History of ANDRITZ Maerz GmbH, Germany
100 years of Maerz furnaces
Johannes Maerz – pioneer of the famous Maerz furnace design
| 2011 | 100 years of Maerz furnaces |
| Regenerative Maerz heating systems are developed | |
| Maerz burner as an innovation in environmentally friendly heating technology | |
| 2010 | Large-scale continuous furnaces are added to the product portfolio |
| 2009 | Completion of a shaft furnace concept for generator shafts |
| Development of Maerz TBRC (Top Blown Rotary Converter) for the copper industry and modern cooling elements for copper furnace systems | |
| 2008 | Split from location in Tägerwilen, Switzerland |
| ANDRITZ GROUP acquires the Düsseldorf location | |
| Name change to ANDRITZ Maerz GmbH | |
| 2005 | Development of an elliptical MAERZ anode furnace for the copper industry |
| 2004 | Development of the double-chamber furnace |
| 2003 | Development of the ideal car bottom forging furnace |
| 2000 | Take-over by Hochtemperatur Engineering GmbH (HTE) |
| Design of first energy-optimized Maerz heating furnace for copper slabs | |
| Execution of a fully automated heat treatment system for high-speed railway wheels | |
| 1998 | Acquisition of Gautschi Electro-Fours S.A., Tägerwilen, Switzerland |
| New “Aluminium furnaces” business unit | |
| Name change to MAERZ-Gautschi Industrieofenanlagen GmbH, Düsseldorf and Tägerwilen | |
| 1962 | Relocation to the office building in Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Heating furnaces and heat treatment furnaces for steel are added to the business | |
| Development of the Maerz double walking beam furnace for heat treatment of heavy plate | |
| 1955 | Company headquarters are moved from Krefeld to Düsseldorf |
| 1950 | Glass and copper melting furnaces are added to the business |
| 1941 | The engineering office is taken over by Österreichische Magnesit AG Munich (later Veitsch-Radex AG / RHI AG, Austria) |
| Foundation of Maerz Ofenbau GmbH | |
| Supply of Siemens-Martin furnaces and furnaces for the production, treatment, and processing of steel, metals, and other products | |
| 1911 | Johannes Maerz (1873 - 1941) establishes an engineering office for open-hearth furnaces in Kattowitz, Silesia (later located in Berlin), focusing on the construction of Siemens-Martin furnaces |
