![historical picture showing laser development in the 1980s at TRUMPF](/filestorage/TRUMPF_Master/_processed_/9/2/csm_history-development-of-the-laser-17x8_f8c7b84ad2.jpg)
TRUMPF Conquers the World of Lasers
![the official TRUMPF Logo](/filestorage/TRUMPF_Master/_processed_/4/e/csm_history-logo-blue-and-white_c24ac72d3b.jpg)
1985
In 1985, the company gets a new logo. It is functional, modest, and signals a solid foundation and timelessness.
The company has 1,500 employees and generates sales of just under DM 300 million.
![historical picture of the TLF laser](/filestorage/TRUMPF_Master/_processed_/f/e/csm_history-TLF-laser_d28c1c189d.jpg)
TRUMPF showcases itself as a laser manufacturer with the first self-developed and produced CO2 laser, the TRUMPF LASER TLF 1000. It has a beam power of over 1 kW and is the first compact laser resonator to feature radio-frequency excitation (RF excitation).
HAAS Strahltechnik develops and presents the first fiber optic cable for industrial use. Its yellow color has remained the norm to this day.
![historical logo of HAAS-LASER GmbH + Co. KG](/filestorage/TRUMPF_Master/_processed_/b/6/csm_history-haas-laser-logo_723010329a.jpg)
1986
The HAAS Strahltechnik business division becomes the independent company HAAS-LASER GmbH + Co. KG.
![historical picture of the TruMatic L 3000](/filestorage/TRUMPF_Master/_processed_/5/2/csm_history-trumatic-l3000_396ecdb640.jpg)
1987
TRUMPF unveils another innovation in this sector – the TRUMATIC L 3000 flatbed laser machine with flying optics. Instead of the workpiece being moved, the processing head "flies" over the sheet.
![historical picture of the first folded high performance laser of TRUMPF](/filestorage/TRUMPF_Master/_processed_/c/7/csm_history-folded-high-performance-laser_32c1cb6611.jpg)
1989
At the EMO in Hanover, the first "folded" laser is presented in a TRUMATIC 240 LASERPRESS. To this day, it is the best-selling multi-kilowatt laser. The company has 2,400 employees and sales of DM 525 million.
![building of TRUMPF Hüttinger in Freiburg Germany](/filestorage/TRUMPF_Master/_processed_/9/7/csm_history-building-huettinger-freiburg_387f4a16eb.jpg)
1990
Collaboration between HÜTTINGER and TRUMPF began in 1986, and developed so well over the years that in 1990 TRUMPF acquired a majority share of HÜTTINGER. Since then, HÜTTINGER has been a member of the TRUMPF Group with its development of laser generators.
![company building of TRUMPF Austria](/filestorage/TRUMPF_Master/_processed_/c/8/csm_history-building-austria-pasching_ba2f4efe5b.jpg)
1990
In order to close the TRUMPF process chain from 2D blanks to a completed 3D product, TRUMPF decides to enter into the world of bending technology. 1991 sees the acquisition of a new plant in Linz. The V50 is built as the first machine of the successful TrumaBend V-series, and presented to the world for the first time at the 1993 EMO trade show in Hanover.
![building of TRUMPF Singapur subsidiary](/filestorage/TRUMPF_Master/_processed_/4/e/csm_history-building-singapur_4f50944f0b.jpg)
1991
TRUMPF Singapore was founded in 1991 and has since developed into the hub of the Asia-Pacific region. The TRUMPF office is located in the German Center in the International Business Park in Jurong East.
![historical picture of Haas Laser at a trade show](/filestorage/TRUMPF_Master/_processed_/1/8/csm_history-haas-laser-first-trade-show_d4d3b948e9.jpg)
1991
TRUMPF enters the world of solid-state lasers with a shareholding in HAAS LASER GmbH in Schramberg. At Euroblech in Hanover, HAAS-LASER is represented on a TRUMPF stand for the first time and showcases the Lay 506 D CW laser. The company now belongs 100% to the TRUMPF Group.
At the LASER trade show, HAAS-LASER presents a study for the first multi-kilowatt continuous wave solid-state laser designed for industrial use.
![historical picture of the former building of TRUMPF in Neukirch](/filestorage/TRUMPF_Master/_processed_/3/5/csm_history-former-building-neukirch_2c7de82e63.jpg)
1992
In 1991, "Sächsische Werkzeug- und Sondermaschinen GmbH", managed by the Treuhandanstalt Berlin, begins production of loading equipment for TRUMPF. In 1992, the company is privatized as a subsidiary of the TRUMPF Group and receives an order to develop a water jet cutting machine, which is then presented at EuroBLECH 1992.
The Berthold Leibinger Foundation is established.