Dürr AG

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• Ralf W. Dieter, CEO
• Klaus Eberhardt, Chairman of the Board

The Dürr Group is a global automotive supplier. The company was founded in 1895 in Cannstatt by Paul Dürr ( 1871-1936 ) since the January 4, 1990 listed on the Stock Exchange ( MDAX ). The customers of Dürr AG include automobile manufacturers. The register 's legal domicile of the company 's Stuttgart, while the actual location after moving various business segments is in Bietigheim -Bissingen since 1 August 2009.

History

The company's history began in 1895 with the establishment of a Bauklempnerei in Cannstatt by Paul Dürr. 1917, the operation was extended to sheet metal processing. 1932 Paul Dürr gave the company to his son Otto Dürr, who set up a design office.

In 1950, work began on construction, it creates a system for the chemical surface treatment. 1963 Dürr installed at Ford's Genk plant, the first plant for electrophoretic dip coating. 1964 and 1966 subsidiaries were established in Brazil and Mexico.

1978 Dürr expanded his business on the areas of automation and conveyor technology. 1989 Dürr public. In 1999, Dürr, the French company Alstom Automation, in 2000 also the metrology Schenck Group is part of the Dürr Group. 2003 Dürr received its largest order to date: General Motors ordered three paint shops in North America.

Following the realignment of the Group structure and focus on its core competencies in mechanical engineering and plant Dürr 2005 sold non-core activities, which it considers more focused appropriately considered in the portfolio of the business model to the automobile industry.

In 2008, the aircraft engineering business ( painting and final assembly systems ) was bundled into a separate business unit.

In summer 2009, Dürr shifted his activities in Stuttgart at the location to Bietigheim -Bissingen.

The Dürr Group operates in four business segments in the market: Paint and Assembly Systems division designs and builds complete paint shops and Endmontagwerke for the automotive industry. Application Technology provides with their robot technologies for automated paint application. Machinery and systems from the Measuring and Process Systems division are used in engine and transmission manufacturing and in final vehicle assembly. The fourth division, Clean Technology Systems, is focused on processes to improve energy efficiency and on exhaust air purification.

In its divisions Dürr is one of the world's market leaders with an average market share of 30 % to 50 percent. About 80 percent of the turnover is generated abroad. Dürr 2013 31 own production and assembly sites and a sales and service network with 48 locations in 21 countries.

Board of Directors

• Ralf W. Dieter, CEO
• Ralph Heuwing, CFO

Ownership structure

As of February 25, 2014

Divisions

• Aircraft and Technology Systems
• Application Technology
• Balancing and Assembly Products
• Cleaning and Surface Processing
• Clean Technology Systems
• Paint and Final Assembly Systems