History
| 01.10.1996 | Founded by Helmut Gegenheimer |
| 02/1997 | Exhibits at the first Inhorgenta trade fair in Munich |
| 03/1997 | The first DF 35 and CF 3x18 are sold |
| 07/1997 | Internet site OTEC.DE launched |
| 11/1997 | Zero gap system launched for processing very thin workpieces (e.g. 0.1 mm) |
| 12/1997 | Recognition, Innovation Prize of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg |
| 07/1998 | OTEC becomes limited company (GmbH) |
| 07/1998 | Soran Jota and Martin Moser are appointed Managing Directors |
| 09/1998 | Sales company OTEC USA established |
| 07/1999 | Presentation at the Baden-Württemberg state parliament: "Baden-Württemberg Kreativ" |
| 12/1999 | OTEC opens and moves into new building: Dieselstrasse 12 |
| 02/2000 | 3rd place in the Business Start-up Competition for Young Entrepreneurs in Baden Württemberg |
| 02/2000 | ECO-mini introduced at Inhorgenta Munich |
| 02/2001 | First participation in the Santa Fe Symposium |
| 03/2002 | ECO-Maxi introduced at the Basel fair |
| 04/2002 | Sales company OTEC Turkey established |
| 07/2002 | Participation in the St. Petersburg Symposium |
| 05/2003 | Participation in the Santa Fe Symposium |
| 08/2003 | Introduction of the ECO series of machines for the deburring and grinding of CNC workpieces |
| 12/2004 | Delivery of the first CF 50 MR partly automatic disc finishing machine with media recycling and automatic screen separation. |
| 01/2005 | Market launch of the MF microfiltration machine at the Vicenza fair |
| 09/2005 | Market launch of the UF ultrafiltration machines |
| 03/2006 | OTECs Red is here! The wine comes from the winemaking village of Ellmendingen and was made from grapes from the vineyards of the Gegenheimer/Jota families. |
| 05/2006 | OTEC extends its premises by 1,000 m² and moves into Factory Building No. 2 at Dieselstrasse 8 |
| 10/2006 | Launch of the new DF-Tools drag finishing machine for processing tools |
| 11/2006 | Reorganisation of the sales operation in Germany |
| 05/2007 | Launch of the fully automatic CF-50 machine with automated dosing of powders and chemicals |
| 05/2008 | Completion of the fully automatic DF-6 Automation drag finishing machine |
