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Dr Johannes Heidenhain company history timeline

1889

The company was founded in Berlin in the 19th century, in 1889.

1928

In 1928 Heidenhain invented the Metallur process.

1943

By 1943, Heidenhain was producing linear scales with accuracy of ± 15 µm and circular scale disks with accuracy of ± 3 angular seconds.

1948

After World War II, in 1948, Doctor Johannes Heidenhain, a pupil of Otto Hahn, founded the present company in Traunreut.

1952

The Diadur process was the basis in 1952 for adding optical position measuring devices for machine tools to the product program.

1961

These were followed in 1961 by photoelectrically scanned linear and angle encoders.

1968

In 1968 Heidenhain manufactured its first digital readouts.

1976

The first Heidenhain numerical control was launched in 1976.

1987

In 1987, a linear encoder series operating on the principle of light interference was introduced.

2006

According to Heidenhain, in 2006 the company had regional sales locations in 43 countries and employed about 7,000 people, 2,600 of whom worked in the main facility in Traunreut, Germany.

By the end of 2006 the company had manufactured about 10.5 million linear or angle encoders, 420,000 position displays and nearly 200,000 CNC controls.

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