are fully automated by RILE and the tool centers are equipped with a storage system. Start of production was March 2012.

2012

Implementation of a new air-conditioned CMM measuring room in hall 3, which is equipped with a brand-new Zeiss Prismo Navigator (measuring range: 1600 x 3000 x 1000). Purchase of a new lathe for the apprentice shop to educate young people to be a skilled worker: Hurco TMM 10, CNC turning machine, turning diameter max. 295 mm /turning length max. 750 mm

2013

Sales launch of the RILE FMS. Experience that was made with the three machine tool centers, which went into operations in 2012, fully automated regarding tools and parts (pallets), is now made available to third parties.
Acquisition of an adjoining property in Graflinger Str. 228. A part of the area is subleased to other industries.
Extension to factory premises for our new precision measuring room 3

2014

Invest in a CNC-Vertical Lathe and Milling Centre from PIETRO CARNAGHI, in a CNC-Milling and Turning Machining Centre from Bimatec Soraluce, a CNC-Measurement Machine Zeiss MMZ and in a Gear shaping machine from LIEBHERR.

Start of construction of our new hall 7 and hall 8.

2015

Finalization of the construction of our new hall 7 and hall 8.

2017

Investment in a gantry milling machine for large machining up to Ø 5300 mm.