A close relationship and quality are not just business axioms but a claim that has to be proved daily. Founded in 1910, Ziehl-Abegg unleashed another trend-setting breakthrough in the 1950´s when the external rotor motor was developed as a motor for fans. Since that time the principle has been optimised and transferred into many new applications.
Ziehl-Abegg, your partner around the globe!
Ziehl-Abegg has developed an outstanding image and became market leader in important areas, such as; elevator drive production, motor production, fans and control systems, all at a qualitively high standard.
Wherever there’s an elevator or escalator in motion, most times there’s a Ziehl-Abegg motor hidden in the background. Whilst the “made in Kuenzelsau” fans, (for applications such as air-conditioning large buildings) are in great demand, Ziehl-Abegg electronic control systems are also in great demand, because of their ability to efficiently speed control fans, highly desirable in applications such as clean room air-conditioning and refrigeration technology.
Ziehl-Abegg offers control systems for the drive market sector. They are held in high acclaim for position accuracy and passenger ride comfort, freight elevators, storage and retrieval drives, cranes and lifting machines. With 1500 employees in the Parent company in Kuenzelsau, the facilities in Bieringen and near Waldenburg, in the Hohenlohe trade area, Ziehl-Abegg ranks as one of the largest employers in Hohenlohe.
Ziehl-Abegg have subsidiaries, production facilities, representations and business partners in more than 30 countries in the world, to ensure worldwide access to the electro-mechanical products that are made near to the Kocher and Jagst rivers. Our sales network, through which new markets are acquired permanently, stretches from Australia to Canada, from Scandinavia to South-Africa, from Great Britain to China.
Breakthrough with the develpoment of the external rotor motor as a motor for fans
1965
Construction of a new plant with aluminium foundry and highly-automated production line in Schoental-Bieringen
1969
Start-up of controller production
1973
First sales subsidiaries abroad, in Sweden, the UK and Italy
1980
Start-up of electronic controller development
1984
Serial production of the first electronic voltage regulator
1987
Introduction of the DIN EN ISO 9001 quality management system, certified by the British Standards Institute (BSI)
1991
New plant for the manufacture of centrifugal fans on 12,000 sq. metres in Niedernhall
1995
Expansion of Schoental-Bieringen production facility to 22,000 sq. metres with high-flexibility assembly and conveyor line for fans and motors
1998
With more than 30 subsidiaries and representations worldwide, Ziehl-Abegg exports fans, motors and control systems to more than 50 countries
2001
Completion of the building extension at Bieringen plant in the foundry, electrical, Power & Free assembly-system and forwarding areas. Expansion of the headquarters in Kuenzelsau, with the purchase of the former "Sigloch area" (21.000 m²) close by. In the meantime Ziehl-Abegg employs over 1.400 employees.
2001
The legal structure has to be changed from a private limited company - Ziehl-Abegg GmbH & Co. KG – into a Family Joint-Stock Company – Ziehl-Abegg AG.
2001
Presentation of the ZETATOP series at the most important international elevator exhibition, the Interlift in Augsburg. The gearless synchronous motors for lifts provide all new opportunities in the range of elevator construction
2002
Commissioning of the 15.000 m² large production centre for centrifugal fans in the "Gewerbepark Hohenlohe" near Waldenburg, close to the A6 federal motorway.
2003
Sales subsidiaries established abroad in Russia and Czech Republic.
2004
Ziehl-Abegg AG formed its first United States subsidiary, with offices based in Greensboro, North Carolina.
A close relationship and quality are not just business axioms but a claim that has to be proved daily. Founded in 1910, Ziehl-Abegg unleashed another trend-setting breakthrough in the 1950´s when the external rotor motor was developed as a motor for fans. Since that time the principle has been optimised and transferred into many new applications.
