The story of our history

The closing 19th century is a period of sweeping technical and economic progress. In 1876, Nikolaus Otto builds the first four-stroke engine, Alexander Bell brings the telephone on its way, Edison pioneers entertainment electronics and, in 1878, invents the electric light bulb, Werner Siemens presents the first electric train in 1879, and Maybach, Daimler and Benz achieve automotive engineering advances in the 80s.

Chronicle

The engineer Heinrich Ehrhardt establishes on April 13, 1889, the Rheinische Metallwaaren- und Maschinenfabrik Aktiengesellschaft ...