Milestones in company history
1939 Wilhelm Reinhardt started RAS as a mechanical workshop
1946 Start of production of sheet metal processing machines
1949 Move from the Sindelfingen center to the present location
1955 RAS trademark is registered
1966 Construction of a production plant in Effringen
1978 First extension of the Effringen factory
1981 Founder Wilhelm Reinhardt passed away
1981 Willy Stahl sen and Rolf Reinhardt take over management
1985 Willy Stahl sen and Waltraud Stahl are the sole shareholders
1990/93 Sons Willy Stahl and Rainer Stahl enter the management
1992 Foundation of RAS Systems in the US
2000 Inauguration of assembly extension and showroom in Sindelfingen
2008 Extension of factory Effringen
2014 RAS celebrates its 75th anniversary
2017 Additional production area in Effringen
2021 Willy Stahl sen passed away
2022 Matthias Huber appointed as additional managing director
2024 Opening RAS France branch with representative showroom
Milestones in RAS product development
1949 RAS builds the first folding machine
1968 World's first NC-controlled folding machine
1991 First fully automated panel bender: Multibend-Center
1999 World's first folding center for long parts
2006 First UpDown folding machine: UpDownBend
2008 World's first folding center for small parts: MiniBendCenter
2012 First semi-automated panel bender: UpDownCenter
2013 Automatic One-Click part programming
2014 World's first folding center for profiles: ProfileCenter
2016 XLTbend as a high-tech offensive in UpDown bending
2017 Multibend-Center ECO as an entry-level solution for automatic bending
2018 TURBO2plus for the rooofing market with innovative Bendex software
2019 UpDownCenter-2 with tool changer and increased capacities
2020 Multibend-Center ECO in 3 meter working length
2020 POWERcut2: 2nd generation with all new software
2021 FLEXI2bend: The bestseller now also with Bendex software
2022 UpDown bending for thick materials: RAS MEGAbend
2023 Expansion of successful relationship: RAS joins Euclid Labs as shareholder
2024 MiniBendCenter 2: With autom. loading and unloading - sorted and unsorted
