Monti history

1987

Company formation

When Werner Montabaur, inventive genius, founding father, and the man who lent his name to the company, first came into contact with the field of surface preparation back in the 80s, he very quickly realized that the tools available at that time were far from capable of providing the result actually desired. This discovery almost immediately gave rise to the idea of developing his own technology and led him to establish MONTI Werkzeuge GmbH in Bonn in 1987. From the word go, Werner Montabaur worked very closely with Detlef Thomas, who later became a partner in the company. While Werner Montabaur took care of the production and further development of what were then totally unique surface preparation products, Detlef Thomas was responsible for marketing them, primarily in the markets of Asia and the Americas.