| September 1992 | Dr.-Ing. Klaus Nendel is appointed to the newly advertised professorship of materials handling technology. |
| 1993 | Start of research cooperation with industrial partners, first research rooms available for experimental investigations |
| 1994 | Start of basic research into the energetic and material utilisation of renewable resources; first project funded by the Agency for Renewable Resources |
| Januar 1995 | First DFG project: Application limits of plastic guide rails in drive and conveyor technology |
| 22.03.1995 | Opening of the test field for general cargo conveyor technology in the university part of Elsasser Str. 45 |
| 1996 | Commissioning of the tensioning test bench for timing belts and chains |
| 19.12.1996 | Foundation of the Institute for General Mechanical Engineering and Plastics Technology by Professors Köhler, Mennig and Nendel |
| 1997 | Commissioning of the circulation test bench for tribological investigations on sliding chains (first AiF project) |
| 09.10.1998 | First doctorate at the professorship (Dr.-Ing. Thomas Ansorge: Contribution to the development of manufacturing processes for a shock-absorbing packaging material based on cereal bran) |
| 1998 | Election of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Nendel as Chairman of the Examination Committee in the Mechanical Engineering and Production Engineering course of studies |
| 15.06.1999 | Commissioning of a small-scale pilot plant for the production of shaped packaging parts from cereal bran in the Rolle mill in Waldkirchen, Germany |
| 2000/2001 | Research projects in the field of development of plastic chain conveyor systems within the AiF program Pro Inno |
| 01.10.2003 | Election of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Nendel as Managing Director of the Institute of General Mechanical Engineering and Plastics Technology |
| 2004 | Opening of the tribology laboratory and the testing laboratory for static and dynamic component testing |
| 20.04.2004 | Foundation of the Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Technische Logistik (WGTL) (Scientific Society of Technical Logistics), Professorship for materials handling technology is a founding member |
| 01.10.2004 | Election of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Nendel as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering |
| 09.09.2004 | Election of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Nendel as Chairman of the Board of the Cetex Chemnitzer Textilmaschinenentwicklung e. V. (Association for the Promotion of Textile Machinery Development) |
| 01.07.2006 | Approval of the BMBF-InnoProfile project InnoZug - Innovative functional properties for tension devices in conveyor technology by techno textiles |
| 04.12.2006 | Saxon Textile Research Institute e. V. (STFI) becomes an affiliated institute of the TU Chemnitz; Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Nendel is a member of the board of the STFI as director of the IMK |
| 01.03.2007 | Restructuring of the Chair of Materials Handling; formation of four scientific working groups as well as working groups for teaching/organisation, technology and secretary/administration |
| 27.09.2007 | The quality management system of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the TU Chemnitz and thus also of the institute have been successfully certified. |
| 05.12.2007 | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Erth is appointed Honorary Professor for Technical Textiles at the Institute of General Mechanical Engineering and Plastics Technology and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, respectively. |
| Dezember 2008 | Cetex Institute for Textile and Processing Machinery becomes affiliated institute of TU Chemnitz |
| 01.03.2009 | Participation in the leading-edge technology cluster Energy-efficient product and process innovations in production technology (eniPROD), management of the logistics and factory planning field of activity |
| 22.10.2009 | Separation of the Institute for General Mechanical Engineering and Plastics Technology (IMK) into the Institute for Materials Handling and Plastics (ifk) and the Institute for Structural Lightweight Construction and Sports Equipment Technology (IST), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Nendel becomes Director of ifk |
| 23.11.2009 | Election of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Nendel as Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering |
| 23.09.2010 | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Vogel is appointed Honorary Professor for Elevator and Lifting Technology at the Institute of Materials Handling and Plastics |
| Mai 2011 | Opening of the textile-technological test field for the production of high-performance fibre ropes |
| 01.03.2012 | Endowment Professorship of Technical Textiles - Textile Machine Elements takes up its activities within the InnoProfile Transfer Project of the BMBF; Dr.-Ing. Markus Michael becomes head of the Endowment Professorship. |
| 01.10.2017 | The former professor Prof. Klaus Nendel, who has contributed significantly to the successful development of the professorship in teaching and research for more than 25 years, is retired. |
| 01.10.2017 | Dr.-Ing. Jens Sumpf becomes the provisional head of the professorship and represents the chair externally until the appointment procedure has been completed. |
| 01.07.2018 | The Rector of the Technical University Chemnitz, Prof. Dr. Gerd Strohmeier, appoints Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Golder for the Professorship of Conveying Engineering and Materials Handling. |
