1919 Enterprise founded by Eugen Sahm
1952 After the death of Eugen Sahm his sons Werner and Günter take over ownership of the enterprise
1959 Creation of the Company name RASTAL - from "RASTertechnik" (Grid technique) and "KristALL"(Cristall)

1960 RASTAL work force grows to 150
1961 The revolutionary idea for beverage industry marketing, the Exclusive Glass, is born by RASTAL
1984 Level of automatization of multi-colour decoration processes is raised
1985 RASTAL applies lead-free colours in glass decoration for the first time
1990 The Deco-Center 2000 - full-automatic computer-controlled production - is put into operation
1991 The third generation, Raymond and Stefan Sahm-Rastal, takes over management of the enterprise
1994 Certification according to DIN ISO 9001
2003 Re-organization of production lines