1931
Hubert Stüken starts his own business in Wuppertal, in the Ruhr valley. His company produces machinery used in the assembly of buttons and toys.

1938
Stüken begins to manufacture metal parts on the machines he designed and built himself.

1944
Stüken relocates part of his operations to Rinteln, a small town on the Weser River about 40 miles west of Hanover.
After World War II, the company produces household goods, such as tea-strainers and cans. Machines used to close cans and to plane wood are also manufactured.

1949
Wilhelm Schwarz, son-in-law of Hubert Stüken, joins the company. At this time, 15 employees manufacture deep-drawn lamp-socket holders and hose fittings out of zinc and brass material. The entire company moves to Rinteln.

1956
The factory burns to the ground but is quickly rebuilt.

1964/1965
Stüken begins construction on a larger, more modern facility where the firm is still thriving and growing today.

1969
With the introduction of transfer presses, productivity increases rapidly.
Stüken now numbers 340 employees.

1975
Introduction of progressive die technology. This technology allows high volume production of high precision deep-drawn components.

1994
Stüken is awarded the DIN/ISO 9002 certification

1997
Stüken receives QS 9000 certification. Construction begins on a manufacturing plant in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, USA.

2003
For the first time certification according to ISO TS 16949.

2005
Acquisition of the Hradec Králové facility in the Czech Republic. Mainly a production location of stamping tools with the capabilities to produce selective stamped parts as well as stamped and bent components.

2006
Foundation of Stüken production facility in Shanghai, China.

2006
75th anniversary