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Ferdinand von Zeppelin in 1915, photograph by Theodor Hilsdorf. The company was founded by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, the inventor of the zeppelin airship and engineer Alfred von Soden-Fraunhofen in 1915 in Friedrichshafen, Germany as a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, to manufacture gears for zeppelins and other airships. [7]
The company was founded in 1919 by Gottlob Bauknecht as an electrical ... the automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen took over the plant in Neunkirchen with 240 out ...
A holding company of the company, the Sachs GmbH, was founded in the same year in Munich. At the turn of the year 1927/1928, the number of employees rose to a provisional high of 9,026. The hub production accounted for 67% of the total production, the remainder fell on rolling bearings. Sachs founded a company pension, the Ernst-Sachs-Hilfe. [4]
WABCO Holdings, Inc. was a U.S.-based provider of electronic braking, stability, suspension and transmission automation systems for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. [2] In 2007, the Vehicle Control Systems was spun off as WABCO Holdings Inc., an American provider of electronic braking, stability, suspension and transmission automation systems for heavy-duty commercial vehicles.
In September 1993, the Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH (ZLT) was founded in Friedrichshafen as a corporate spin-off of the original Zeppelin company to pursue development and production of the new generation of Zeppelins, later known as the Zeppelin NT (New Technology).
The Zeppelin Foundation, headquartered in Friedrichshafen, [1] is a legally dependent municipality. [2] Since 1947, the city has managed the funds and ensures that they are used for their intended purpose. [2] The foundation holds 93.8% of the shares of ZF Friedrichshafen [3] and is the owner of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and Zeppelin GmbH.
Friedrichshafen is best known for having been home to the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin Airship Company, the aircraft manufacturer Dornier Flugzeugwerke, ZF Friedrichshafen, a manufacturer of transmission systems and MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, the engine manufacturing company founded by Wilhelm Maybach. [citation needed] Zeppelin Museum
According to Plant, that was a result of the industry recovery following the 2007-08 financial crisis and the company's venture into emerging markets. [6] On September 15, 2014, it was announced that German car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen would buy TRW Automotive for approximately $13.5 billion including debt.