[7][better source needed] In 1955 the company introduced its first special machine to the market: the Rolling disk marker unit.

[7] In 1992 the founder quit his job as managing director of the company, and his son Frank Hofmann took over.

[7] At the beginning of 2008, Jan Philipp Hofmann, grandson of the company founder, entered the management.

[16] [17][18] In March 2009, the VDI nachrichten listed the company 37th of the fastest-growing small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany.

[25][26] Since 2001, the Hofmann GmbH regularly organizes technology days on its Rellingen premises.

This event is considered an in-house and trade fair for an audience consisting of representatives from manufacturers, suppliers, associations, authorities, customers and scientists.