1927 – 1970
The historical origin of the Nordmetall GmbH name is the Nordmetall company founded in Bremen in 1927 by Hans Meyer. The family-run company manufactured silver-plated tableware until 1970. In 1970, it was sold to Bremer Silberwarenfabrik.
1996 – 2003
In 1996, Hans Meyer’s grandson, Prof. Lothar Meyer, refounded the Nordmetall company in Eibenberg in the Erzgebirge region, initially as a company constituted under civil law (GbR). The company was given a new orientation and a new business focus.
From 1992 until 2009, Prof. Lothar Meyer was holder of the “Materials for Mechanical Engineering” professorship at the Chemnitz University of Technology (TU Chemnitz). TU Chemnitz and Nordmetall concluded a cooperation agreement and worked together intensively to their mutual benefit. During this time, we collaborated on the building of a high-dynamics laboratory for the dynamic-impact testing of materials and components.
2003 – 2009
Nordmetall GmbH was founded in 2003 and, to the present day, has operated successfully in the market as an international specialist in highly dynamic materials testing for uniaxial and multiaxial applications. Nordmetall worked closely with TU Chemnitz on research and teaching activities as part of a cooperation agreement until 2009.
2009 – today
In 2009, the Nordmetall company split from TU Chemnitz and moved to its current location in the Adorf district of Neukirchen in the Erzgebirge region.
Today, more than 15 highly qualified scientists and engineers work under the direction of Dr. Norman Herzig on solving difficult metrological problems in the high-speed characterization of materials and components and creating constitutive material laws for the numerical simulation of dynamic-impact processes (crash loading, forming and cutting, security against ballistic and blast threats). We also work continuously on improving our testing technology and expanding our range of tests. A recent focus of our work lies in exploring materials and processes for additive manufacturing (metal 3D printing).