Establishment of Wystrach GmbH in Weeze, Germany by Joachim Wystrach

Supply of industrial gas customers using transport pallets.

Production of cylinder bundles as subcontractor.

Approval of first Wystrach bundle for pressure levels 200 and 300 bar.

Entry into the natural gas market – production of gas storage systems for the vehicle industry.

Expansion of production areas by 3000 m².
New technology: Welding robots and ultrasonic testing for compressed gas containers.

Expansion of production areas by 6000 m²
Introduction of powder coating for compressed gas containers

Special project "Kursk" - creation of storage system for the salvage vessel Giant

Expansion of production areas by 600 m²
Introduction of second ultrasonic testing facility

Development of own hydrogen trailer system

Expansion of painting centre to a capacity of 270,000 containers a year.

Introduction of sheet and tube laser technology and of the second welding robot.

Introduction of water pressure tests
Introduction of storage lift from the company Kardex for more efficient material supply.

New construction and commissioning of a warehouse of approx. 2000 m²
with a mobile rack system from the company Meta with 2000 storage spaces.

New construction and commissioning of a production and administration building of approx. 6000 m².

Celebration of the 25th anniversary.

New construction and commissioning of a production and administration building of approx. 6,000 m².
New construction and commissioning of production facilities for metal and plant construction of approx. 3,400 m².

Wystrach GmbH produces the MegaPack4 gas cylinder bundle for the company Messer. This is awarded the Red Dot Award "honourable mention".

Diverse product innovations: Introduction of 2nd generation hydrogen trailer,
Wystrach presents a CNG storage for trucks and one for buses and
expands its product portfolio by a pallet for transporting medical gasses.

Wystrach develops the 500bar compressed gas cylinder bundle made of composite material.

Introduction and installation of the new generation of the tried and tested laser machine TruLaser 3030 with 5kW laser output and optimised handling.

Coradia iLint – Hydrogen propulsion for regional trains.
Together with XPERION ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT and Alstom Deutschland, Wystrach GmbH has created the world’s first regional train powered by hydrogen.

In the course of company expansion activities, our plant 2 is enlarged by about 1,600 square metres. Due to the plant expansion, the storage capacity of 2,000 pallets is increased by approx. 1,400 pallets or bundle storage spaces - a total storage capacity of approx. 41,000 compressed gas cylinders