Süddeutsche Bremsen-AG
| Süddeutsche Bremsen-AG | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1920 |
| resolution | 1985 |
| Reason for dissolution | Merger with Knorr-Bremse GmbH to form Knorr-Bremse AG |
| Seat | Munich , Germany |
| Branch | Automotive supplier |
The Süddeutsche Bremsen-AG (called "Südbremse"), based in Munich , was established in 1920 from the (old) Bayerische Motoren-Werke AG (BMW) and was merged in 1985 into the newly founded Knorr-Bremse AG . During this time it was a subsidiary of the Knorr-Bremse Group, which, following the dismantling and expropriation of its Berlin parent plant after the Second World War, moved to Munich on the "Südbremse" site.
BMW becomes Südbremse
Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH , founded by Karl Rapp in 1913 , became Bayerische Motoren-Werke GmbH (BMW) in 1917 , which in August 1918 raised capital for further expansion by converting it into a stock corporation. Up until the end of the First World War, the company built aircraft engines for military aircraft as the only product in the spacious plant built on the edge of what was then Munich's Oberwiesenfeld airfield , which is now the Olympic site.
When aircraft engines were not allowed to be built in Germany after the peace treaty, the company needed a new task. At the same time, Berlin- based Knorr-Bremse AG was looking for a location in Bavaria where it could manufacture compressed air brakes for the wagons of the Bavarian Railway Administration in accordance with the contract . In June 1919 she signed a license agreement with Bayerische Motoren-Werke AG to build the Kunze-Knorr-Bremse . In May 1920, the sole owner Camillo Castiglioni sold the company to the shareholders' syndicate of Knorr-Bremse AG , and it was renamed Süddeutsche Bremsen-AG in line with the new focus of production . With a contract dated May 20, 1922, the engine department, which was of little interest to the new owners, was sold together with the discarded company name BMW . Both went to the company previously known as Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG (BFW) , which had specialized in the construction of engines for a wide variety of purposes and whose factories were only a few hundred meters away.
The Süddeutsche Bremsen-AG also produced diesel engines and armaments in the 1930s. During the Second World War, Hildebrand-Knorr brakes were primarily manufactured for the Reichsbahn.
Headquarters of the Knorr-Bremse Group
As a result of the dismantling and expropriation in Berlin, Knorr-Bremse expanded the Munich location into the new headquarters after the Second World War. The Süddeutsche brake AG became the main work of the Knorr-Bremse next braking devices by 1985 diesel engines on behalf of another subsidiary which, in the Motor Werke Mannheim (MWM), were manufactured.
In 1985, Süddeutsche Bremsen-AG merged with Knorr-Bremse GmbH to form the new Knorr-Bremse AG . After production was relocated to other locations, the site is now home to the headquarters of the Knorr-Bremse Group, with administrative, research and development tasks being carried out for over 60 locations in 25 countries.
literature
- Manfred Pohl: Safety on rails and roads. The history of Knorr-Bremse AG. Munich 2005. (English edition: Safety First by Road and Rail. The History of Knorr-Bremse AG.)