Foundation of the com- pany by Erich Fitz, in the sector development and rental of film equipment for the international film world.

Sensation in the film industry: development and production of the first computer-controlled, electromechanic camera dolly “Panther”.

This type of dolly has already been used by the Bavaria Filmstudio in Munich for the film “The Neverending Story”.

Foundation of Panther GmbH for the distribution of film equipment for international film and
television productions.

Foundation of htg High Tech Gerätebau GmbH, a subsidiary company and exclusive supplier for development and produc-tion of film equipment.

Re-orientation and deve-lopment of htg into a sys-tems supplier in the field of plant engineering and machine construction for famous industrial enterprises.

The “Super Panther”, a camera dolly developed and produced by htg, wins the Scientific and Technical Achievement Award in Hollywood.