The company Pfefferkorn and Co. was established in Frankfurt am Main on February 1st, 1953 by fine mechanics master Hans Pfefferkorn and businessman Albert Gerhardt.

The second generation took over the company's management in the years 1964 and 1970 with the help of the men Bernd Pfefferkorn and Viktor Reiter. Following the company's 1971 relocation from Frankfurt to Simms, several changes in the production- and office-bereichen followed.

The tool industry was established and continues to play a growing role in the management of indigenous activities and as an acknowledged partner of the synthetic spritz-gum industry. The company Pfefferkorn was transferred to the employer group Schneider/ICAS with effect as of January 1, 2013.