1881
Establishment of company for sewing machine production in Vienna - start of sewing machine production under MINERVA trade mark
1936
Start of factory construction in Boskovice
1950
Establishment of MINERVA as independent national enterprise
1968
Discontinuation of household sewing
machine production
1976
Establishment of ELITEX BOSKOVICE concern company and integration in ELITEX LIBEREC textile engineering concern
1996
Beginning of first sewing machines of Typos lI series
2015
Minerva’s turnover exceeded 1 milliard CZK
2025
Start of production in the new industrial hall
1913
Relocation from Vienna to Opava and merger with Silesia company
1938
Beginning of sewing machine parts production
1953
Start of industrial sewing machine production
1970
Production of first sewing machines of Typos I unified type series
1991
Establishment of MINERVA BOSKOVICE joint-stock company
1999
"MINERVA" trademark was replaced with "DÜRKOPP ADLER"
2018
New structure of Shang Gong Group (SGG) and Dürkopp Adler (DA) Group with SG Gemsy and Richpeace
