History
Integration into the MAHLE Group
The MAHLE Group is one of the 30 largest companies in the automotive supply industry worldwide. With its two business units Engine Systems and Components and Filtration and Engine Peripherals, MAHLE ranks among the top three systems suppliers worldwide for piston systems, cylinder components, as well as valve train, air management, and liquid management systems. The Industry business unit bundles the MAHLE Group's industrial activities. These include the areas of large engines, industrial filtration, as well as cooling and air-conditioning systems.
Industrial Filtration
At our plant in Öhringen, Germany, industrial filters have been developed and produced since 1962.
Here, research and development, engineering, production and the wordwide marketing of the Division Filtration with its product segments fluid technology, air filtration, process technology, separation & water, and aftermarket & service are concentrated.
Milestones
1962 | Production of industrial filters at the Öhringen plant starts under the name of Purolator Filter |
1974 | Purolator Filter fades to MAHLE GmbH |
2001 | Acquisition of the Tennex Group, Japan, now MAHLE Tennex Corp. |
2005 | Organizational spin-off sector industrial filtration |
2006 | Acquisition of NFV GmbH and AKO Filter GmbH |
2007 | New Joint Venture in Mogi Guacu, Brasil: MAHLE Filtroil |
2008 | Acquisition of the amafiltergroup, Netherlands |
2009 | Rearrangement of MAHLE Industrial Filtration according to divisions |
2010 | Creation new corporate division MAHLE Industry |
