1950 Jean ESCHARAVIL decided to produce scales and launches the PRECIA brand name.
1955 Jean ESCHARAVIL’s grandfather founded a workshop for the setting up and maintenance of weighing scales.
1960 The first optical weight indicator is created.
1968 Transition from mechanical to electronic systems.
1979 Founding of ATEX, a company specialized in manufacturing of load cells.
1985 Introduction of the company on the Lyon stock exchange.
1985 The first weighing desktop computer to come to France.
1986 Opening ceremony of the new factory specialized in manufacturing of load cells.
1993 Acquisition of MOLEN, a Dutch weighing company founded in 1867 and of YERNAUX, a french company specialized in dynamic bulk weighing and dosing.
1996 Launch of the New global brand name : PRECIA-MOLEN.
1997 Merging of the French service subsidiaries forming PRECIA MOLEN Service.
1998 Reorganization of the group into three divisions: industrial, international and service.
2000-2006 Significant growth of PMS (42 agencies in 2008) Creation of a new range of PRECIA indicators from I 100 to I 500 PRECIA-MOLEN and PRECIA-MOLEN SERVICE obtain ISO 9001 (2000 version) Certification.
2006 PRECIA-MOLEN is awarded innovative firm status (OSEO ANVAR).
2007 PRECIA-MOLEN increases its international presence with the creation of PRECIA-MOLEN MOROCCO, acquisition of 100% of NOVA WEIGH UK and of 40% of NOVA WEIGH India.
2009 Acquisition of Nordic Bulk Weighing, in Norway, which becomes the ninth member of PRECIA MOLEN Group.
2010 PRECIA-MOLEN is awarded innovative firm status (OSEO INNOVATION).
2011 Creation of PRECIA MOLEN do BRAZIL, the tenth member of PRECIA MOLEN Group.
Design, production, sales and after-sales service of non automatic weighing instruments (NAWI), automatic weighing instruments (AWI) and peripherals. Development and sales of specific application softwares.
