Erhardt + Leimer celebrates 90th anniversary

Germany-based Erhardt + Leimer celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. The company was founded in 1919 by Manfred Erhardt for the repair and service of industrial clocks.

Albert Leimer joined in 1923, and in the 1920s and 1930s he transformed the company into a supplier of measuring and control equipment for the thriving local textile industry.

Over the following decades, Erhardt + Leimer expanded its activities to other sectors such as the paper, printing, tire, film and foil industries. The company’s key competences today are in automation, visualization and inspection of all processes which occur in any web converting industry. 

Erhardt + Leimer has a staff of 420 at its headquarters in Augsburg. About 650 people are employed worldwide in subsidiaries and service stations established in all major industrialized countries. Erhardt + Leimer is a third-generation, family-owned and family-run enterprise.

Despite the difficult economic environment, the company’s management is convinced that Erhardt + Leimer is well prepared to meet the challenges of the future: ‘We introduced various measures these recent months to prepare for changing circumstances. The constant professional development of our staff and the training and advancement of young people are taken very seriously. The apprentices account for about 15 percent of our total staff.’

In the summer the company will celebrate the anniversary with a family day for its staff.

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