Ziehl-abegg

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Ziehl-Abegg AG
Type Aktiengesellschaft
Founded 1910
Headquarters Flag of Germany Kuenzelsau, BW, Germany
Key people
  • Executive Board
  • Peter Fenkl, Chairman
  • Achim Curd Raegle
  • Norbert Schuster
  • Uwe Ziehl, Supervisory Board Chairman
Industry Electrotechnology
Products Fans and drives
Revenue ~300 million EUR (2007)
Employees 2450 (2008)
Website http://www.ziehl-abegg.com

The Ziehl-Abegg AG is a german manufacturer of fans for ventilation and air conditioning applications as well as drive technology for elevators. The company's headquarters are situated in Kuenzelsau Hohenlohe, Germany. The Ziehl-Abegg Group owns:

  • Ziehl-Abegg AG, Kuenzelsau (Headquarters), Germany
  • Sued-Electric AG, Kirchseeon/Munich, Germany
  • Ziehl-Abegg FMV, Lyon, France

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[edit] History

1897 Emil Ziehl developed the first external rotor motor. 1910 he founded the Ziehl-Abegg Electricity Company in Berlin. In the post-war year of 1949, Ziehl-Abegg OHG was reconstructed by the brothers Guenther and Heinz Ziehl in Kuenzelsau. The production of the external rotor motor as a motor for fans began 1960. 1973 was the beginning of internationalisation and since 2001 Ziehl-Abegg has been a family owned, joint-stock company. Subsidiaries are in Poland, China, Russia, USA, Czech Republic, Sweden, Great Britain, Finland, France, Italy, Australia, Singapore, Switzerland, Austria, Ukraine, Spain, Benelux, South Africa, Japan & Turkey.

[edit] Products

Concerning ventilation technology Ziehl-Abegg provides axial and centrifugal fans as well as electronic control systems. In the sector of drive technology elevator machines and motors with matching control technology are developed and manufactured.

[edit] Facilities

[edit] Ziehl-Abegg AG

The headquarters facilities are located in Kuenzelsau, Wuerzburger Strasse, Bieringen, Gewerbepark Hohenlohe.

[edit] Sued-Electric AG

The company founded 1945 in Kirchseeon nearby Munich was taken over by the Ziehl-Abegg group in 1999. Sued-Electric develops and manufactures electric motors as well as complete fan units for industrial refrigeration and air-conditioning and consists of approximately 70 employees (on 7.422 m²).

[edit] Ziehl-Abegg FMV

is a constructor of internal and external rotor asynchronous motors, electronic switching equipment and complete ventilation systems for industrial refrigeration, air-conditioning, agriculture, heating, industrial ventilation and the ventilation of machine tools. Ziehl-Abegg FMV is located in Villieu nearby Lyon in France and employs 124 employees (on 10.000 m²).

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