History
Company founder Rainer May trusted in craftsmanship and innovative ideas in order to produce industrial knives of the highest precision. We are continuing this success story. What started with three employees in 1985 is now a company operating worldwide with over 30 master craftsmen, skilled workers and apprentices.
1985
Foundation of the Rainer May GmbH: The industrial master craftsman Rainer May and his wife Renate hire three employees.
1990
Construction of own production facilities at Neuwied.
Transition from manual to CNC-supported grinding of the blade's serrations.
1996
Construction of a further manufacturing facility. The first waterjet cutting system is acquired. Now more than ten employees work at the Rainer May GmbH. TÜV Rheinland certifies its quality management to the ISO 9001 standard - a certificate that has been renewed each and every year since then.
2004
Transfer to a newly acquired manufacturing hall and administrative building with over 5,700 m2. Over 20 employees now work at the Rainer May GmbH.
2010
The entire company building is equipped with a photovoltaic system. Every year, over 70,000 kilowatt hours are fed into the power grid.
2014
Founder Rainer May passes the company’s leadership to his daughter Heike Stinner-May and son-in-law Stefan Stinner.
2017
For reasons of sustainability, the entire hall lighting is replaced by the latest LED technology.
2021
The core competence was expanded with a custom-developed 5-axis profile grinding machine for Rainer May GmbH
2024
Transition of water treatment from filter fleece to the latest centrifuge technology to minimize hazardous waste.