Alfred Huber's Paint Strippers and Special Paints was founded in Gengenbach in 1933. 

Beginning of the production of flat belts and polyamide belts in 1938

Production of PVC bindings and profiles for bags began in 1948.

1954 Moving to the newly constructed plant on Freiburger Strasse in Offenburg

1956 marks the beginning of surgical suture material manufacture for use in human and veterinary medicine.

1958 Extrusion technology for solid and hollow rods and profiles made of polyamide, polyethylene, etc. begins to be produced.

Increased manufacture of flat belts in 1960. Elastomer-coated products, such as B. tangential belts, conveyor belts, etc.

1993 Purchase of the Treuen, Vogtland, Merano works. an important turning point in the history of VIS through the purchase of a full, modern,