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1869
Constantin Hang founded in Göppingen in rented rooms within a mechanical workshop. Repairs of every type are carried out alongside the manufacturing of accessories for spinning machines and weaving looms. Three employees. The company appears for the first time in the city's tax register.
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1892
Four employees work on repairs and manufacturing platform weighing machines and weigh bridges.
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1898
First production of small punching and eyeletting machines for corset production.
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1899
The first automatic eyeletting machine is built. Eight employees.
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1901
Constantin Hang is registered in the German Commercial Register. The shareholders are the founder Constantin Hang and his son Eugen.
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1902
The first catalogue for "Eyeletting machines, hole-punching machines, taping machines and cord presses" appears. Represented in Berlin, Copenhagen, Brussels, Milan and Vienna.
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1911
New business premises built on Ulmer Strasse.
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1914
36 employees.
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1926
The sons of Eugen Hang take over as managing directors: Eugen Hang (technical management), Otto Hang (sales) and Albert Hang (purchasing and accounting).
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1928
Business booms due to automatic riveting machines for riveting openers onto shoe polish tins. 40 employees.
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1934
65D double eyeletting machine.
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1936
The production of paper drilling machines is started. The export quota reaches 48%.
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1944
The company celebrates its 75th anniversary.
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1945
End of the 2nd World War. New start with new, improved machine types.
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1950
Design department.
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1955
The manufacturing program becomes more diverse. It now encompasses automatic inserting machines for eyelets, rivets, full rivets, semi-hollow rivets, double tubular rivets and press studs as well as paper drilling machines.
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1965
Production focus is on riveting and eyeletting machines for the luggage industry, automotive industry, for lever arch folder and ring binder manufacturers as well as paper drilling machines for printers and book binders. 120 employees. -
1969
Eugen Hang takes over as technical manager, Constantin Hang BBA as commercial manager. 125 employees. The image shows the factory building.
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1976
The first automatic ring binder assembling machines are built. -
1978
Eberhard Hang BSc takes over as technical manager.
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1981
Founding of Montage-Automations GmbH and extension of the company building with
an assembly hall. -
1996
Founding of Hang Kft in Kisújszállás, Hungary, with 16 employees.
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2000
New models expand the small eyeletting machines' range. The consumables division, comprising items such as eyelets, rivets and paper drill bits, strengthens the market position. "A one-stop-shop" is the key to success.
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2001
Perfection. Competence. Aspiration. Constantin Hang GmbH launches its new branding and logo. The 5th generation joins the company: Colette Hang, BBA, takes over the marketing and corporate planning divisions.
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2008
Global economic crisis with slump in sales. -
2010
New start under the name Constantin Hang Maschinen-Produktion GmbH with the current owners Johannes Krauter, Dr. Ralph Mühleck and Constantin Hang, who as a member of the fourth generation of the founders of our company still represents the Hang family among the owners. -
2011
Relocation to the current location in Jahnstrasse. -
2012
Cooperation with Pfeil GmbH, Gingen an der Fils. -
2013
Acquisition of the paper drilling, stitching and jogging business units of Ernst Nagel
GmbH, Vahingen, Germany