History

1919

Company founded by engineer Hermann Röhrs in Magdeburg

1932

Dr. Werner Röhrs takes over management of the company as a personally liable partner; Development of basic patents for springs with the highest vibration loads

1945

Destruction of Magdeburg and the factory by bombing; Magdeburg becomes the Soviet occupation zone

1946

New start in the Allgäu under license from the American military authorities in Blaichach as "Süddeutsche Autogen-Gesellschaft Dr. Werner Röhrs K.G."

1955

Death of company founder Herrmann Röhrs in Magdeburg

1958

 

Construction of a new factory in Sonthofen on Oberstdorfer Straße and resumption of the production of springs subjected to vibrations in the new home

1960

 

Test facility for ski lifts and functionally important cable car accessories with the company's own tow lift in Oberstaufen

1964

Construction of the first dynamic testing machine for the testing and further development of suddenly accelerated springs in the Allgäu

1969

Entry of Dr. Konstanze Koepff-Röhrs into the company

1991

Death of Dr. Werner Röhrs; Dr. Konstanze Koepff-Röhrs takes over the management in the 3rd generation. Under her leadership, development of system solutions for general mechanical engineering (e.g. helical disc springs, spring combinations)

2004

Dr. Philipp Koepff joins the company as managing director in the 4th generation

2016

Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Horsthofer joins the company as managing director

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