HARMS & WENDE

History

More than 150 employees of the Harms & Wende Group are successfully working for you.

About HWH

History

HWH – 75 years firmly connected – a chronicle in excerpts

Timeline

2023

February 1

We are TOP Innovator 2023!

Only particularly innovative medium-sized companies are honored with this award. More than 100 criteria from five categories were examined: Innovation-promoting…

2021

April 1

75 years of Harms & Wende

75 years of Harms & Wende, introduction of a new ERP system, further digitisation, activities in international research projects

2020

April 1

Award

repeated award as “Germany’s Customer Champion” Charging station for e-mobility installed

2019

April 1

ISO 9001:2015

in addition to ISO 9001:2015, first-time certification according to environmental audit ISO 14001

2016

April 1

Ltd. in Beijing

Foundation of Harms & Wende Welding (Beijing) Ltd. in Beijing. Commissioning of a new production hall in Hamburg

2014

April 1

Location expansion

Expansion of Karlsruhe location in Steinbeis House, development and service Digitisation in the order flow, electronic confirmations, etc.

2012

April 1

Delivery of GeniusMFI

Delivery of the 150,000 unit: GeniusMFI inverter with IQR Establishment of the “HWH group”, acquisition of Kapkon GmbH

2008

April 1

Award

first award as Germany Customer Champion First shell construction project with inline quality assurance through PQS monitoring

2007

April 1

GENIUS control system

GENIUS control system wins prize for “environmentally friendly product design”

2006

April 1

MM Award

MM Award at the EuroBLECH trade fair for the innovative RPS friction spot welding machine.

2003

April 1

Ford Q1, Award

Ford Q1, supplier and partner award, acquisition of Procon PAS GmbH first use of the IQR inverter systems for completely…

2000

April 1

Introduction of adaptive control

Introduction of IQR adaptive control in prototype constructions, unit delivery 100,000

1999

April 1

Acquisition of HWH-QST GmbH

Acquisition of HWH-QST GmbH, inline process monitoring systems PQSweld with database use, active participation in international research projects

1998

April 1

Innovation Award

Innovation award for the development of a mobile friction welding machine Medium frequency welding systems for the high current range…

1996

April 1

50 years of Harms & Wende

50 years of Harms & Wende, ISO 9001 certification, latest EDP systems use of HWH medium-frequency welding systems in car…

1993

April 1

Medium frequency welding systems

Introduction of medium frequency welding systems Establishment of control systems with quality assurance features

1987

April 1

Move

Move to the current headquarters in Großmoorkehre Use of centrally programmable control series, networked welding systems

1983

April 1

Shareholders

Acquisition of the company by the predecessors of the current shareholders Introduction of control systems (KSR) in welding technology

1976

April 1

Microprocessor systems

Self-developed microprocessor systems, a first in welding technology Introduction of the MPS series microprocessor controllers

1964

April 1

Digital controls

Power stages with thyristors, first digital controls with integrated components Start of active involvement in DVS (German Welding Society)

1959

April 1

New building

Construction of the building (1959 – 1963) in Harburger Schlossstraße, first analogue hybrid assemblies

1948

April 1

Welding current control systems

The first welding current control systems were built and sold

1946

April 1

Foundation

Foundation of the company by Heinz-Wilhelm Harms and Egon Wende.

More than 150 employees of the Harms & Wende Group are successfully working for you. HWH – 75 years firmly connected

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