| 1980 | Foundation of the company ZIMMER GmbH Technische Werkstätten, Rheinau |
| 1993 | Foundation of the company ZIMMER GROUP GmbH, Rheinau |
| 1999 | Integration of Sommer-automatic GmbH, Ettlingen |
| 2004 | Foundation of the company ZIMMER GmbH Daempfungssysteme, Rheinau |
| 2007 | Integration of BENZ GmbH Werkzeugsysteme, Haslach/Kinzigtal |
| 2007 | Foundation of ZIMMER GmbH Kunststofftechnik, Rheinau |
| 2008 | The beginning of the new production facilities, Rheinau (10,500 qm) |
