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-    year 1946 -establishment of Company - production of castings and valves;
-    year 1950 -nationalization of Company, production for chemical, mining industry for domestic and foreign markets;
-    year 1972 - Fabryka Armatur SWARZĘDZ name was created - specialization in production of cast iron and colour metals fittings (for metallurgy, gas engineering and building industry);
-    years 80-89 -modernization of our Plant - the new production hall was built replacement of stock of our machines; we have started specialization in die forging production of brass and steel parts;
-    year 1983 -beginning of synchronizer ring production ;
-    year 1992 -FAS as a first manufacturer in Poland has implemented a production of soft seated flange wedge gate valves;
-    year 1999 -FAS has signed a contract for synchronizer ring production for italian market;
-    year 2000 -implemantation of ductile cast iron valves production;
-    IX 2002 -a signature of privatization agreement Fabryka Armatur Swarzędz sp. z o.o. was established (limited liability company);
-    IV 2004 -FAS has received a subsidy from Polish Agency For Enterprise Development - from PHARE programm;
-ending of privatization process;
-for our gas cylinder valves production we have received all admittance licences for the EU market - Certificate of conformity with EN849 standard and 1999/36/EC Directive - for transportable refillable cylinders - TUV Rheinland Polska;
-start of water-meter bodies machining processes, and ball valves production;
-    year 2005

-beginning of ready-made synchronizer rings production with final turning operation;
-ending of gate valves production;
-FAS gets more than 70% of its turnover from export activity;

-    year 2006 -gas cylinder valves export to eastern and western european countries;
-new stock of horizontal drilling and milling machine;
-FAS has participated in "GET NEW TECHNOLOGY FIRST" exhibition - Industrial Fairs in Hannover;
-FAS has celebrated its 60th anniversairy;
-    year 2007 -FAS has signed a contract with EATON TRUCK COMPONENTS - in a field of synchronizer ring production;
-investments in automation of forging processess;
-Nnew stock of CNC turning machines;
-FAS has started a building of new Plant in Swarzędz - to see plant project click on the LINK;
-we have received gas cylinder valves certificate acc. to standard EN 13153:2001 - with requirements to 1999/36/EC Directive and RID/ADR agreement - TUV SUD CZECH REP.;
-We have started the preparations for an ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System implementation;