1913-1921
Josef Schneider founded Optische Anstalt Jos. Schneider & Co. in Bad Kreuznach; early trademarks included Symmar, Componar and Isconar, and the firm adopted Jos. Schneider & Co., Optische Werke, Kreuznach in 1921.
Schneider-Kreuznach
5 researched events, 1913 to present. Each is dated as its sources date it and carries the references it rests on.
1922–1936 · 15 years with no research point
1940–1949 · 10 years with no research point
1986–1996 · 11 years with no research point
1937-1939
The company built its Ringstrasse 132 factory in Bad Kreuznach, the address retained by the present headquarters.
1950s-1960s
Postwar work spanned cinema, spring-aperture SLR lenses, zoom development and OEM still-camera optics; the company dates a Xenotar 80mm f/2.8 on Lunar Orbiter IV to 1967.
Dated in the sources as “1950s-1960s”. Decade wording normalized to its full calendar span for scaling.
1972-1985
Schneider formed its U.S. subsidiary, received cinema technical recognition, diversified, and integrated the B+W filter business.
1997–present
The group added or reorganized Pentacon, Century Precision Optics, Asian subsidiaries and ISCO-related operations; current headquarters and legal identity remain in Bad Kreuznach.