The Danfoss Story Fragments of Danfoss' History
MAKING MODERN LIVING POSSIBLE The Danfoss story Fragments of Danfoss’ History © Copyright, Danfoss A/S, 2010 Reproduction only by permission of Danfoss Historical Archives and always with a reference. www.danfoss.com Fragments of Danfoss’ history – Only someone with a heritage can carry this foundation into the future Preface The farm in Elsmark is what we usually call it or simply the `home farm´. The actual location is: Gl. Fabriksvej 7 in the village of Elsmark in the northern part of the island of Als. It is the farm where Mads Clausen was born in 1905, and to which he returned in 1933 to start his own company. Not many companies are fortunate enough to be located close to the spot where it all began. Today, on fertile Als in southern Denmark, surrounded by rich soil and roads lined with cherry trees, you will find one of Denmark’s largest industrial companies: Danfoss. Just a few hundred meters away, the farm stands quietly and idyllically behind the hill. The farm is still owned by the Clausen family and it is now a company museum which shows the development from Mads Clausen’s first mechanical valve to the advanced mechatronic products of today. Mads Clausen’s boyhood room can be found in the attic. For many years, it was his office and from here he administered his global company. Many prominent guests have been received in these surroundings. The other rooms in the attic include a drawing office and a company library with old drawings, brochures, press cuttings, company newsletters, photographs and movies.
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