In all its history, Manurhin KMX has never ceased to strengthen and refine its position as a forerunner. Only companies which are ahead of their time leave their mark on their period. Manurhin KMX 1920 Creation of the......In all its history, Manurhin KMX has never ceased to strengthen and refine its position as a forerunner. Only companies which are ahead of their time leave their mark on their period. Manurhin KMX 1920 Creation of the company, the Manufactory of Machines of Upper Rhine under the name of Manurhin. Its main activity concerned machinery for the foodstuff sector. 1935 Manufacture of automatic bar turning lathes. 1947 Manufacture of PF cam lathes transferred to the factory in Mulhouse. 1966 Introduction of the Decomat 42 automatic lathe with hydraulic controls and card programming. 1975 A world première: manufacture of the Traminer, the first numerical controlled sliding-headstock lathe. 1987 Design and launch of the KMX system. The KMX 20 shown for the first time in EMO, Milan. 1994 An other world premiere : launch of the first twin-spindle turning machine, the KMX Twin. 1997 New generation multiple-axis sliding-headstock lathe with simplified programming, the KMX Swing. 1999 Manufacture of the KMX XL32.