Saltus-Werk Max Forst GmbH

Today

History

• 1919, Max Forst founded a metalworking business in Solingen which manufactured hot-formed metal parts and tools.
• 1931, the company was renamed Max Forst Werkzeugfabrik.
• 1938, the company patented the world's first click-type torque wrench.
• 1939, the first torque screwdriver was patented.
• 1949, the company patented a ring-ratchet system with interchangeable tool inserts.
• 1953, a design patent was registered for the multifunctional "3=1" combined open-jaw and joint-socket spanner.
• 1957, Max Forst Werkzeugfabrik was renamed Saltus-Werk Max Forst KG.
• 1987, The entirely electronic torque wrench, the DAZ-E, was developed which was able to display, save, analyse and document measurements for the first time.
• 1992, the EKDS, an electronic torque wrench particularly suited to fast production tasks, is patented internationally.
• 1995, Saltus filed an international patent application for the first electronic torque wrench with angle measurement not requiring a reference arm.
• 1997, Saltus-Werk Max Forst GmbH becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Saltus Technology AG.
• 2004, the first mechatronic torque wrench is patented.