| 1905 | Formation of the firm Weinig as a commercial and production company for agricultural machines, manager: Michael Weinig
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| 1945 | Economic recovery of the closed down enterprise after the end of the war under Bertold Weinig
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| 1947 | Changeover of the production to wood processing machines
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| 1948 | Introduction of the series production as first enterprise of the industry
Georg Demuth joins the enterprise
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| 1955 | Georg Demuth becomes a partner at WEINIG
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| 1964 | Specialization of the production program in moulding machines
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| 1970 | Introduction of the clocked conveyor line assembly (pioneer in the woodworking industry)
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| 1972 | Conversion of the legal form to GmbH & Co.KG
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| 1974 | Formation of Weinig Japan
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| 1975 | Introduction of the hydro-tool (Hydromat series)
Entry into the production of tool grinding machines
Start of automation
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| 1976 | Formation of Weinig USA
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| 1979 | Start of the production of window machines
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| 1980 | Formation of Weinig S.A. Switzerland
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| 1982 | Formation of Weinig UK and of Weinig Australia
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| 1982 | Formation of Weinig UK
The families Weinig and Demuth prepare the transition to successors; Wolfgang Wilmsen becomes manager, the Weinig family retires
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| 1983 | Conversion of the company into a GmbH (Limited Liability Company)
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| 1984/1987 | Sale of the company to Kuwaiti investors
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| 1985 | Formation of Weinig ASIA
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| 1987 | Bertold Weinig and Georg Demuth retire and withdraw from the management
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| 1988 | Conversion of the company into a stock corporation.
Wolfgang Wilmsen becomes Chairman of the Management Board
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| 1989 | Weinig is going public
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| 1992 | Weinig takes over Waco Jonsereds AB, Sweden
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| 1993 | Weinig takes over the Dimter GmbH, Illertissen
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| 1995 | Formation of Weinig Australia
Formation of Weinig Yantai, China
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| 1997 | Opening a production plant in Yantai, China
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| 1998 | Weinig takes over 60% of the sector mechanical engineering of the Fagus-Grecon Greten GmbH & Co.KG, Alfeld
Formation of the joint venture GreCon Dimter Holzoptimierung GmbH as well as their affiliated GreCon Dimter Inc., USA and GreCon Dimter, France
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| 1999 | Weinig Japan becomes a 100% Weinig affiliate
Introduction of the fully automatic profiling center Unimat 3000
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| 2001 | Weinig takes over the Raimann GmbH & Co.KG, Freiburg
Formation of the Weinig Concept
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| 2002 | Withdrawal of the Weinig AG from the stock exchange
Weinig takes over Control Logic (USA)
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| 2004 | Rainer Hundsdörfer becomes Chairman of the Management Board; Wolfgang Wilmsen retires
Launching the Powermat moulder series
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| 2005 | Introduction of the production system Conturex
Takeover of the remaining shares in GreCon Dimter GmbH, GreCon Dimter Inc., USA, GreCon Dimter, France
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| 2007 | Weinig takes over LuxScan Technologies Sarl, Ehlerange, Luxembourg
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| 2008 | GreCon Dimter Holzoptimierung Nord GmbH & Co. KG takes over NKT GmbH, Eppingen, Germany
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| 2008 | Walter Fahrenschon becomes Chairman of the Management Board
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| 2009 | Formation of Weinig (Yantai) Woodworking Technology Co. Ltd., Yantai, China
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| 2010 | Weinig takes over HOLZ-HER, Nürtingen, Germany
Wolfgang Pöschl becomes Chairman of the Management Board
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| 2011 | Stephan Weber becomes Member of the Management Board
Gerald Schmidt becomes Member of the Management Board; Karl Wachter retires
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