| Revision as of 11:22, 16 September 2015 editYymarcolie (talk | contribs)9 edits →History← Previous edit | Revision as of 22:01, 16 December 2015 edit undo209.221.240.193 (talk)No edit summaryNext edit → | ||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
| | key_people = Dr. Karl Tragl | | key_people = Dr. Karl Tragl | ||
| | industry = Industrial & Mobile | | industry = Industrial & Mobile | ||
| | products = |
| products = Hydraulics, Electric Drives & Controls, Tightening Systems, Linear Motion, Assembly Technologies | ||
| | revenue = {{gain}} €6.443 Billion (2011) | | revenue = {{gain}} €6.443 Billion (2011) | ||
| | operating_income = | | operating_income = | ||
Revision as of 22:01, 16 December 2015
 | This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Find sources: "Bosch Rexroth" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 | |
| Company type | AG |
|---|---|
| Industry | Industrial & Mobile |
| Founded | 1 May 2001 |
| Headquarters | Lohr am Main, Germany |
| Key people | Dr. Karl Tragl |
| Products | Hydraulics, Electric Drives & Controls, Tightening Systems, Linear Motion, Assembly Technologies |
| Revenue |  €6.443 Billion (2011) |
| Net income | ??? |
| Number of employees | 38,384 (2011) |
| Parent | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| Website | www.boschrexroth.com |
Bosch Rexroth is an engineering firm based in Lohr am Main in Germany. It is the result of a merger on 1 May 2001 between Mannesmann Rexroth AG and the Automation Technology Business Unit of Robert Bosch GmbH, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH. Rexroth in turn consisted of a number of individual brands that were the result of acquisitions. They include:
- Indramat GmbH
- Mannesmann AG
- Hydromatik GmbH
- Brueninghaus GmbH
- Lohmann & Stolterfoht GmbH
- Deutsche Star / Star Linear
- Mecman Pneumatics
- Uchida
- Hägglunds
Bosch Rexroth employs over 38,000 people worldwide, and achieved total revenue of 6.443 Billion Euro in 2011.
Products and markets
Bosch Rexroth's slogan is "The Drive & Control Company". It manufactures products and systems associated with the control and motion of industrial and mobile equipment.
History
 | This section is in list format but may read better as prose. You can help by converting this section, if appropriate. Editing help is available. (July 2012) |
The company has its roots in 1795, when the Rexroth family established an iron forge. Milestones include:
| 1795 | The Rexroth family, with roots in the Spessart region of Germany, acquires the “Höllenhammer”, a water-driven forge in Elsavatal, Germany. |
| 1850 | The company acquires the Steinschen iron foundry in Lohr am Main, Germany. Established transportation connections via rail and inland ship. |
| 1930 | Development of a new Cupola furnace |
| 1945 | Reestablishment after the end of World War II with the manufacture of cookware, pans, and irons, later also butcher machinery. |
| 1952 | Start of production of standardized hydraulic components. |
| 1965 | Acquired Indramat GmbH (Neuwied am Rhein), moving it to Lohr am Main. This expanded the product offering to include electric control technology. |
| 1968 | Mannesmann AG invests in Rexroth. |
| 1972 | Acquisition of Hydromatik GmbH (Elchingen, Germany), a supplier of hydraulic axial piston pumps and motors. |
| 1976 | Rexroth becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Mannesmann AG. Acquisition of Brueninghaus GmbH (Horb am Neckar), and supplier of hydraulic axial piston pumps and motors. |
| 1977 | Acquisition of Lohmann & Stolterfoht GmbH (Witten, Germany), a gearing and coupling supplier. |
| 1987 | Acquisition of Deutsche Star GmbH (Schweinfurt, Germany), a supplier of linear technology. |
| 1989 | Expansion into the business area of Pneumatics through Rexroth Pneumatik GmbH (Hannover, Germany). |
| 1998 | Transformation of Mannesmann Rexroth GmbH into a stock corporation. |
| 2000 | Acquisition of REFU elektronik GmbH (Metzingen, Germany), a frequency converter manufacturer. |
| 2001 | Spin off of the Automation Technology group of Robert Bosch GmbH & merger with Mannesmann Rexroth AG, forming a new company called Bosch Rexroth AG. |
| 2005 | Acquisition of Oil Control Group consisting of Oil Control, EDI System, Oleodinamica LC, Oil Sistem, and TARP. |
| 2008 | Merger of the mobile and industrial service groups into a new product group "Service Hydraulics“. |
| 2011 | Acquisition of Hägglunds AB. |
References
- "Bosch Rexroth history". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- "Bosch Rexroth Facts and Figures". Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- "Bosch Rexroth Products". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- "Bosch Rexroth history" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-11-22.
External links
| Bosch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisions and subsidiaries |
|  | ||||
| Joint ventures and shareholdings (any of these are no longer in existence) |
| |||||
| Products | ||||||
| People | ||||||
| Places | ||||||
| Other | ||||||
| ¹Now integrated into other Bosch divisions or business groupings ²Sold | ||||||
