Carl August Reichenbach

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Carl August Reichenbach's role in the creation of the large printing machine manufacturer
Sandersche Maschinenfabrik 1890

Carl August Reichenbach (born June 18, 1801 in Eisleben , † August 19, 1883 in Augsburg ) was a German industrialist , machine manufacturer and co-founder of the later MAN Roland printing machines .

Life

After an apprenticeship as a wood turner in Leipzig, Carl August Reichenbach learned the profession of "high-speed press fitter" from his uncle Friedrich Koenig (1774–1833), his mother Marie's brother and inventor of the high-speed press in Oberzell near Würzburg .

From 1824 he worked as a mechanical engineer in the Augsburg printing works of the publisher Georg Cotta von Cottendorf (1796–1863) (see also: Cotta'sche Verlagbuchhandlung ). In 1835 Reichenbach became a silent partner in the printing works of his brother-in-law Gottlieb Ulrich Geiger . After his death, his widow married Carl Buz , which made him co-owner of the printing works in Augsburg.

In 1844 leased Reichenbach and Buz which until 1840 after the opening of the railway line Munich-Augsburg from tobacco manufacturers Ludwig Sander founded Sander'sche machinery factory in Augsburg. This company was later renamed C. Reichenbach'sche Maschinenfabrik . Iron hand presses and high-speed presses were built, and the company's product range also included steam engines, water wheels and turbines. With the first machine, which was delivered to the Augsburg print shop by Nikolaus Hartmann on May 5, 1845, the Augsburg printing machine construction was founded. In 1855, Buz and Reichenbach finally acquired the company.

From 1845 to 1856, the Koenig & Bauer master craftsman Andreas Albert worked in the “C. Reichenbach'sche Maschinenfabrik ".

In 1857 the company was renamed " Maschinenfabrik Augsburg AG ". In 1861 Reichenbach left management, but remained on the company's board of directors until 1883. In 1873, at the World Exhibition in Vienna , the company exhibited a web-fed rotary press based on the " Walter press " principle (see: rotary printing ). In 1879, the company achieved the first rotary commercial printing in Europe with the first German commercial press.

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personal data
SURNAME Reichenbach, Carl August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German industrialist and machine manufacturer
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH Lutherstadt Eisleben
DATE OF DEATH August 19, 1883
Place of death augsburg