History of the Company
1970 | Paul Pfenninger and Conrad Rapp established the PaucoPlast company to work polyester materials in Erlenbach. |
1973 | The PaucoPlast partnership transferred to its new workshop in Meilen. |
1973 | First racing car built for Peter Sauber. The C-3 with fibreglass bodywork. |
1981 | The partnership becomes a joint stock company in AG form. The company now supplies compound fibre mouldings in all sizes to all kinds of industrial users. |
1990 | Transfer to the new building in Altendorf SZ. This move represented a huge boost to the performance of PaucoPlast AG by providing an ideal infrastructure. |
1992 | Production of the first Formula 1 bodywork for the Sauber C-12. |
1996 | Installation of the SCHOLZ autoclave. A hot air pressure furnace to harden chassis and bodywork components for Formula 1 racing cars, representing a significant quality enhancement. |
2006 | Installation of a second SCHOLZ autoclave in our workshop in november 2006. |
2007 | Staff enlargement and moving in into the new building extension in january 2007. |
2011 |
Takeover by CEO Philipp Schranz and COO Pascal Fazio. |
2013 |
PaucoPlast is new Technical Partner of the Sauber F1 Team. |
2014 | Formerly known as PaucoPlast, Swiss Fibertec is the new name of the company |