Highlights in the corporate history of BHS, Sonthofen
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| 1532 |
Founded as an ironworks
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| 1803 |
The company is named Königliches Berg- und Hüttenwerk (Royal Mine and Steel Works)
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| 1880 |
Production of agricultural machinery (toothed gear units, motorized road rollers, diesel locomotives, ballast excavators)
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| 1927 |
The company is renamed Bayerische Berg-, Hütten- und Salzwerke AG, Zweigniederlassung Hüttenwerk Sonthofen (Bavarian Mine, Steel and Salt Works Company, Sonthofen Steel Works)
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| 1932 |
Production of planetary gear units begins with the takeover of Stoeckicht—the start of precision mechanical engineering at BHS
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| 1951 |
Development of a double helical-geared Stoeckicht planetary gear unit for steam turbine drives
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| 1954 |
The first BHS parallel shaft gear unit
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| 1960 |
BHS manufactures gear units for the first five of Germany’s post-war Cologne-class frigates
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| 1960 |
A range of high-speed tooth couplings is developed
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| 1961 |
The first turning gear units to use the swivelling pinion principle are manufactured
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| 1963 |
The first of 20 planetary gear units with an internal gear diameter of 2.5 m (8 ft) is delivered for hydroelectric power stations on the Moselle river
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| 1965 |
High-speed parallel shaft gear units with reference speeds of >100 m/s (>328 ft/s) for gas turbine drives and transmission outputs of 18 MW are delivered for the first time
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| 1965 |
The first hydrostatically-controlled planetary gear unit (speed-modulating gearbox) for turbine compressors is developed
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| 1967–68 |
Starting gear units and adjustable mechanisms, known as multi-pinion gearboxes, are developed for gas turbines
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| 1970 |
Stoeckicht is taken over, together with all its patents
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| 1970 |
Multi-pinion gearboxes with integrated compressor stages
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| 1971 |
BHS acquires the turbo gear unit portfolio of Krupp, Essen
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| 1973 |
BHS licenses Cincinnati Gear, USA, to manufacture planetary gear units
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| 1973 |
The first thrust collar-type turbo parallel shaft gear unit is built
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| 1976 |
First turbo parallel shaft gear unit with an output of over 30 MW for gas turbine drive applications
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| 1979 |
The first of twelve gear units for class F122 frigates is delivered to the German navy
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| 1980 |
With an output of 47 MW, the most powerful turbo parallel shaft gear unit yet seen for gas turbine drives is built
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| 1980 |
The first turbo parallel shaft gear unit with a reference speed of 200 m/s (656 ft/s) is delivered
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| 1982 |
High-speed supercritical multi-pinion gearboxes in thrust cone form are developed for integrated multi-stage compressors
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| 1983 |
Spur-geared compact planetary gear units are developed for integrated single-stage compressors
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| 1984 |
Turbo parallel shaft gear units for gas turbines with an output of 51 MW
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| 1985 |
The first orders for the new compact planetary gear unit are received, and trials are completed successfully
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| 1985 |
TWINTORS diaphragm couplings are developed, tested and built
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| 1989 |
Merger with gear unit manufacturers Voith Heidenheim to form BHS–Voith Getriebetechnik GmbH, based in Sonthofen
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| 1991 |
The state-run company BHS AG is taken over completely by SKW Trostberg AG
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| 1993 |
The Bavarian state sells BHS to SKW Trostberg (VIAG AG)
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| 1993 |
First order for gear units for motor-driven LNG compressors
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| 1993 |
First orders for gas turbine gear units transmitting 75 MW
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| 1995 |
BHS–Voith-Getriebetechnik GmbH is wound up. BHS AG buys the Voith part back and integrates the gear unit division back into the Sonthofen works
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| 1996 |
BHS’s Sonthofen plant is broken up. The gear unit division is taken over by the Cincinnati Gear Company (USA) and is renamed BHS Cincinnati Getriebetechnik GmbH
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| 2000 |
Marine gear unit construction ceases on 31 December
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| 2002 |
Lothar Hennauer and Dieter Groher are appointed as directors
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| 2002 |
Delivery of WGD5-330, the biggest integral gear unit built so far for PTA production (weight 42 t, peripheral speed >170 m/s (>557 ft/s), output 28.4 MW)
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| 2002 |
Munich investment company EquiVest KG joins forces with the management to acquire the shares of BHS Cincinnati Getriebetechnik GmbH. The company is renamed BHS Getriebe GmbH
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| 2003 |
BHS Getriebe Inc. (USA) and BHS Japan are founded
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| 2005 |
Equity investment group Halder and BHS management take over the shares of BHS Getriebe GmbH from EquiVest GmbH, Munich
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| 2007 |
Voith Turbo AG takes over 100% of the shares of BHS Getriebe GmbH. The company is renamed Voith Turbo BHS Getriebe GmbH
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| 2010 |
Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Sautter appointed as director.
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