Milestones of corporate development
Establishment of Elektrobau Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG (ebm) by Gerhard Sturm and Heinz Ziehl in 1963.
1965
Development of the first compact fan in EC/DC technology, still referred to as non-commutator DC motors at the time.
1992
Acquisition of PAPST Motoren GmbH in St. Georgen, in Germany's Black Forest region.
1997
Purchase of the Landshut plant from ALCATEL - renamed Motoren Ventilatoren Landshut GmbH (mvl)
1998
Development of the first energy saving centrifugal and axial fans with integrated electronics. This development is the basis for products such as the ebm-papst EC fans, introduced to the market over the next several years.
2003
The three companies are renamed ebm-papst Mulfingen, ebm-papst St. Georgen and ebm-papst Landshut.
2006
ebm-papst is going green - every newly developed product is to be more efficient than its predecessor model.
Construction of the energy-independent factory for energy saving fans begins in Mulfingen-Hollenbach.
2007
ebm-papst exceeds the one billion EUR turnover threshold.
Gerhard Sturm is appointed Chairman of the Advisory Board.
2008
For the first time, ebm-papst has more than 10,000 employees.
All Group Managing Directors are non-family managers.
2009
"Green" fan series, called HyBlade®, sets new standards. The product group featuring plastic blades with inserted aluminium reinforcements not only offers the advantage of low power consumption, but also reduces humanly audible noise by one-half. Due to the materials used, the ecological bottom line is excellent compared to conventional products.
2010
GreenTech - Our symbol for environmental protection. GreenTech is our corporate philosophy regarding efficient use of recources and sustainability. The materials and processes we use are already optimised in the conceptual stage and with an eye to eco-friendless, energy balance and recyclability. In our production processes, GreenTech also stands for maximum energy efficiency.
