Kurt hires 2 secretaries, internal sales and full time repair staff @ Davenport

TSCHUDIN sends excess US inventory to Canada to be sold.  The floor at Davenport needs support to carry just one machines weight, so another location is rented to store these machines.

Swiss Instruments represents TAREX machine tool line.

BELMAG MACHINERY CORP. Quebec headed by Werner Keller.

Move Ontario location permanently to 1920 Mattawa Avenue.

Kurt makes yearly trips to Europe to expand his product lines, and to visit with existing suppliers.

More staff added throughout the decade.

Swiss Instruments Trade show booths expanding in size.

Corporate Logos created diamond "Swisso" and "Belmag w B"

Machine Tool Sales are booming... of the lines Kurt would like to represent, many do not want to be sold by their "competitors" rep, Swiss Instruments, so another company is formed to represent these lines...

BELMAG MACHINERY CORP. Ontario is formed {active in name only}

Sales Books and Price Lists take up 2 Large Binders now!

Peter Orava joined Swiss Instruments staff

Represent HERMLE Machines, direct from Germany

BELMAG MACHINERY CORP. British Columbia headed by Peter Orava.

LISTA (Storage Systems & Workbenches) begins to sell, direct from Switzerland.