HAWE Hydraulik SE
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| Societas Europaea | |
| Industry | Mechanical Engineering |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
Key people |
Karl Haeusgen Martin Heusser Wolfgang Sochor Markus Unterstein |
| Products | Hydraulic components and systems |
| Revenue | 294 Mio. EUR (2014, HAWE Group) |
Number of employees | approx. 2,200 (2014, HAWE Group) |
| Website | www.hawe.com |
HAWE Hydraulik SE produces hydraulic components and systems, with one consistent feature being that all pressurized components are made from steel. The company was founded in 1949 in Munich by Karl Heilmeier and Wilhelm Weinlein. The company’s original title was 'Heilmeier und Weinlein, Fabrik für Oelhydraulik GmbH & Co. KG'. The phonetic spelling of the founders' initial (Ha+We) was the cue for the company name HAWE. Since its foundation HAWE Hydraulik has always been an owner-run company. Its production facilities are based in Germany at currently 7 sites. HAWE Hydraulik products are sold worldwide through a distributor network of presently 14 subsidiaries and well over 30 sales partners.
HAWE Hydraulik SE offers the following product range:
- Hydraulic pumps and power packs
- Directional seated valves
- Directional spool valves
- Flow control valves
- Pressure Control Valves
- Check valves
- Hydraulic cylinders
- Accessories
- Electronic controls
- Hydraulic all-inclusive systems
History
| 1949 | Foundation of company in Munich/Germany |
| 1959 | Market launch of leakage-free seated valves |
| 1968 | Market launch of proportional "load sensing" spool valves |
| 1998 | Market launch of company-own control electronics |
| 1999 | Acquisition of Inline Hydraulik GmbH, product range is rounded out by adding axial piston pump |
| 2002 | HAWE Hydraulik brand name becomes company name |
| 2008 | Company's legal form changes from GmbH & Co. KG (limited partnership) to European Stockholding Company (SE -Societies European) |