| 1799 |
Crucible
manufacturer Johann Heinrich Gundlach runs a furnace for making
crucibles |
| 1843 |
Crucible
manufacturer Christoph Gundlach produces crucibles with five workers and
supplies to Prussia, Hannover, Belgium, Holland and France |
| 1867 |
The three
brothers Ludwig, Gideon and August Gundlach found the company “Gundlach-Bros.”
for the production of graphite crucibles |
| 1896 |
Foundation of the Facing Brick Company Großalmerode, later Aug. Gundlach.
Proprietor is August Gundlach. Mechanical production of crucibles and
facing bricks. |
| 1918 |
Death of the
company founder, August Gundlach. |
| 1919 |
The new managing
director, Möller concentrates his efforts on winning back the markets
lost during World War I |
| 1945 - 1948 |
After the death
of the managing director, the trustee, Mr. Döring runs the company |
| 1948 - 1952 |
Dr. H.
Lichtenberg is Managing Director |
| 1952 - 1985 |
Mr. Wolfgang
Baetz is Managing Director |
| 1959 |
MARS GLOBAL
CRUCIBLE CO in Beckenham, Great Britain is established as distributor |
| 1961 |
Construction of a
new hall and first tests with isostatic pressing. Installation of first
isostatic pressing machine. |
| 1964 |
Begin of
isostatic pressing as regular production method |
| 1964 |
Die weltweit
ersten Tiegel werden isostatisch hergestellt und erfolgreich eingesetzt.
Das isostatische Tiegel-Pressverfahren wird für Aug. Gundlach KG
patentiert. |
| 1966 |
German and
international patents for isostatic pressing method |
| 1973 |
Construction of a new hall for the production of SiC-crucibles by
isostatic pressing. |
| 1978 |
Aug. Gundlach
establishes a production of isostatically pressed crucibles under
licence in America with M/s. Ferro Corportion, Buffalo/US (today
Vesuvius) |
| 1981 |
Takeover of KARL
SCHMIDT Fabrik für Gießereibedarf, Schmitten |
| 1985 |
Death of Wolfgang
Baetz
Albrecht Gräfer becomes Managing Director |
| 1990 |
Takeover of
Mammut-Wetro, Puschwitz |
| 1991 |
Takeover of
Prokon Feuerfest, Schloß-Holte |
| 1992 |
Aug. Gundlach is
the first German crucible manufacturer who replaces the traditional
tar/pitch binder by resin. Resin as a synthetic binder ensures a
constant quality and above all less pollution during manufacture and
application |
| 1994 |
Joint Venture
with the only crucible manufacturer of Russia – MARS LUGA |
| 1996 |
Quality Assurance
Certification DIN-ISO 9002 with Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance |
| 2000 |
Construction of a
new production hall for the PROKON products such as exchange crucibles
for induction furnaces, exchange ladles, pre-burned shaped parts and
patching and repair materials |
| 2008 |
Construction of
another new production hall according to modern environmental and energy
saving requirements |
| 2011 |
Moritz Gräfer
appointed Managing Director |
Aug. Gundlach KG • Kasseler Str. 113 • D-37247
Großalmerode