Ruf Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG is a family run business, which made the decision over thirty years ago to focus on the development and production of briquetting systems. Ruf Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG founded in 1969, launching a new era in the processing industry..
FROM FAMILY BUSINESS TO WORLD LEADER
| 1969 | Hans Ruf founds a company providing services to the forestry industry. |
| 1982 | The first press for producing briquettes from organic waste was granted a patent. |
| 1988 | The first press for metals was sold. |
| 1990 | The original company was converted into Ruf Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG. |
| 1994 | A production hall of 1700 m² was built to manufacture briquetting machinery to process wood, metals & other waste materials. |
| 1997 | Series production of briquetting machinery for small-scale processing was started. |
| 1998 | This year marked the delivery of 500 briquetting units to over 56 countries. |
| 2003 | New office buildings, manufacturing halls and warehouses were built. |
| 2005 | Addition of two production halls. |
| 2008 | Expansion of the production space to a total of 10,000 m². |
| 2012 | 3000 briquetting machines have now been sold; RUF equipment is installed in over 100 countries. |
