OUR HISTORY
THE SOLID BASIS FOR A GREAT FUTURE WITH YOU

Continued growth, innovative products and global expansion create a solid basis, for us as a company, for you as our customer, and for the future we share.
1900
Ernst Bucher founded the “Institute for Electrical, Optical & Mechanical Engineering” in Ravensburg with Raimund Finsterhölzl as CEO
1908
Raimund Finsterhölzl (RaFi) acquired ownership of the company
1947
New owner: Werner Raimund Finsterhölzl-Vernière (1909 – 2004), son of Raimund Finsterhölzl. The CEO was Rolf Kreeb, a former schoolmate
1952
Staff: 64 employees, sales: EUR 0.8 million
1970
Development and production of the first RAFI keyboard
1982
Establishment of RAFI France
1983
Development and production of flat data entry systems
1987
RAFI joined Hoesch AG, later Krupp-Hoesch
1988
Establishment of RAFI Italy
1991
Establishment of RAFI Hungary (RAFI Hungaria KFT)
1993
DIN EN ISO 9001 Certification (DQS)
1994
RAFI re-established as a private enterprise with Albert Wasmeier as a new shareholder
1995
Other shareholders: Gerhard Schenk and Michael Holeczek (until 2006)
2002
Implementation of SAP R/3
2005
Establishment of RAFI Systec GmbH & Co. KG, takeover of Elcoteq Überlingen, now RAFI Eltec GmbH
2006
ISO/TS 16949:2002 Certification (DQS)
2008
Establishment of RAFI Electronics Co. Ltd., Shanghai, CHINA
2009
Takeover of Dekorsy GmbH i.I., now RAFI Dekotec GmbH
2009
Extension of the quality management system to include ISO 13485
2011
Certification according to ISO 14001
2011
Establishment of RAFI USA
2012
Establishment of touchscreen sensor production for capacitive control systems
2015
Establishment of RAFI Syscom, Mexico
2015
RAFI Group: 2,273 employees
2020
The new owner is the asset management company Oaktree
RAFI Dekotec and RAFI Syscom will remain with the existing owners