Hans-Dieter Linsenmeier

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Hans-Dieter Linsenmeier (born July 20, 1923 in Mannheim ; † December 17, 2012 in Mosbach ) was a German engineer and entrepreneur .

Life

Hans-Dieter Linsenmeier, son of the entrepreneur Josef Linsenmeier (1883–1949), studied mechanical engineering in Karlsruhe from the winter semester 1945/1946 . Due to the death of his father, he interrupted his studies and took over the management of the family-owned company, the Dörflingerschen Federnfabrik (DFO). The company produces hot-formed leaf springs for the automotive industry in Obrigheim . Under his leadership, the company experienced a considerable boom and was one of the well-known companies in the industry in Germany. By the time the company celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1972, it had regained a worldwide reputation. Due to the downturn in the world economy and the low-price competition from Southeast Asia , the company ran into difficulties in the 1980s and filed for bankruptcy in 1984 . The business was then continued for 10 years by another owner. From 1993 Linsenmeier was managing director of FFO Fahrzeugfedern GmbH in Sinsheim .

Business associations

Lens Meier was chairman of the Association of German spring industry and the export association of German automotive spring manufacturer . He was also an employer representative at the Süddeutsche Eisen- und Stahl-Berufsgenossenschaft , a member of the advisory board of the parts and accessories manufacturer group of the VDA and chairman of the industrial association for the Mosbach district.

At times he was a commercial judge in the Chamber for Commercial Matters at the District Court of Mosbach. He was also a member of the administrative committee of the Tauberbischofsheim employment office and alternating chairman of the AOK representative assembly .

Volunteering

Linsenmeier sponsored numerous local associations as well as cultural and social activities. He was deputy chairman of the Friends of the Ludwig-Erhard School in Obrigheim and promoted the parish, kindergarten and especially the volunteer fire brigade , where he was an honorary member. In 1959 he was involved in founding the Mosbacher Lions Club and was temporarily president and vice president.

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  • Industrie-Anzeiger , Volume 94, 1972, p. 30.
  • Hansjörg Probst: Neckarau: From Absolutism to the Present , Volume 2, 1989, p. 460
  • Karl Heinz Neser: Obrigheim yesterday and today , Volume 22, 2012, p. 74

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Industrie-Anzeiger, Volume 94, 1972, p. 30
  2. ↑ His manager profile on Companyhouse.de
personal data
SURNAME Linsenmeier, Hans-Dieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German engineer and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH 17th December 2012
Place of death Mosbach