In the year 1893 the first hollow seam machine was invented by Fritz Gegauf, the founder of the Bernina sewing machine factory in putting fount (Switzerland). This was an important step in the sewing machine industry.

History

In former times manufacturing a hollow seam meant laborious work. Thus Karl Friedrich Gegauf from putting fount tried to invent a hollow seam machine. It had furnished an embroidery in the old monastery putting fount with some coworkers. It however did not stickte much. Its goal was to be brought it a machine on the market, with which sewing of a hollow seam became simpler. 1895 were destroyed the workshop by a fire. Fortunately the prototype of the hollow seam machine could be saved. Karl Friedrich Gegauf again furnished the workshop in an old barn. Now however no longer the embroidery in the center, but building the hollow seam machine was located. The hollow seam machines were continued to sell abroad. The name Gegauf became in such a way admits that the mechanical production of hollow seams from now on only "gegaufen "one called. After outbreak of the First World War the incomes decreased/went back strongly. The Bernina was not allowed to supply the hollow seam machines to no more with abroad. A tragic event stopped production: 1917 died George Gegauf, which led the company with its brother. Later Karl Friedrich Gegauf established a new workshop, briefly after the war could production again be taken up.

The celanese factory

End of the 20's-years crept the celanese into the textile industry, which was not suitable for hollow seams. In the field brook area of putting fount 1923 a celanese factory were established. For Karl Friedrich was that first no disadvantage, with an inspection of the factory considered itself it, how some work with machines could be settled. For example Fitzen (prevent the yarn strand). It began to sketch immediately plans for a Fitzmaschine. The workshop was furnished for the building of the new Fitzmaschine. Briefly before however the first machine could be manufactured, Karl Friedrich Gegauf died. Its sons Fritz and Gustav took over the enterprise. When left the demands for the Fitzmaschinen, Fritz Gegauf let himself something new be broken in.

The Bernina sewing machine

At the beginning of the 30's-years around the 20000 sewing machines in Switzerland from Germany and Great Britain were introduced annually. Fritz Gegauf asked himself, why sewing machines were not built in putting It developed a household sewing machine with a sewing machine specialist. It became a simple quality machine. The decision for the household sewing machine was worthwhile itself: Year by year newer models were built. 1980 died Fritz Gegauf, its daughter Odette Ueltschi took over the Unternehmen.1986 developed the first all-electronic sewing machine. 1990 were built a factory for the production of the sewing machine parts in Thailand. Later the generation of the sewing computers began few years. It developed ever further still more highly developed models. In the years 2002 until today innovative systems were successfully introduced in the markets.

Numbers and facts

Today the Bernina sewing machine factory counts approx. 360 coworkers in putting fount (Switzerland) world-wide is employed over 1 ' 000 woman employees with Fritz Gegauf AG.

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