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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]
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.
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
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).
TRW Automotive was an American company based in Livonia, Michigan.Tracing its roots from TRW Inc., [2] [3] TRW Automotive's production featured a variety of automotive products including integrated vehicle control and driver assist systems, braking systems, steering systems, suspension systems, seat belts and airbags, and engine valves among others. [4]
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.
ZF Sachs AG, also known as Fichtel & Sachs, was founded in Schweinfurt in 1895 and was a well-known German family business. At its last point as an independent company, the company name was Fichtel & Sachs AG.
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 ...