History and Company profile
Presses with Brand Name „RAVNE“ have more than 45 years long history and derives from tradition of production of steel of more than 400 years.
1620
Beginning of steelmaking in Guštajn (Ravne)1807 - 1940
Steelmaking is registered in firm register Maribor as slovenian steelmaking of Grafen Jurij von Thurn in Guštanj1945 - 1953
old Guštanj changes its name in Ravne na Koroškem und becomes a town, factory is named »Ravne Steelworks« (Železarna Ravne)1969
Construction of first press1970 – 1971
Cooperation with German company Weingarten and export of the first press to Germany (AUDI)1972 – 1977
Construction and delivery of several hundred presses for the former USSR1984
First press was exported to U.S.1807 - 1940
More than 60 large presses delivered to USA, Canada and Mexico; more than 70 large and small presses delivered to European clients2008
RAVNE PRESSES became a member of the Litostroj Group2021
Bankruptcy of the Firm RAVNE Presses d.o.o.