NETZSCH
History
With 140 years of history, the NETZSCH Group enjoys a long tradition. Our continuous development work and a conscientious management team secure consistency in a familiar hand. At present, the 5th generation has assumed managerial responsibility in the NETZSCH Group.
1873
- NETZSCH is founded by Thomas NETZSCH and his brother Christian in Selb/Upper Franconia.
- The first products are pump wagons for extinguishing fires and agricultural machines.
1890
- Development and production of special machines for the ceramics industry, as a result of the establishment of the first porcelain factrories in the Selb area.
1896
- Due to their excellent quality, NETZSCH machines receive their first awards in Nuremberg and Munich.
1901
- Following the death of his father, Gustav NETZSCH takes over management of the company NETZSCH
1905
- Foundation of a branch in Asch (Bohemia) for duty-free supply to the Austro-Hungarian economic area.
1929
- Erich NETZSCH, son of Gustav NETZSCH, takes over management.
1931
- The company headquarters is moved from Selb to Asch.
Thomas NETZSCH 1846 - 1897
Fire engine 1875
Munich fair 1898
Gustav NETZSCH 1875 - 1939
1939
- At the start of World War II, NETZSCH has 200 employees in Asch.
1946
- After the end of the war, the factory in Asch must be given up, and rebuilding begins in Selb
1952
- Production of the Mohnopumps (NEMO® Pumpen) begins.
1958
- Manufacture and sales of the Mohno pumps moved to Frankfurt am Main
- Foundation of Gebrüder NETZSCH Maschinenfabrik, Linz, Austria
1962
- Foundation of NETZSCH-Vertriebs-Gesellschaft mbH, Selb
- Foundation of NETZSCH-Gerätebau GmbH, Selb
- With the foundation of NETZSCH-Mohnopumpen GmbH, pump production is moved to Waldkraiburg (Upper Bavaria)
1968
- Wolfgang NETZSCH takes over management of NETZSCH-Mohnopumpen GmbH
- Foundation of NETZSCH Italiana S.r.l.,Verona, Italy
Erich NETZSCH 1903 - 1990
NETZSCH Mohnopumpen 1958 located in Frankfurt/Main
NETZSCH Mohnopumpen GmbH, Waldkraiburg in 1962
Wolfgang NETZSCH 1938 - 1994
1969
- Foundation of NETZSCH Inc., Exton, PA, (USA)
1973
- Foundation of NETZSCH do Brazil Ltda., Pomerode
- Erich NETZSCH´s son, Thomas NETZSCH, and son-in-law, Jürgen Schaefer, join the NETZSCH Group as managing directors
- Foundation of NETZSCH-Kunststoff GmbH, Selb, Germany
1974
- Foundation of NETZSCH Feinmahltechnik GmbH, Selb and acquisition of the production facilities in Tirschenreuth
1975
- Foundation of NETZSCH Fréres Sarl., Pontault-Combault/France
1979
- Foundation of HEISHIN-NETZSCH Co., Ltd., Kobe/Japan (Joint Venture)
- Foundation of NETZSCH Newamatic GmbH, Waldkraiburg
- Foundation of NETZSCH-UK, Stoke-on-Trent, Großbritannien
1981
- Purchase of Heinrich Zeidler Maschinenfabrik GmbH+Co. KG
1982
- Foundation NETZSCH S.A., Zug/Switzerland
NETZSCH Inc. Exton, PA, USA
NETZSCH do Brasil, Pomerode, Brazil
NETZSCH Feinmahltechnik GmbH, Selb, German
1986
- Purchase of Mastermix Ltd. and Foundation of NETZSCH Mastermix Ltd., Aldridge/GB
- Foundation of Gummiwerk CHRISTENSEN NETZSCH GmbH, Celle, (Joint Venture)
1987
- Foundation of NETZSCH Filtrationstechnik GmbH Selb
- Foundation of NETZSCH ASIA Pacific Pte. Ltd., Singapore
1988
- Foundation of NETZSCH (Thailand) Ltd., Bangkok
- Renaming of Gebrüder NETZSCH Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. toErich NETZSCH GmbH & Co. Holding KG Selb, and separation of the ceramics machine division Gebrüder NETZSCH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH
- Foundation of CHRISTENSEN NETZSCH Rubber Inc., Oklahoma City, OK (USA) (Joint Venture)
- Foundation of NETZSCH Werbe- und Service-GmbH, Selb
1989
- Purchase of Agrob-Anlagenbau GmbH Munich, Germany
- Foundation of NEMO®-Pumps Ltd., Aldridge/Great Britain
1990
- Foundation of NETZSCH Espana S.A., Terrassa/Barcelona
- April 12th - Death of Erich NETZSCH
- Thomas and Wolfgang NETZSCH take over direction of the NETZSCH Group as managers and shareholders
NETZSCH Mastermix Ltd., Aldridge/Great Britain
NETZSCH (Thailand) Ltd., Bangkok
1991
- Foundation of NETZSCH-Thuringia GmbH, Sonneberg, Germany
1992
- Purchase of Milantecnica S.r.l., Mailand, Italy
1993
- The Erich NETZSCH GmbH & Co. Holding KG is the strategic leader of the business units and effects synergies within the NETZSCH Group
- Foundation of NETZSCH India Pte. Ltd., Chennai/ India
- Foundation of LANZHOU-NETZSCH Pumps Co. Ltd., Lanzhou/China
1994
- Foundation of NETZSCH-Instruments Inc., Paoli, PA (USA)
- June 26th - Death of Wolfgang NETZSCH
1995
- The group of NETZSCH companies is directed by Thomas NETZSCH and Jürgen Schaefer
- Sale of the NETZSCH-Newamatic GmbH
- NETZSCH takes over the machinery manufacturer CONDUX which was in receivership, and establishes NETZSCH CONDUX Mahltechnik GmbH, Hanau
1996
- Sale of the Business Unit "Ceramic Process Engineering" to the Siu Fung Group
- Sale of the NETZSCH-Kunststofftechnik GmbH
- NETZSCH concentrates on the core competencies "Analyzing and Testing", "Filtration", "Grinding and Dispersing" and "Pumps"
1998
- The NETZSCH Group has more than 1800 employees in 22 countries, with 67 sales and service centers worldwide
- Takeover of all shares of LANZHOU-NETZSCH Pumps Co. Ltd., Lanzhou/China
- Gründung der ZAO GRP-service AG, Moskau, Russland, Joint Venture
- Foundation of a service company in Moscow for the Russian waste water market
- First Edition of the NETZSCH Management Manual
- NETZSCH celebrates its 125th anniversary
- Latest example of the innovative power of the NETZSCH Group: NETZSCH-Mohnopumpen GmbH is awarded of the Bavarian Innovation Prize
- Foundation of NETZSCH AKW A+V Equipamentos e Processos, Pomerode/Brazil, (Joint Venture)
- Foundation of NETZSCH Argentina S.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Expansion of sales support offices in China
- Sale of CHRISTENSEN NETZSCH GmbH, sale of CHRISTENSEN NETZSCH Rubber Inc.
- Foundation of JOCHMAN-NETZSCH filtracná technika, s.r.o., Spisská Nová Ves, Slowakai (Joint Venture)
Jürgen Schaefer and Thomas NETZSCH
NETZSCH CONDUX Mahltechnik GmbH, Hanau
1999
- Foundation of NETZSCH de Colombia, Medellin, Columbia
- Foundation of NETZSCH Malaysia Shd. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Foundation of NETZSCH Korea Ltd., Seoul, Korea
- Elastomer fabrication at NETZSCH do Brazil
2000
- Foundation of NETZSCH (Shanghai) Machinery and Instruments Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China
- Splitt off the oil pump business into the newly-founded NETZSCH Oilfield Products GmbH, Selb, Germany
- Foundation of NETZSCH Service Nordeste Ltda., Natal, Brazil
- Merging of NETZSCH-Instruments Corp. with NETZSCH Incorporated, Exton PA, USA
- Dedication of the research and development center NETZSCH do Brazil
- Milantecnica S.r.l. is renamed NETZSCH Milantecnica Verona
2001
- Dedication of technology center, NETZSCH Incorporated
- Foundation of NETZSCH Holdings USA Inc., New York, NY, USA
- Foundation of NETZSCH Instruments Inc. Burlington, Ma, USA
- Expansion of the oilpump business with the newly-founded NETZSCH Oilfield Products Austria GmbH, Vienna, Austria
- Purchase of the Holometrix Micromet Division from Metrisa Inc., Bedford, MA, USA
NETZSCH (Shanghai) Machinery and Instruments Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China
2002
- 40-Year-Anniversary of NETZSCH Gerätebau GmbH, Selb and NETZSCH Mohnopumpen GmbH, Waldkraiburg
- Foundation of NETZSCH Tula ZAO, Tula, Russian Federation
2003
- Merger of NETZSCH Holdings USA, New York/USA with NETZSCH Instrumenty Inc. Burlington/Massachusetts, USA
- Foundation of NETZSCH Instrumenty Sp.z.o.o., Krakau/Poland
2004
- New Generation at the Helm of the NETZSCH Group
- Sale of Business Unit "Filtration"
- Sale of JOCHMAN-NETZSCH filtracna Technica, s.r.o., Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakei and NETZSCH India Private Ltd., Chennai, India in connection with the sale of the Business Unit "Filtration"
- Foundation of NETZSCH Fine Particle Technology, LLC., Extron, PA, USA
2005
- Foundation of NETZSCH Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, India
- Foundation of NETZSCH Indústria e Comércio de Equipamentos de Moagem Ltda., Pomerode, Brazil
- New Generation at the helm of the Business Unit „Analyzing and Testing“. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Emmerich turns over the management to Dr. Thomas Denner
- Foundation of NETZSCH Pumps Rus OOO, Moscow, Russia
NETZSCH Tula ZAO, Tula, Russian Federation
NETZSCH Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, India
2006
- Dedication of production facilities NETZSCH LANZHOU Pumps Co. Ltd., Lanzhou, PR China
2007
- Foundation of NETZSCH Service Nordeste Ltda., Natal, Brazil
- Foundation of NETZSCH Pompen Nederland B.V., Vleuten, Netherlands
- Foundation of NETZSCH Scientific Instruments (Shanghai) Trading Ltd., Shanghai, PR China
- Foundation of NETZSCH Pumps Bellux BVBA, Affligem, Belgium
2008
- New Generation at the Helm of the NETZSCH Group: Dr. Otto Max Schaefer, Thomas NETZSCH and Dr. Hanns-Peter Ohl
- The NETZSCH Group has worldwide more than 2200 employees in 117 sales and service centers in 23 countries
- Foundation of NETZSCH México S.A. DE C.V., Mexico
- Foundation of NETZSCH Service Bahia, Ltda. Pojuca, Brazil
2009
- Foundation of NETZSCH Instruments North America, LLC, Burlington, Massachusetts USA
- Foundation of NETZSCH USA Holdings Inc., Exton, USA
- Foundation of NETZSCH Pumps North Armerica LLC, Exton, PA, USA
- Foundation of NETZSCH Dosiertechnik Waldkraiburg
NETZSCH LANZHOU Pumps Co. Ltd., Lanzhou, PR China
NETZSCH Instruments North America, LLC, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
2010
- January 12th - Death of Thomas NETZSCH
- Foundation of NETZSCH South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Extension of the existing building of NETZSCH-Gerätebau GmbH, Selb
- Dedication of BluLab - Business Unit Grinding & Dispersing
- Foundation of NETZSCH Canada Inc., Toronto, Canada
2011
- Foundation of NETZSCH Australia PTY. Ltd., Sydney Australia
- Foundation of NETZSCH Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Foundation of NETZSCH Peru Sociedad, Anomina, Cerrado, Lima, Peru
- Foundation of NETZSCH Centro Oeste Ltda. Goiana Brazil
- Dedication of the new production plant in India, Goa
2012
- NETZSCH Gerätebau GmbH, Selb, celebrates its 50th anniversary
- NETZSCH Mohnopumpen GmbH, Waldkraiburg celebrates its 50th anniversary
- NETZSCH Mohnopumpen GmbH changes its name to NETZSCH Pumps & Systems GmbH
2013
- Dietmar Bolkart is to be appointed as the new Chairman of Erich NETZSCH GmbH & Co. Holding KG. The 58-year-old started his mandate on January 1, 2013. He head the company together with Dr. Hanns-Peter Ohl, Member of the Executive Board with equal rights
2018
- Moritz NETZSCH has been appointed as a Member of the Executive Board of Erich NETZSCH GmbH & Co. Holding KG. Starting as of January 1, he heads the company together with Dietmar Bolkart and Dr. Hanns-Peter Ohl
2019
- Dr. Hanns-Peter Ohl left the NETZSCH Group as per end of 2018. Jens Niessner has taken on the role of the CFO on an interim basis
- Dietmar Bolkart has retired by end of April 2019 as Chairman of the Executive Board of Erich NETZSCH GmbH & Co. Holding
- As of August 1, 2019 Jens Niessner takes over the task of a Member of the Executive Board Finance, Controlling and Mergers & Acquisitions. With is appointment, NETZSCH Group is now headed by Moritz NETZSCH and Jens Niessner
2020
- Paul NETZSCH has been appointed Member of the Executive Board of Erich NETZSCH GmbH & Co. Holding KG as per April 1, 2020. Along with his brother Moritz NETZSCH and Jens Niessner, they will manage the NETZSCH Group as a three-member body.
Thomas NETZSCH 1946-2010
Dietmar Bolkart, Dr. Hanns-Peter Ohl and Moritz NETZSCH