Expertise in heat treatment since 1868
Foundation of Aichelin
Jakob Aichelin takes over a stove and oven factory in Stuttgart. This step marks the beginning of AICHELIN's company history.
From oven construction to industrial application
In the decades following its foundation, AICHELIN evolved from the artisanal construction of ovens to the first industrial applications and thermal processes.
The beginnings of industrial furnace technology
Internationalization
Construction of a new production facility in Austria. Eastern Europe and Asia are supplied from here. The Korntal plant (Germany) is responsible for Western Europe, America, Africa and Australia. As a result: intensification of internationalization.
Market entry and presence in Asia
Opening of a Chinese sales office. Start of activities in the Chinese market.
Growth into a group of companies
AICHELIN develops into an internationally active group of companies:
1992 - Foundation of NOXMAT
1997 - Berndorf AG becomes majority shareholder
2000 - Takeover of EMA
2007 - SAFED becomes part of the AICHELIN Group
2010 - Joint venture AICHELIN-Unitherm (India)
2012 - BOSIO strengthens the Group
2016 - AFC-Holcroft becomes part of the AICHELIN Group
150 years of AICHELIN
AICHELIN celebrates 150 years of company history - characterized by technical expertise, change and international development.
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Further development of the Aichelin Group
Since 2020, AICHELIN has been consistently developing its organization, technologies and business areas to address new industrial requirements.
2022 - AICHELIN Assembly Center Europe as new assembly plant in Celje (SL)
2022 - Entry into the battery sector with joint venture AICHELIN KILNPARTNER
2022 - NOXMAT expands its product range for the aluminum industry
2024 - Expansion of the portfolio to include industrial vacuum furnaces
2025 - Acquisition of NITREX business units (NTS & UPC)
2025 - Expansion in Asia with new locations in India and China