| The 
                          founding and development of RASI 
 
                        
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                                  company RASI has been producing tube bending 
                                  machines for craftsmen and industry since Wilhelm 
                                  Rapp founded it in 1960.
 The history of the RASI company has always been 
                                  shaped by the constant drive for quality and 
                                  innovation. In 1964 
                                  the company received the „Bavarian state 
                                  prize for the manual hydraulic tube bending 
                                  machine UN12“.
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                            experienced rapid development when the sons of the 
                            founder, Eberhard and Heinrich Rapp joined the company 
                            in 1983. The company manufactured its first CNC controlled 
                            fully automatic mandril bending machine with a display 
                            screen control in 1984. 
                            The following years were characterised by constant 
                            development work. Today the range of production includes 
                            nearly 30 different tube bending machines.
 
 The federal prize for „outstanding innovative 
                            achievement“ was awarded to RASI twice by the 
                            Federal Ministry for Industry in the years 1990 and 
                            1999.
 
 A spirit of innovation along with the necessary know-how 
                            is the recipe for success, but also the company philosophy 
                            of the two brothers in management. They are unanimous 
                            in that the close connection between our own production, 
                            research and development in cooperation with the technical 
                            colleges and universities in the region can be regarded 
                            as an important prerequisite for the rapid implementation 
                            of innovations. This success is proven by countless 
                            national and international patents and utility patents.
 
 Last but not least, a well trained and motivated workforce 
                            as well as good cooperation with the suppliers forms 
                            the basis for the positive development of the company. 
                            Their dedication is the guarantee for the decade long 
                            and consistently high quality and readiness for delivery 
                            of the RASI tube bending machines. The customers thank 
                            RASI with their decade long loyalty and the further 
                            recommending of our machines.
 
 The machines produced in Illingen are sold throughout 
                            the world. RASI machines are used on every continent. 
                            The aim of this company is to assert itself on the 
                            global market even more strongly and to considerably 
                            raise our export turnover in the coming years.
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