{"id":488,"date":"2022-07-27T08:43:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T06:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/?page_id=488"},"modified":"2023-02-28T11:13:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T10:13:11","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/company\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"488\" class=\"elementor elementor-488\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3675099 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3675099\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c2a4c6c\" data-id=\"2c2a4c6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18908b2 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18908b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5aa9500b\" data-id=\"5aa9500b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e98b7ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e98b7ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">50 years \"Made in Switzerland\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2101256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2101256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Our history starts on 31st July 1972 when ADAMS took a share of A. Morel &amp; S\u00f6hne AG (AMSAG), a mechanical workshop and manufacturer of steel constructions located in Serneus, Switzerland. After a couple of years the company has been rebranded to ADAMS Schweiz AG.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eb51f65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1eb51f65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c7f3126\" data-id=\"2c7f3126\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311423e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"311423e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The company has started to manufacture industrial valves but soon specialised itself in the design and production of valves for hydropower applications. The first hydropower valves in our long history were supplied to local plant operators. These valves have been specially designed according to the customer specific requirements. With this approach we established the basis for our today\u2019s success and expertise. While the first projects have been realized in Switzerland, today our valves prove their quality and reliability in installations all over the globe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6261dd4a elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6261dd4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48bc4e54\" data-id=\"48bc4e54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b44d8b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b44d8b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our History<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37283ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-timeline\" data-id=\"37283ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-timeline jet-elements\"><div class=\"jet-timeline jet-timeline--align-center jet-timeline--align-middle\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-timeline__line\"><div class=\"jet-timeline__line-progress\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"jet-timeline-list\"><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-dce8728 jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7079\" height=\"4698\" src=\"https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/50Jahre-Schweiz_v2.1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-534\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/50Jahre-Schweiz_v2.1.png 7079w, https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/50Jahre-Schweiz_v2.1-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/50Jahre-Schweiz_v2.1-1024x680.png 1024w, https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/50Jahre-Schweiz_v2.1-768x510.png 768w, https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/50Jahre-Schweiz_v2.1-1536x1019.png 1536w, https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/50Jahre-Schweiz_v2.1-2048x1359.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7079px) 100vw, 7079px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2022<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2022<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Successful initial certification ISO 14001 (environmental management) and ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety).<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2022<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-48653f4 jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2021<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2021<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Adams designs and manufactures for the Limberg III Pumped Storage Power Plant (Austria) two penstock protection valves with a nominal diameter of 4'900mm \u2013 so far the largest butterfly valves being manufactured by Adams<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-left\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2021<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-2cf8977 jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2016<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2016<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Launch of the ball valve product line. Orders for Hydroelectric Power Plants in Switzerland, Norway and Philippines.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2016<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-6e86061 jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/John-Hart-FCV-Action-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-537\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/John-Hart-FCV-Action-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/John-Hart-FCV-Action-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/John-Hart-FCV-Action-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/John-Hart-FCV-Action-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/John-Hart-FCV-Action-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2015<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2015<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">John Hart Project in Canada \u2013 largest built Fixed Cone Valve of Adams with a hood diameter of 5\u2019500mm (220\u201d).<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-left\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2015<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-6e004bc jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2013<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2013<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Modernization of the hall cranes for higher payload. Installation of a boring mill for the machining of large workpieces in hall 4. With the introduction of forged bodies on butterfly valves, Adams is one of the pioneers in the use of this concept for shutoff-valves.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2013<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-596b423 jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Kugelschieber-OVW-II-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-541\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Kugelschieber-OVW-II-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Kugelschieber-OVW-II-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Kugelschieber-OVW-II-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Kugelschieber-OVW-II-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Kugelschieber-OVW-II-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2012<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2012<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Contract with Vorarlberger Illwerke for the realization of four large Spherical Valves DN2300 PN50 (92\u201d) and DN2500 PN50 (100\u201d) for the Obervermunt II Pumped Storage Power Plant in Austria.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-left\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2012<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-e80a8cb jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2008<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2008<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Large contract for design, manufacture, delivery and installation of Butterfly Valves and Fixed Cone Valves for the FMHL Project at Hongrin (Switzerland).<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2008<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-cc0ca59 jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2003<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2003<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">First project with design, construction and manufacture of two spherical valves for the Luchsingen hydroelectric power plant in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-left\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2003<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-de9fe7f jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/image-services_assembly1-1024x640-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-383\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/image-services_assembly1-1024x640-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/image-services_assembly1-1024x640-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adams-armaturen.de\/wp\/adams-switzerland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/image-services_assembly1-1024x640-1-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2001<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2001<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Gradually focussing on the design and manufacturing of valves for hydropower plants and dams, first deliveries of large butterfly valves to the USA.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2001<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-6fe0ea8 jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">1994<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">1994<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Introduction of a quality system and successful certification according ISO9001<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-left\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">1994<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-b9e3649 jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">1979<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">1979<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Construction of Hall 3. Separation of the machining and welding areas. Establishment of the company ADAMS AG with headquarters in Serneus and a sales office in Zurich. Distribution of AMSAG products (steel constructions and mechanical components) through ADAMS AG.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">1979<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-3686f7c jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">1972<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">1972<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Adams acquires a stake in AMSAG and establishes a place of business in Switzerland, subsequently adding contract manufacturing of butterfly valves to the manufacturing program. Construction of a second workshop (Hall 2).<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-left\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">1972<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-77b153f jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">1964<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">1964<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">New premises with Manufacturing Hall (Hall 1) and Office Building. The sons Alfred and J\u00fcrg Morel took over the company from their father and renaming the company into A. Morel S\u00f6hne AG (AMSAG).<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">1964<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-0001568 jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">1943<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">1943<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Establishment of the company Alfred Morel in Klosters \u2013 mechanical workshop and specialized in steel constructions and contract manufacturing.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-left\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">1943<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\/*! elementor &#8211; v3.9.0 &#8211; 06-12-2022 *\/ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]&gt;a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} 50 years &#8220;Made in Switzerland&#8221; Our history starts on 31st July 1972 when ADAMS took a share of A. 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