1990

Karl Utz  founded the individual business USK Karl Utz Sondermaschinen

1992 

Legal change to the general partnership USK Karl Utz Sondermaschinen OHG (general partnership),
Associates: Karl Utz, Thilo Utz, Frank Walther 

1998

Successful first certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001

USK is named "Supplier of the year 1997" by ITT Automotive (now Continental Automotive)  

1999

Opening of the newly established production site in the industrial park An der Hopfendarre in Limbach-Oberfrohna, district of Kändler

Legal change to USK Karl Utz Sondermaschinen GmbH,
Associates: Karl Utz, Thilo Utz, Frank Walther  

2001

USK is winner of the "Oscar for medium-sized companies"
(now the  Grand Prize for medium-sized companies)  

2003

Official opening of the newly established second production site
at Bahnhofstraße in Limbach-Oberfrohna, district of Kändler

USK is again named "Supplier of the year” (2002) by Continental Teves  (now Continental Automotive)

Frank Walther, managing director, is named "Entrepreneur of the year" in Limbach-Oberfrohna 

2004

USK receives the first Chemnitz Prize for business development 

2005

USK named the “Premier Finalist of the Grand Prize for medium-sized companies”

2006

USK is handed over the Extra Prize "Premier of the Grand Prize for the medium-sized companies"

Establishment of a new assembly building at the Headquarters An der Hopfendarre in Limbach-Oberfrohna  

2007

Karl Utz, firm founder, is honoured by the Saxon Order of Merit  

2008

Karl Utz, firm founder, dies

A new office complex is built at the headquarters An der Hopfendarre in Limbach-Oberfrohna   

2010

USK is named "Supplier of the Year " by Continental Automotive for the third time  

2012

FIX Maschinenbau GmbH merges with the USK Karl Utz Sondermaschinen GmbH

2013

Change to the next generation in USK’s top management: After 22 very successful years of working for USK, Frank Walther entrusts the management of the business to his successor Holger Kühne

July 2013: Ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a new production and administration building in Limbach-Oberfrohna.   

 2014

31 March 2014:
Opening ceremony of the new business Establishment  Johann-Esche-Str. 28 in Limbach-Oberfrohna. On approximately 43,000 m², USK has now a two-floor office building and an assembly building of about 4200 m².

18 June 2014:
USK is awarded the Volkswagen Group Award 2014!