In the year 1802 Johann Conrad Fischer purchased an unprofitable paints and poisons mill, and set up a metal smelter there.

The most successful product was produced there by his son Georg Fischer, in the year 1864, as he began production of pipe connectors (fittings).

The fitting plant at that time, which was called Werk III in +GF+ times, and is called Mühlental Commercial Centre (Gewerbezentrum Mühlental) today, was built in the year 1909.

20,000m3 of rock was excavated to build a galvanising plant along with its storehouse, which is connected to the facade by a gangway.

The last piece of malleable iron before closure was produced on 27 May, 1977.

The property was completely renovated by the new owner, HESTA Immobilien AG, and converted into a commercial centre.

In 2003 MEDIPACK AG purchased the entire property, with a rentable area of 11,500 m2.

The fittings store house, the former galvanising hall, and the gangway were renovated in 2007 by the new ownership MEDIPACK AG / Trapp.

At the end of 2020, the company MEDIPACK AG acquired the remaining area of the property.

In 1991, the steel foundries in the Mühlental were closed down and with them the operation of the works railway.
After an intensive search and a lot of research work, locomotive Ge 2/2 78 was found in France and transported to Schaffhausen, where it was restored with great dedication.
The company MEDIPACK AG would like to preserve this cultural asset for future generations and is giving the works railway a home again in the Mühlental.
You can find more information in this brochure.

The former fire station of the Georg Fischer company fire brigade is also located on Mühlentalstrasse and is now part of the MEDIPACK AG property. The building was severely damaged by a falling tree during a storm. After substantial renovation, in which the old building fabric was preserved as far as possible, the building now shines again in its former splendour and can be used for company or external events.