The history of the company
1889
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Founding of the W. HEIDENHAIN metal-etching company in Berlin
1923
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Dr. Johannes Heidenhain joins his father’s company.
1939
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50th anniversary of HEIDENHAIN,
700 employees
1948
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New beginning of the company in Traunreut,
three employees
1965
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Subsidiary opens in the U.S.
1970
Creation of the non-profit foundation
DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN-STIFTUNG GmbH, 830 employees
1980
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Subsidiary opens in Japan
1989
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100th anniversary of HEIDENHAIN,
4200 employees
2001
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Subsidiary opens in China
2019
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HEIDENHAIN is integrated into DIADUR SE,
a holding company of the foundation
2020
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New logistics center opens in Traunreut at the Hochreit site