The company Schuran was created by Mr. Hermann Schuran in 1986. 1991 the train of machines has been expanded by CNC-robotics and deep drawing machines which offered new possibilities of manufacturing processes. 1992 Schuran Seawater equipment has been created. The first skimmers were developed in cooperation with the nuclear research centre of Jülich. The breakthrough came with the installation of 8 pieces of the largest protein skimmer Aquaflotor AQ 800 in the Zoo of Duisburg and a new period started.