The Rhine floods and the office building is submerged by 1.5 metres of water.

The first Waco planing machines are put into operation with a feed rate of 300m/min in Austria
Cooperation starts with the Swedish tool manufacturer Kvarnstrands.
Major order is received in northern Germany for three complete planing lines.
Cooperation starts with the manufacturer of film-packaging machines Maskinson AB.
Cooperation starts with the Swedish manufacturer of mechanisation systems System Hall.
The first left-sided planing machine by Waco is put into operation at the company Schwörer Haus.
The first high-performance planing machine with a feed rate of 600m/min is put into operation in Switzerland.
The first wide planing machine by Waco is put into operation in Austria.
Cooperation starts with the French manufacturer of vacuum-lifting systems Joulin Aero.
The first H3500 is put into operation in Germany at the company Bolz.
The founder of Waco Jonab Systeme, Hans Erich Schmidt, passes away after a brief, severe illness. Thomas Schmidt begins as the new Managing Director.
The company is renamed to WJS GmbH and an additional hall is constructed for the renovation of used machines.

Cooperation starts with the Swedish manufacturer of band saws and planing machines WPM Wood Processing Machinery.
The website of WJS GmbH is redesigned based on CMS Contao.