Purchase of a new lathe combined with a robot. Acquisition of land for a new production facility location.
Start of in-house heat treatment. In August, floods inundated the production facility, but after two months of repairs, the company resumed operations.
Expansion of the production hall.
ISO certification renewal and acquisition of a platinum credit rating excellence certificate from Dun & Bradstreet.
Initiation of robotics and digital transformation processes.
ISO certification renewal for the next three-year period.
63% company growth, with exports increasing to 65% of total business; commencement of operations outside the EU.
Expansion of the knife program to include knife holders, with exports reaching 40% of business across nine EU countries.
Acquisition of ISO 9001 quality certification.
Start of active search for business partners outside Slovenia.
Borut Knapič assumes control of the company following the retirement of Marjan and Božena Knapič.
Becomes the main subcontractor for Tro Prevalje.
Start of production of knives for recycling.
Expansion of production to wood processing knives, becoming the main subcontractor for Noži Ravne d.o.o.
Acquisition of Miros d.o.o., transition from sole proprietorship to Knapič d.o.o.
Start of in-house production – manufacturing cutting tools for agricultural machinery for Sip (program remains active).
Company founded as Marjan Knapič, s.p., focusing on commercial operations for KLS-Ljubno.