 Hydraulic company Herbert Hänchen - The company history1925 - Company established in Penzig/Silesia 1945 - Company headquarters moved to Naumburg/Saale 1950 - Company headquarters moved to Ostfildern/Stuttgart 1969 - Production set up in Ostfildern/Stuttgart 1969 - Co-operation in standards committees and in the Fluid Technology Board of the VDMA 1972 - Opening of a subsidiary plant in Oettingen; Bavaria, 1000 m² of production area 1976 - Enlargement of the production area in Ostfildern/Stuttgart to 4500 m² 1979 - Expansion in Oettingen to 2000 m² of production area 1985 - Hänchen Hydraulik AG established in Frauenfeld (Switzerland and Austria) 1985 - Change of company name: from Herbert Hänchen KG to Hänchen Hydraulik GmbH 1986 - Drawings created in CAD 1987 - Hänchen Hydraulik S.A.R.L. established in France 1991 - Office opened in Taura (Eastern European expansion – new EU countries) 1996 - Introduction of the electronic catalogue 1997 - Certification to ISO 9001 1999 - Drawings created in 3-D 2003 - Certification to ISO 9001:2000 2004 - Change of company name: from Hänchen Hydraulik GmbH to Herbert Hänchen GmbH & Co. KG 2007 - Launching of the new test cylinder series 326 |  |  |