The company - MANN+HUMMEL ProTec - In partnership with the plastics-processing industry for cost-effective material handling The demands placed on plastics processing grow constantly - and this is why MANN+HUMMEL ProTec G......The company - MANN+HUMMEL ProTec - In partnership with the plastics-processing industry for cost-effective material handling The demands placed on plastics processing grow constantly - and this is why MANN+HUMMEL ProTec GmbH plans and develops with an eye to the future. Whether its a question of internationalization and the consolidation of markets, the expansion of business activities or changing environmental protection regulations: our system components grow with the on-site production demands. And it is for just this reason that the competence and qualifications of MANN+HUMMEL ProTecs experts are sought out around the world. Company History - Milestones ...Innovations in the finest tradition 1940 1948 To provide a support structure in addition to Filter Technology, Dr. Hummel and Dr.-Ing. Schmidt establish the Plant Technology Division of FILTERWERK MANN+HUMMEL GMBH 1970 1973 Delivery of the first colouring equipment 1978 Delivery of the first multiple feed station conveying system 1980 1989 Delivery of the first gravimetrically functioning conveying, dosing and mixing system 1990 1992 Cooperation agreement with E.P. Elektro Projekt GmbH & Co. KG, Weingarten 1993 Acquisition of SOMOS GmbH, Weiterstadt, the market leader in the area of plastics drying construction of the first SOMOS dehumidified air dryer in 1968 1995 Acquisition of UNIVERSAL DYNAMICS, INC., Woodbridge/USA, founded in 1957, a well-known American manufacturer of peripheral equipment for the plastics industry 1995 Certification of the Quality Management System in compliance with DIN ISO 9001 1996 Foundation of the sales office Germany West (North Rhine-Westphalia) 1997 Acquisition of VOLLMAR Anlagentechnik, Königswinter, founded in 1982, a successful provider of volumetric and gravimetric dosing systems 1997 Foundation of MANN+HUMMEL ProTec GmbH by the merger of ProTec Sector, spun off from FILTERWERK MANN+HUMMEL GMBH, with SOMOS GmbH and VOLLMAR Anlagentechnik 2000 2000 Foundation of the sales offices United Kingdom and Germany South (Bavaria) 2003 Foundation of the sales office France 2003 Consolidation of the factories Königswinter and Weiterstadt on location of Bensheim 2005 Foundation of Sales Office Germany South West 2005 Relocation of the plant Ludwigsburg to Bensheim 2005 Fusion of the sales office France (PER-COLOR) with MANN+HUMMEL FRANCE S.A.S. 2006 Foundation of the sales offices India and Russia