From a local roller reefing company to the global manufacturer of columns, agitators, reactors, tanks and heat exchangers. A lot happens in 100 years.
What always remains though is the highest quality mechanical engineering from Abensberg
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History
We are a traditional company that is always developing.
Our 100 years of success proves this.
1924
Founding of a roller reefing company in Abensberg by Michael Glatt Further development to a milling company with 15 employees
1964
Erwin Glatt, son of the founder, takes over the running of the company The company establishes itself as a specialist for silos and pressure vessels for industry in Germany and abroad
1971
Building of a new office building and production hall I in the industrial area in Abensberg
1976
Construction of production hall II
1979
Change of name to Michael Glatt Maschinenbau GmbH
1985
The company grows with lime dosing and lime extinguishing systems
1986
Expansion of production hall II+ for extremely large products Construction of a mounting tower for upright constructions
1991
Participation of Büechl Handels- und Beteiligungs-KG, Regensburg
1993
Building of a new special hall II++ for corrosion protection in order to carry out blasting and painting as well as pickling and passivating
1995
Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001 Planning is done for the first time using a CAD-system with a DXF-interface
1996
Starting the manufacturing of a bigger and heavier columns, tanks and apparatuses
1997
Manufacturing of the first electropolished vessels for the pharmaceutical and bio-technology sector
1999
Investment in a tandem TIG welding process in order to partly mechanise low-gap welding of half-pipes onto vessels
2002
International certification according to ASME Sec. VIII Div.1 Starting in the food industry sector and development of new markets through export
2005
Manufacturing License of special Equipment People’s Republic of China Pressure Vessels A2
2006
Construction of production hall III
2007
Expansion of production hall III+ with the building of a further assembly tower
2008
Selling of Michael Glatt Maschinenbau GmbH to the centrotherm Photovoltaik AG, Blaubeuren the centrotherm SiTec GmbH Company becomes 100% shareholder
2009
Development of a new business area for the production of reactors and converters for the manufacturing of silicon for the photovoltaic industry
2010
Building of the new corrosion protection hall IV as well as the testing and packaging hall V
2011
Investment in a CNC milling and drilling centre for internal and external mechanical machining Entry into the market as a service provider for machined parts including machining
2012
Repurchase of Michael Glatt Maschinenbau by the Büechl Handels- und Beteiligungs-KG, Regensburg
2014
Investment in a high-performance water cutting machine and building the new hall I+
2017
Change of managing director
2018
Renovation of office rooms
2019
Investment in a plasma cutting machine
2021
Own company own training centre
2022
Building of a new storage and production hall VI