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History - Schunk Vienna

1913 Ludwig Schunk, together with the technician Karl Ebe, founded the carbon brush factory Schunk & Ebe OHG in Fulda, Germany.

1918 The company is moved to Heuchelheim, near Gießen, Germany. The range of products is broadened by including carbon brush holders, carbon products for mechanical applications and sintered-metal products.

1947 After the death of Ludwig Schunk, the Ludwig-Schunk-Stiftung e.V. (Ludwig Schunk Foundation), acting as a "legal entity", takes over the ownership function. Subsidiaries and holdings are founded both at home and abroad. The range of products and services is expanded through innovation and diversification in related technological fields.

1956 Founding of „Schunk & Ebe Wien GmbH“ (at present: Schunk Wien GmbH)

1994 Founding of the Czech branch „Schunk Praha s.r.o.“ in Plzen

1998 Founding of the Romanian branch „Schunk Carbon Technology SRL“ in Bucharest

1998-2008 Representatives in Bulgaria, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Hungary

2003 Distribution partnership with OOO “Intechcom”, Moscow

2008 Cooperation with OOO „NPP Soyuzkarbon“, Krasnodar