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History |
- Strong roots ensure healthy growth  |
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1940 |
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1941 |
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FILTERWERK MANN+HUMMEL GMBH founded in Ludwigsburg near Stuttgart, Germany, by Adolf Mann and Dr. Erich Hummel. |
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1942 |
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Development of an air cleaner cyclone construction, textile and felt filters, strainer disc filters and a main-flow oil centrifuge. |
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1946 |
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"Filap" production company for industrial filters founded in Speyer. |
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1948 |
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"Plant Engineering" Division founded (now MANN+HUMMEL ProTec GmbH) |
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1950 |
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1951 |
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Development and start of filter production with paper fine-mesh filter elements for air and oil filtration. |
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1954 |
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Start of construction of a second production plant in Ludwigsburg. |
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1958 |
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Start of production of spin-on filters for oil (main and auxiliary flow). |
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1959 |
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Start of cooperation with filter manufacturers in Argentina and Brazil (now: MANN+HUMMEL Argentina S.A., Buenos Aires, and MANN+HUMMEL Brasil Ltda., Indaiatuba). |
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1960 |
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1962 |
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Purchase of a former pasta factory in Marklkofen, Bavaria, and conversion into third production plant in Germany. |
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1965 |
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FILTROS MANN S.A. founded in Zaragoza, Spain. |
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1967 |
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Presentation of air cleaner with radial inlet and integrated pre-separation ring (later named the "MANN Piclon") at the Frankfurt Motor Show. |
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1969 |
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Purchase of another production plant in Ludwigsburg and expansion of the "Plant Engineering" Division (now MANN+HUMMEL ProTec GmbH).
First series orders for automobile air cleaners made of plastic.
First flat filter element for automobile air cleaners. |
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1970 |
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1970 |
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Concentration of the Speyer plants in the "Brunckstraße", the actual site of the Industrial Filters Business Unit |
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1973 |
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Delivery of the first colouring equipment (ProTec Business Unit) |
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1978 |
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Delivery of the first multiple feed station conveying system (ProTec Business Unit) |
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1980 |
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1981 |
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Start of development of plastic engine intake manifolds. |
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1984 |
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First plastic oil filter housing. |
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1988 |
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Purchase of HYDROMATION N.V. in Tongeren, Belgium. |
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1989 |
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Start of series production of plastic intake manifolds using the lost core technology |
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1990 |
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1990 |
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Extensive expansion of engine test benches and roller dynamometers in Ludwigsburg. |
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1991 |
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Purchase of Plasta Sonneberg GmbH, Thuringia, (now: FILTERWERK MANN+HUMMEL GMBH, Sonneberg). |
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1992 |
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Industrial Filters Business Unit founded. |
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1993 |
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Joint venture MANN FILTR JIPAP s.r.o. founded in the Czech Republic.
FILTROS MANN S.A. founded in Mexico. (now: MANN+HUMMEL MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.)
Acquisition of SOMOS GMBH, Weiterstadt.
Development of the "Europiclon" air cleaner generation. |
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1994 |
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MANN+HUMMEL FILTER TECHNOLOGY INC. founded in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A. (now: MANN+HUMMEL USA, INC.) |
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1995 |
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Purchase of UNIVERSAL DYNAMICS, INC., Woodbridge, Virginia, U.S.A.
Production of an intake module with a plastic switch air intake manifold (lost core technology). |
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1996 |
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Environmental Prize of the Federation of German Industry (BDI) for "evotop®", an environmentally-friendly oil filter concept with a metal-free filter element.
MANN+HUMMEL (S.E.A.) PTE., Singapore, founded.
Opening of a sales office in Shanghai, China.
MANN+HUMMEL (UK) LTD., Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, founded.
MANN+HUMMEL AUTOMOTIVE, INC., Southfield, Michigan, U.S.A., founded. (now MANN+HUMMEL USA, INC.) |
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1997 |
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ProTec Business Unit hived off into MANN+HUMMEL ProTec GmbH, Ludwigsburg.
Acquisition of VOLLMAR Anlagentechnik (ProTec Business Unit) |
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1998 |
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Purchase of ADVANCED FILTRATION CONCEPTS, INC., Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Sale of the primary business activities to Barnes International USA in December 2009)
Purchase of GEIGER TECHNIC, INC., Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.A. (now MANN+HUMMEL USA, INC.). |
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1999 |
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MANN+HUMMEL JAPAN LTD founded in Yokohama.
Foundation of MANN+HUMMEL FRANCE S.A.R.L. in Gennevilliers |
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2000 |
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2000 |
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Takeover of Oil Conditioning Systems (OCS) Division from the American Federal Mogul Group.
Sales Office set up in Warsaw, Poland
Foundation of Joint Venture: G.U.D. MANN+HUMMEL FILTER SYSTEMS (PTY) LTD. in Atlantis, South Africa. |
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2001 |
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MANN AND HUMMEL AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED founded in Sydney, Australia |
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2002 |
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Acquisition of the Solvay Group´s Air Induction Systems and Technical Parts (AIS/TP) Division
Foundation of Service Center Scandinavia in Gothenburg, Sweden
Foundation of Joint Venture: Shanghai MANN+HUMMEL Filter Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China
Joint Venture MANN+HUMMEL FAWER Filter Co. Ltd. founded in Changchun, China
Joint Venture DongWoo MANN+HUMMEL Co. Ltd. is set up in South Korea (100% takeover in 2008) |
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2003 |
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Sales Office set up in Sondrio, Italy.
The name FILTERWERK MANN+HUMMEL GMBH is changed to MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
MANN+HUMMEL establishes a sales office in Gex, France for the ProTec Business Unit following the acquisition of PER-COLOR S.a.r.L.
ProTec moves from Weiterstadt and Königswinter to Bensheim/Hessen
Establishment of a representative office in Bangalore, India. |
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2004 |
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MANN+HUMMEL ITALIA S.r.l. founded in Torino, Italy
Establishment of a Joint Venture in Japan: MANN+HUMMEL WAKO Co. Ltd., situated in Shin-Yokohama (terminated 2008) |
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2005 |
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Foundation of MANN AND HUMMEL FILTER PRIVATE LIMITED in Bangalore, India
MANN+HUMMEL Hungary Ltd. founded in Budapest, Ungarn
Establishment of a regional office in Moskow, Russia
Establishment of a regional office in Istanbul, Turkey |
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2006 |
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MANN+HUMMEL and the Bosch Group establish the Joint Venture company MHB FILTER INDIA PRIVATE LTD. situated in Tumkur, India
Acquisition of UNICO FILTER D. D., Bosnia and Herzegowina, now: MANN+HUMMEL BA Joint Stock Company, Tesanj
The Bosch Group and MANN+HUMMEL acquire the Purolator filter business from ArvinMeritor on April 1st, 2006.
MANN+HUMMEL KOREA LIMITED is founded in Seoul, Korea |
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2007 |
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Foundation of the subsidiary MANN+HUMMEL OOO in Moscow with production facility in Saratow, Russia
Takeover of interior filter maker helsa-automotive GmbH & Co KG with head office in Gefrees |
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2008 |
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helsa-automotive GmbH & Co. KG is renamed MANN+HUMMEL Innenraumfilter GmbH & Co. KG.
100% takeover of the Korean filter specialist Dongwoo Co. Ltd. and name change to MANN+HUMMEL Dongwoo Co. Ltd.
Foundation of MANN+HUMMEL FILTER (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD. in Shanghai, China
US subsidiary Universal Dynamics Inc. is sold to the Italian company Piovan
Foundation of MANN VE HUMMEL FİLTRE SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ in Istanbul, Turkey
Foundation of MANN+HUMMEL SP. Z.O.O. in Warsaw, Poland |
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2009 |
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Merger between MANN+HUMMEL Dongwoo and MANN+HUMMEL Korea
Incorporation of MANN+HUMMEL (CHINA) CO. LTD. |
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