| 1973 | | | Incorporation of Bastian & Co |
| | | | Horst Bastian, Werner Kambach and Siegfried Heese jointly incorporate a company, Bastian & Co., for the manufacturing of winders for the textile industry. |
| 1980 | | | Foundation of Bastian Wickeltechnik GmbH |
| | | | New applications for winders were identified. The product portfolio of the newly found Bastian Wickeltechnik GmbH now includes automatic winders for web-shaped materials such as nonwovens, film. Paper and composite materials. |
| 1990 | | | Delivery of the first horizontal slide winder for the film industry |
| | | | A new generation of winders improves the roll quality especially of thin films. The first of these winder is delivered to a European customer. |
| 1995 | | | Bastian is the winder of choice for the first Fleissner spunlace line |
| | | | The first Fleissner AquaJet line is delivered with an automatic Bastian winder. |
| 1997 | | | The short-roll winder sees the light of day |
| | | | A customer in Finland receives the first short roll winder – equipped with Bastian’s unique engagement system. |
| 1999/2000 | | | Bastian develops its product program |
| | | | The first highly flexible “new generation” automatic winder with support roll system and the first unwinder are delivered into Asia and Germany respectively. |
| 2007 | | | Delivery of the 1000th winder |
| 2011 | | | A new high-speed winder for films |
| 2012 | | | TRÜTZSCHLER NONWOVENS takes over the knowhow and product range |
