| 1963 | | Founded by Dr.-Ing. Günther Wandres. The company develops and manufactures handwheels with analog position indicators. |
| 1976 |
| Digital position indicators are launched on the market and meet with huge success. An absolute first: the position value is shown digitally on the machine spindle and accuracy is guaranteed to the nearest tenth of a millimeter. SIKO is now a market leader for digital displays. |
| 1978 | | The introduction of geared potentiometers marks the beginning of the electronic era for distance and angle measuring technology. |
| 1980 |
| The subsidiary SIKO Products is founded in the USA. |
| 1982 | | The first optoelectronic hollow shaft encoder is brought to market. In the years that follow, a whole range of different electronic transmitters and measuring displays are introduced. |
| 1990 | | Dipl. Wirtsch.-Ing. Horst Wandres, the youngest son of the company founder, joins the firms and takes over its management. The concept of linear measuring systems is introduced to complement the rotary measuring principle. |
| 1992 | | Cable encoders with varying cable lengths and a flexible selection of encoders are introduced. |
| 1992 | | The magnetic measuring principle is used for linear measuring systems are introduced to the market. |
| 1993 |
| Start of the own magnetic band production. |
| 1996 |
| The first absolut measuring magnetic strip system is developed. |
| 1999 |
| For the magnetic linear measuring system the label MagLine is introduced. |
| 2000 | | SIKO is successful in its first bid to obtain DIN ISO9001 certification. |
| 2001 | | The new product line DriveLine heralds the era of automation. Automated axle adjustment solutions are introduced to the market. |
| 2001 |
| The subsidiary SIKO Italia is founded in Milan. |
| 2003 |
| The subsidiary SIKO Mess- und Positioniersysteme GmbH is founded in Switzerland. |
| 2005 | | The subsidiary SIKO Trading Shanghai is founded in China. |
| 2007 | | A new ERP system is launched. |
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