Hans Nossin set up his own one-man business Metaaldraaierij Nossin. He purchased a turning and milling machine and put it in his parents’ garage business premises.

Following the purchase of various machines, conditions in the garage became too cramped. So the work floor was doubled by taking over the entire garage. In this period two employees also joined the company, so production could be increased.

After 7 years in the garage, the company needed new premises to realise its growth ambitions. Metaaldraaierij Nossin therefore moved to an existing building on the Molenstraat 9a in Aarle-Rixtel. The name changed to Nossin Machinefabriek to more accurately reflect the activities carried out by Nossin at that time.

In 1986 and the following years various machines were purchased including the first complete CNC-controlled milling machine. Hans Nossin purchased the building next door, Molenstraat 11a. This safeguarded enough room for growth for the foreseeable future.

In 1999 the then mayor of Laarbeek described the building on the Molenstraat as a real working environment. “Gosh, space is really tight here, although I have to say that gives a friendly atmosphere.” In a nutshell: there was once again a shortage of space; a start was made on building brand new premises. This building on the Rijakkerweg, was designed according to Nossin’s wishes and requirements. In November 2000 the company relocated from the Molenstraat to the Rijakkerweg. A brand new building that is still Nossin’s premises. Once again a new company name was needed to describe Nossin’s activities; the company became Nossin Fijnmechanische Industrie (FMI).

In 2003, Nossin FMI was the first in the world to purchase a Hermle 5-axis CNC milling machine with a pallet exchange system and a 6-axis Kuka robot. And as you might have guessed, this machine was extremely large. This led to a change in the factory layout in 2004. The assembly department was given a separate hall that was fitted with all of the necessary tools. This gave extra space in the processing hall where even more similar machines could be placed. And that also happened over the next few years: Nossin FMI expanded its milling machinery with two more 5-axis CNC milling machines with a pallet exchange system and a Kuka robot.

Following the implementation of the 24-hour concept in milling, attention fell to the turning department. Two new Okuma lathes with powered tools were purchased, one of which has a sub-spindle. Both machines were equipped with a rod supply system.

Clients imposed increasingly stringent production requirements, for example, the demand for clean products rose. To meet this demand Nossin FMI purchased a washing street with several cleaning baths. A cleanroom with purification class 7 was also constructed. All of this was done to satisfy the demand for a total package of clean products.

By now Nossin FMI has grown up to be a family company. For years, Hans and his wife Ine ran the company firmly and with pride. However, son Robert has had the ambition to take over from his parents since he was a little boy. In 2016 Robert formally took over the company. At this time he was already working there as a employee for years. With this, the second generation Nossin FMI was in place.

After a well controlled growth in automised production of fine mechanic parts the current productionroom became too small. More machines was not an option, therefore the building nextdoor was purchased. After renovation the two buildings were combined to form one big building. This doubled the productionspace to about 5000 sq meters. The turningfacility was completely relocated to create ‘breathingroom’ for both the milling and turning productions to grow. That same year more turning and milling machines were purchased to keep up with a growing demand.

This is the year of Nossin FMI’s 40th anniversary. In 2018 we look back at a successfull history characteristic by it’s innovative culture, consistant growth and no-nonsense mentality. “What you see is what you get”. Both entrepreneurs, Hans and Robert, are straight up guys. This brought the company to where it stands now and clients know that that’s why they work with Nossin FMI. It’s these clients that everyone within the Nossin FMI team works so hard for, so they will get exactly what they ask for.