Heinrich Voelter

Heinrich Voelters ( born January 1, 1817 in Heidenheim, † September 13, 1887 in Heidenheim, Germany ) was a German inventor and paper manufacturer.

Heinrich Voelters grew up in his native town and went there in elementary school, where he was taught by his grandfather. At 14, he began a commercial apprenticeship at a Heidenheimer weaving and dyeing. He also learned from his father, who ran a paper mill at the site, the art of paper making. According to the teaching Voelters went to Carl Friedrich August Fischer to Bautzen to bring his knowledge to the paper mill and complete. During his stay in Saxony, he met Friedrich Gottlob Keller (1816-1895) know from which he 1846, a patent for making paper from wood pulp took over, which he further developed so that the industrial production of paper from wood was possible (until then was paper from rags made ​​). This helped him in 1848 after his father's death and the return to his home town of Heidenheim Locksmith owner Johann Matthäus Voith ( 1803-1874 ), who in 1852 first constructed two spindle sander for the Voeltersche paper mill.

Voelters and Voith sold now common wood grinding shops to paper mills around the world, eg also for the paper mill Kübler and Niethammer in Kriebstein in Saxony. After 1864 VOELTER paper mill burned down, paper making in Heidenheim was finally stopped ( in Heidenheim has been produced since 1530 paper). The company was founded by JM Voith Voith AG develops and produces but still paper machines for international customers.

Heinrich Voelters belonged from 1856 to 1861 the parliament in Stuttgart.

Writings

• Heinrich Voelters: About the portrayal of pulp from wood. In: Arts and Industry Journal of the Polytechnic Association of the Kingdom of Bavaria, 51 (1865 ), 494-504 Sp.
• Heinrich Voelters: Mittheilungen on the portrayal of pulp from wood by patent of Henry Voelters. 4th edition Heidenheim 1867.