1897 Foundation of the most modern plant of its time for the production of steam locomotives by Schwartzkopff Lokomotivbau AG
1900 Start of production in Wildau by the Berliner Maschinenbau AG, formerly L. Schwartzkopff (founded in 1852)
1914 Establishment of a forge equipped to state-of-the-art standards by Berliner Maschinenbau Aktion Gesellschaft (BMAG)
1974 Launch of production in the new die forge which has one of the biggest counterblow hammers in Europe with 630kNm.
1990 Re-naming to Schwermaschinenbau AG Wildau bei Berlin (SMB AG)
1994 Separation of Wildauer Kurbelwelle GmbH from SMB AG
1997 Acquisition by Georgsmarienhütte (GMH) Holding
2000 Approval of the restructuring concept by the EU Commission in Brussels.
2004 Separation of the die forge and crank shaft production units under company law. Die forge acquires the name Wildauer Schmiedewerke GmbH, and is included in one administration unit with Schmiedag GmbH & Co. KG in Hagen. Incorporation of crankshaft production into Schmiedewerke/ Elektro- Stahlwerke Gröditz GmbH with new company name, Gröditzer Kurbelwelle Wildau GmbH
2008 Transformation of Wildauer Schmiedewerke GmbH into Wildauer Schmiedewerke GmbH & Co. KG
