150 Years AERZEN

1864 –2014 Quality by tradition – Founding period in Aerzen 1864 –1907 150 years of Aerzener Maschinenfabrik 3D animation showing the new administration building inaugurated in 2013/14 on the premises of the company headquarters in Aerzen. 150 years of experience in all branches 150 years of quality, innovative ideas, 150 years global brand Aerzen Inouranniversaryyear2014weproudly service and efficiency Sowheredowestandtoday?Evenasa presentournewpromise:“ExpectPerform- Inouranniversaryyearwelookbackonan globalGroupwehavestillpreservedthe ance”.Thisunderlinesourcontinuing eventfulhistory.WhetherWilhelmMeyer characterofanindependent,medium-sized objectivetoourcustomersworldwideof whowasthefirstmanufactureronthe familycompany.Oursuccesshasalways first-rateperformancewithanewdefini - Europeancontinenttoproducepositive dependedcruciallyonhighqualitystan - tionofquality.Ourhighqualityaspirations displacementblowersusingtheRoots dardsaswellasadeeplyanchoredculture extendrightbackto1864whenWilhelm method,HermannAllstaedt,theManaging ofinnovationandconsistentcustomer MeyerfoundedamachinefactoryinAerzen. Directorduringthe1930swhofocusedpro - orientationinallpartsofthecompany. Withagoodfourdozenworkersthecom - ductionconsistentlyonblowers,pumpsand ProductsmadeinAerzenstandforsustain- panymadeagriculturalimplementssuch gasmetersorHassoHellerwhoinitiated abilityandenergyefficiency.Theyhelpto asharrowsandtedderswhilethefoundry aninternationalapproachbyfoundingthe protecttheenvironmentandresources. madedrinkingfountainsandcrossesfor firstsubsidiaryAerzenFrancein1968 – over Integrityandreliabilityareamongourmost tombstones.Thefirstpositivedisplace - thelast150yearsthe“Aerzeners”often valuableattributes.Allovertheworldcom - mentblowerwasproducedalreadyin1868. tookbravedecisionswhichputthemastep munication,teamspiritandtrust,commit - 150yearslater,ourfamilycompanywhich aheadofthecompetition.Evenso,time ment,initiativeanddiversityofopinions isnowbeingrunbythefourthgeneration andagainwehadtodealwithmajorchal - aretheelementarypillarsthatupholdour hasbecomeoneoftheworld’sleading lengessuchashyperinflationandtheglobal corporateculture – valuesfoundedinthe manufacturersofmachinesforconveying financialcrisisduringthe1920s,thethreat 150yearsofourhistory. andcompressinggas.Ourproductsstandfor ofdismantlinginthepost-waryearsorthe energyefficiencyandproceduresthathelp recenteconomiccrisessincethestartofthe protectresources.Around2,000employees newmillennium.Butevenindifficulttimes workforthecompanyatitsheadquartersin wehavealwayswonthroughwithquality Aerzenandinmorethan40subsidiaries products,innovativeideas,greatflexibility worldwide. andadistinctivefeelforcustomerand marketrequirementstogetherwiththe commitmentandsupportofourskilled, loyalworkers. Founding period in Aerzen 186 4–1907 150 years of Aerzener Maschinenfabrik Aerzener Maschinenfabrik is founded in 1864 by the manufacturer and merchant Wilhelm Meyer. Already as a young man, merchantWilhelm tradeshowforindustry,skilledcraftsand MeyerfromHanover(1836–1884)runsan factoriesinHanover.Thecompanyreceives agriculturalmachinefactoryinRehernear thefirstprizeforitsproductsintheagri- Hamelin.Upto50workersproduceagricul - cultureandforestryclass.Numerousnew turalmachinery.Whenthepremisesget customersareacquiredduringthe1880s toosmall,in1864WilhelmMeyerfounds includingchemicalcompanies,shipyards, amachineryfactoryinAerzen.Heusesthe railwayworkshopsandotherup-and-coming nearbyGrießestreamtoprovidenatural branchesofindustry.TheRootsblowers powerforhismachines.Thecompanyswiftly becomeabest-sellerwiththeirincreasing establishescontactswithEnglandasthe popularityasblowersforsmithyhearths, motherlandofindustrialisationandsetsup oustingthehithertostandardbellows. anironfoundryinAerzen.From1868on - Thecompany’ssuccessisnotlimitedto wardsthecompanyproducesthefirstposi - Germanyalone:tractionenginesinparticu - tivedisplacementblowersproducedonthe larhelpAerzenerMaschinenfabriktoin - Europeancontinentusingthemethodde - creasinglycultivatenewsalesmarketsin velopedbyFrancisMarionRoots – blowers Russia,AustriaandHungary.Atthesame thatarefarmoreefficientthanconvention- timetheproductrangeisconstantlyex- almachines.Buttostartwith,thepositive pandedtoincludedrills,fieldforges,circular In 1864 Wilhelm Meyer, son of a displacementblowersarejustoneofawhole sawsandwellpumps.Thefoundryproduces Jewish bank and merchant family rangeofproducts.Initiallytheyareusedin notonlygardenfurnitureandcrossesfor thefieldforgesalsomadeinAerzenwhere tombstonesbutalsodrinkingfountains from Hanover, starts a machine theyareresponsibleforgeneratingwind. thatareputupinsquaresandmarket foundry in Aerzen. The company is AerzenerMaschinenfabrikalsobenefits placesthroughoutGermany. geared for success right from the fromtheeconomicboomfollowingthe start: in 1868 Aerzener Maschinen - foundingoftheGermanEmpire.Meanwhile about80employeesmaketheirlivelihood fabrik is the first company on the here.Amongothers,aforgeandametal - FOUNDING PERIOD IN AERZEN European continent to make posi - workingshopareaddedtothefactory. tive displacement blowers using WilhelmMeyerretiresfromthecompany the Roots method. In the 1880s in1872andhandsitovertohisyounger brothersSigmund(1840 – 1911)and the product range is extended to in - Emil(1841 – 1899).Theeconomic clude positive displacement blowers, upswingenjoyedby steam traction engines, drills and AerzenerMaschi - circular saws. An economic boom is nenfabrikduring thisperiodisdue triggered in 1897 when the railway abovealltothe line is opened from Hamelin via factorydirector Aerzen to Lage. The Weserbergland HeinrichMeierwhoworkstirelessly is now connected to Germany’s atdesigningandpatentingnewma- chines suchassteamtractionengines Traction engines for industrial centres. forthreshinggrainandteddermachines. threshing machines become best-sellers. Hedevotesparticularattentiontothe safetyofhisworkers.Forexample,machines madeinAerzenaredesignedwithdanger- ouscogwheelssecurelyaccommodated inmetalboxes.In1878AerzenerMaschi - nenfabrikcausesquiteasensationatthe Since 1868, all the castings for machines made in Aerzen were produced in the factory’s own iron foundry (at the top). Founding period in Aerzen 186 4–1907 Specialist for positive displacement blowers 1907 –1938 Towards the end of the 19th century, pneumatic hammers and blowers are among the most important production lines at Aerzener Maschinenfabrik. Justafewweekslateranewproduction recordissetup:the5,000thpositive displacementblowerisfinishedandsent toBerlinbyrail. Giventhecrisisinlarge-scaleagriculture, Thenewcenturybringsfundamental from1894thenewfactorydirectorWilhelm changesinthecompanymanagement.In Muhlertstopsproducingagriculturalma- 1902SigmundMeyerretiresfrombusiness chinery.Insteadhefocusesconsistentlyon andthelong-standingfactorydirector makingblowersandproductsforthe WilhelmMuhlertbecomestheManaging growingheavyindustrysuchassmithy Director.Whenprofitsfailtodevelopas hearths,heatingfurnacesandpneuma - expected,in1907theengineerHermann tichammers.AerzenerMaschinen- Allstaedt(1873 – 1942)fromawealthy fabrikisquicktoadaptto familyisbroughtintothecompany customerrequestsandcon - aspersonallyliablepartnerand stantlyincludesnewmachines ManagingDirector.Heturnsthe initsrangeincludingpitch companyintoaGmbH(limited machinesforbreweriesthat liabilitycompany). I applyacoatingofpitchto theinsideofwoodenbarrels. The workforce at the turn In1897Aerzenisconnected of the century in front of one uptotherailwaynetwork of the production buildings. andarealboomensues. Precision blowers from Aerzen using the Roots method with steam drive and iron blades. Specialist for positive displacement blowers 1907 – 1938 150 years of Aerzener Maschinenfabrik Hermann Allstaedt is Managing Director of Aerzener Maschinen - fabrik from 1907 to 1941. Hermann Allstaedt putsAerzenerMaschi - nenfabrikbackontheroadtosuccess.He investsinexpandingtheAerzensiteand, likehispredecessors,focusesonexpanding therangeandonproductinnovations.One ofthebest-sellersconsistsofthe“modern dedustingsystem”forhouseswhichthe companystartsofferingin1909.Apositive displacementblowerfromAerzeninstalled inthebasementworkswithasystemof pipestoremovedustfromcurtains,carpets andfurniture.Inthesameyearthecompany obtainsapatentforsilencersforblowersto clearlyreducetheoperatingnoiselevelof themachines.HermannAllstaedt’swilling - nesstorespondatanytimetocustomers’ requestsisdemonstratedbytheinvention oftherunningorguidewheelsforturbo machinesin1910andthestartofproduction Followingasmoothstartinthepost-war forturboblowersforironfoundries,collieries years,AerzenerMaschinenfabrikthengoes andchemicalindustrialcompaniesin1911. throughadifficultperiodundertheimpact Engineer Hermann Allstaedt, WiththeoutbreakoftheFirstWorld ofthecrisesoftheWeimarRepublic.Gallop- Managing Director of Aerzener Warinsummer1914,manyofthe200work - inginflationhasamajoreffectonwork Maschinenfabrik since 1907, steers ersatAerzenerMaschinenfabrikvolunteer processes.Assoonastheworkersreceive formilitaryserviceorareconscriptedinto theirdailywages,theygoshoppingto SPECIALIST FOR POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT BLOWERS the company through stormy times: thearmedforces.Togetherwiththelackof spendasmuchaspossibleoftheirmoney the First World War and hyperinfla - workers,HermannAllstaedtalsostruggles whichlosesvaluebythehour.InAugust tion. From the mid 1920s, products tocopewiththerestrictionsprevailingin 1923AerzenerMaschinenfabrikdistributes made in Aerzen are being purchased internationaltraderelations.From1914/1915 itsownemergencymoneytotheworkforce. armsareproducedinAerzenerMaschinen - Itcaneitherberedeemedwiththecompany

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