Mennekes
Mennekes is a leading global manufacturer of standard electrical plug-in devices with headquarters in Kirchhundem in the southern Sauerland.
History
The company was founded in 1935 as an electrician Mennekes workshop at home by Aloys Mennekes in Hofolpe. Aloys Mennekes had recently received his master's certificate as a master electrician. Besides Mennekes Initially working only two apprentices in operation. In 1937 Mennekes rented a shop in Westfalia. In store various electrical items were sold. Only with the motorcycle and later with a Opel P4 clients were provided. Immediately after the end of World War II the former Wehrmacht soldier was able to return home. Mennekes repaired first by the effects of war destroyed power lines. In June 1945, he was low lathes, punching and drilling machines buy and can bring great difficulty by Westfalia. In the rented Schützenhalle he first produced an electric fire starter, since at that time was even lack of matches. At 9.90 Reichsmark expensive Glühauf, a connectable to an electrical outlet ignition coil, cigarettes and paper strip was lit by the lighting of a fire. The Glühauf was the first patent Mennekes. Soon, 39 people were employed at the company. The company now began to produce plugs for different purposes. In 1947, a private factory was on today's factory premises in Kirchhundem built. 1948 moved the entire company to the new plant. Initially, the plug from aluminum and from 1960 also were made of plastic. When in 1976 the company's founder Aloys Mennekes died, 250 people were employed. The sons and Dieter Walter now took over the company. Since 1992 Mennekes alone owner and general partner of the company is Mennekes Elektrotechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Today the company has 1000 employees and generates annual consolidated revenues of approximately 120 million euros. The corporate headquarters is still in the Sauerland. Further manufacturing facilities are found in Neudorf / Erzgebirge ( Sehmatal ) and Nanjing ( China). Mennekes maintains 16 offices in Germany, 31 in Europe, 36 in non-European countries and cooperates internationally with other companies. Currently managing partners are Mennekes, the Central Association of the Electrical and Electronics industry is also on the board, and Christopher Mennekes.
The manufacturer's origins date back to the invention of the postwar " Glühauf ", a lighter for wall mounting, for which the first factory was built in 1948. Early as 1951, then was added in an aluminum foundry, which laid the foundation was laid for a factory complex. The product range has grown until today to approximately 5,000 different series and 10,000 special devices. The range includes standard CEE Industrial plugs in different types and designs for the diverse range of applications, as units produced in series or individually for specific customer requirements developed.
Mennekes plug
Although Mennekes was already a well- established producer of plug-in systems in the industrial sector, he was known to the general public since 2009 in connection with the charging plug for electric vehicles, the company had designed according to the specifications of RWE and Daimler Mennekes. Mennekes had experience with charging connectors on the basis of " IEC 60309 " standards (three-phase plug) that have been extended as " CEEplus " connector to further signal contacts. In the first performances of 2009, the new configuration was referred to as " Mennekes design" plug. This was published by VDE under VDE -AR- E_2623 -2 -2 standard. Two years later he went into the next version of the international " IEC 62196 " standard as "Type 2". Since the term " Mennekes plug " is ambiguous, is always taken in press releases about charging plug on " Mennekes Type 2 connector " respect. The ACEA ( European Automobile Manufacturers Association) has said in a statement the "Type 2" plug as standard charging plug recommended as " Type 1" (originally SAE J1772 ) generally does not allow a three-phase load and "Type 3" no advantages. In January 2013, the EU Commission has issued in Brussels for a Europe-wide standardized charging connector system for electric mobility: In the policy proposal published on January 24, developed by Mennekes Type 2 charging plug for use in Europe was recommended. This proposal is part of a bill to a far-reaching EU fuel strategy, which must be treated in the European committees now