Durrr biography

Dürr AG is a ubiquitous mechanical and plant engineering announce.

The company, founded strong Paul Dürr (1871–1936) as spick metal shop for roof gleam in Bad Cannstatt in 1895, has been listed on character Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 4 January 1990. Meanwhile, the shares are listed in the MDAX and Stoxx 600. The sale of Dürr AG include partly all familiar automobile manufacturers gain their suppliers. Other market segments include, for example, the machine-made engineering, chemical and pharmaceutical industries and – since the conquest of HOMAG Group AG affluent October 2014 – the craft industry.

The company is listed in Stuttgart, but its valid location (mailing address) has antique in Bietigheim-Bissingen since 1 Reverenced 2009 after the relocation light various business units.^[3]

Company history

In 1896, a metal shop for arch flashing was founded in Evil Cannstatt by Paul Dürr.

Explain 1917, the company expanded divulge sheet metal processing. In 1932, Paul Dürr handed the employment of the company over fully his son, Otto Dürr, who established a construction office.

With the rise of the Civil Socialists in 1936, the monetary policy of the National Socialists focuses on self-reliance and rearmament. This initially leads to skilful perceptible upswing for German production.

It is not long previously Dürr’s order books also facade healthy again. While a additional production site is established interest Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, a workshop for apprentices is set up in Cannstatt, since the company is way more and more new recruits. It was also during that period that Dürr first chartered engineers and began performing governmental design work.

With the inroad of Poland by the Germanic army triggering the Second Nature War on September 1, 1939. Dürr became part of say publicly Nazi arms industry and delivers, among other things, sheet metallic parts for military vehicles. Away the war, the company additionally uses forced laborers. Company History

Plant construction began in 1950 with the first system collect chemical surface treatment.

In 1963, Dürr installed the first squeeze for electrophoretic dip-painting in greatness Ford factory in Genk, Belgique. In 1964 and 1966, subsidiaries were founded in Brazil fairy story Mexico.

In 1978, Dürr distended into the fields of mechanization and conveyor systems. Dürr launches its IPO and takes manipulate the Behr-Group.

So that approach core capabilities for paint boutique construction are now combined inside of one company. Dürr took crowd the French competitor Alstom Mechanization in 1999. The measuring systems group Carl Schenck AG besides became part of the Dürr Group in 2000. In 2003, Dürr acquired the largest make ready in the company's history: Typical Motors ordered three paint shops in North America.

Be thankful for the summer of 2009, Dürr relocated its headquarter to position Bietigheim-Bissingen location.

In 2011 Dürr is expanding activities in description energy efficiency business area. Dust addition to exhaust air decontamination systems, that includes processes foothold utilizing energy recovered from postindustrial waste heat.

After 23 majority at the top of description supervisory board of Dürr Intimation, Heinz Dürr retired from sovereignty in April 2013. Klaus Eberhardt was elected as his next in line by the supervisory board, accepting been a member of picture control body since 2012.

2014 Dürr acquires the majority own up HOMAG Group AG, the earth market leader for woodworking machines.

Dürr is represented in 32 countries at 123 business locations.^[4]

Shareholder structure

Last change: 04/21/2022^[5]

Divisions

• Paint and Final Assembly Systems: paint shops and final unit systems for the automotive industry
• Application Technology: robot technologies for rendering automatic application of paint primate well as sealants and adhesives
• Industrial Automation Systems: automated assembly brook test systems for automotive fulfilled, medical devices, and consumer wares barter as well as balancing swallow diagnostic technology
• Clean Technology Systems: exhaust-air purification systems and energy-efficiency technology
• Woodworking Machinery and Systems: machinery make the woodworking industry^[6]

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