Diehl Controls
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| legal form | Foundation & Co. KG |
| Seat | Wangen in the Allgäu |
| Number of employees | 3614 (2018) |
| sales | 533 million euros (2018) |
| Branch | Electrical / electronics manufacturing |
| Website | https://www.diehl.com/controls |
| Status: 2020 | |
The Diehl Controls subgroup of the globally operating Diehl Group is a supplier to the appliance industry. The company also offers electronic systems for other technology-related industries - including professional appliances, HVAC / R (heating / ventilation / air conditioning / cooling technology) and electromobility . With 3,500 employees, Diehl Controls develops and produces electronic system solutions; the annual turnover is around 500 million euros. Electronic products from Diehl Controls are used worldwide in a wide variety of devices - from washing machines and heat pumps , through cooling devices and battery systems, to IoT products and in IoT infrastructure .
International branches exist in Europe, Asia, South America and the USA.
history
Paul Kolb founded Apparatebau Paul Kolb (AKO) in Eisenharz in 1945 . The company produced electronic fence devices. In 1950, AKO moved to a new building in Kißlegg . At that time AKO had 20 employees and an annual turnover of one million D-Marks. In 1955 the manufacture of heating devices and infrared emitters began. The third pillar was added in 1956: the electrical control for the first fully automatic washing machine, AEG -LAVAMAT. In 1962, AKO built a new plant in Wangen . The two locations operated relatively self-sufficiently: In Kißlegg, "hot" was produced - electrical appliances, electric fence devices and later the radiant heating for glass ceramic hobs - and in Wangen "cold", i.e. controls and regulations for household appliances.
In 1967 the Wangen site had 700 employees. As a result, Wangen became the company's headquarters a year later. At this point in time an annual turnover of 25 million DM was exceeded. The cooperation with AEG was strengthened by a 51% stake in AKO. An electronics department was also set up in 1968. Peter Kolb, son of the founder Paul Kolb, joined the company in 1978; from 1984 he ran it together with his father. Paul Kolb used structural changes at AEG-Telefunken to buy back the AEG shares in 1982. AKO was 100 percent family owned again. Paul Kolb died in 1993, his son Peter took over the sole management.
At the turn of the year 1994/1995, the AKO-Werke were incorporated into the Diehl Group .
Locations
Europe
Germany
- Wangen im Allgäu : Diehl Controls' headquarters are in Wangen. All business activities of the appliance division and the development and manufacturing center for the connectivity solutions division are operated from there. * Nuremberg : In addition to the location in Wangen, the second German location with development and sales departments for appliance and connectivity solutions is located in the Diehl corporate headquarters in Nuremberg.
Poland
- Namysłów : The Diehl Controls Polska (DCP) plant is located in the city of Namyslow. Controls and system components for the appliance division have been manufactured there since 2000. The location has 14 lines for the production of SMD assemblies.
- Breslau : In addition to the location in Wangen, Diehl Controls has another development center in Breslau. The R&D, procurement, project management, sales and product service engineering departments have been represented there since 2014.
Asia
China
- Nanjing : The entire business process is located in Nanjing, China. According to its own information, Diehl Controls Nanjing (DCNJ) has developed into the market leader for electronic control and system panels in the area of front-loading washing machines in China. In addition, DCNJ has two so-called shop-in-shop productions.
America
United States
- Naperville : The Naperville site acts as an interface for development and sales. The location was founded in 2002.
Mexico
- Querétaro : The production facility of the Diehl Controls Mexico (DCMex) subsidiary is located in the El Marqués industrial park. In addition to production, parts of the management are also based there. DCMex has another development center nearby.
Products and Technologies
The company is one of the providers of drive systems for the white goods industry and for air conditioning and energy solutions that are based on converter technology. More than six million converters are currently produced annually. These and other electronics are used for household appliances as well as for applications in the HVAC / R sector (e.g. heat pumps, air conditioning units, refrigerated counters) and professional appliances (e.g. ovens, steamers, cooking cabinets). Another field of activity are controls and user interfaces for household appliances and related applications, as well as operating and display technologies such as TFT displays with touch technology.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Diehl Annual Report 2018. Diehl, accessed on May 27, 2020 .
- ^ Diehl Annual Report 2018. Diehl, accessed on May 27, 2020 .
- ^ Diehl Annual Report 2018. Diehl, accessed on May 27, 2020 .
- ^ Diehl Stiftung & Co KG: History | Diehl Controls. Retrieved May 27, 2020 .