Company´s History

2010

Takeover by the Ziermann Holding GmbH

Moving to 77815 Bühl

Innovative ideas and the constant further development characterize the company until today and made it known throughout the world.

2007

Presentation InduLine

2006

Presentation StarLine PX and KX
Introduction SuperDry PDS+ for PremiumLine

2005

Introduction P12/P15/P18

2004

Introduction M12 / M15 / M18

2003

Introduction 6^th Generation

2002

Introduction of P12 / P15 with Power Drying System

2001

Introduction of the MultiSolvent® machine K25

(KWL / GreenEarth / Rynex)

2001 Introduction of the MultiSolvent K25 machine (HC/GreenEarth/Rynex)

2000

Introduction BÖWE DIRECT CONNECT and EBS® (Electronic Balancing System)

Presentation of the first BÖWE hydrocarbon machine K540, the compact cleaning machines P240 and P300 as well as the wash street Archimedia 2000

1999

1999 Presentation of the prototype of the first CO₂ machine.

1996

1995

50^th anniversary of BÖWE

Presentation of the hydrocarbon compact machine K16

1994

First hydrocarbon machine K540
Compact cleaning machines P240 and P300

1994 Presentation of the first BÖWE hydrocarbon machine K540, the compact cleaning machines P240 and P300 as well as the wash street Archimedia 2000.

1993

Introduction of the ULTRA TANDEM 60

1993

Establishment of subsidiary BÖWE-PASSAT Inc. in Paris

1992

Introduction of double-drum washing machine, Ironer and dry cleaning machine P5.100

1992 BÖWE PASSAT introduces the Ultratandem 45 during the ENTEX in Paris, a double-drum washing machine with modular design, the new ironer "SETRA" and the dry cleaning machine P5.100 an easy to use machine of the 5^th Generation with 50 kg load capacity.
Establishment of the subsidiary BÖWE-PASSAT Espana in Barcelona and other subsidiaries in Sweden, Finland and Canada

1990

Introduction "single-cycle fixed location hydro-extractor"

1989

Introduction of the 5^th Generation machines

Progress and development

Market launch of the 5^th Generation dry cleaning machines. With these machines the solvent emission was reduced significantly.

1988

Establishment of new subsidiaries in Australia and New Zealand

BÖWE signed the second license agreement with the People's Republic of China.

1987

Establishment of new subsidiary in France

1986

Purchase of the PASSAT group (laundry technology)

Establishing subsidiary BÖWE MAC Italia

1982

Machines with refrigeration and heat technology

1980

Beginning of the production in the USA

Beginning of the dry cleaning machines production in the US.

4.000^th delivery of Mitsubishi BÖWE Textile Cleaning machine by

1978

Presentation of the 4th Generation of dry cleaning machines

During the 6^th IWC in Frankfurt begins a new era in the dry cleaning with the 4^th Generation of dry cleaning machines with closed drying cycle.

1977

Böhler & Weber KG is renamed to BÖWE Maschinen-Fabrik GmbH

Development of a new continue unit of the type "Contisoll"

1977 change of name from Böhler & Weber KG to BÖWE MASCHINEN-FABRIK GmbH.

1975

New generation of CFC machine

1974

Production sector clean technology is added

1974 Production department Environmental Technology is founded. Development of new specific cleaning processes (Intensol) for industrial textiles.
The 2nd Generation of units for the continuous treatment of knitted goods is brought on the market.

1972

20.000^th dry cleaning machine is delivered

1973 Cleaning machines in modular system were developed (Permac R314)

1971

1971 the subsidiary Permac U.K. was founded in London.

1970

Moving into the new works in the Haunstetter street

Moving from the Memminger street to Haunstetter street in Augsburg.

100.000 m² of factory premises 32.000 m² of production area

1969

Construction of CFC-machines, which operate under vacuum

1968

New generation of dry cleaning machines

1967

Development and production of a unit for continuous textile finishing of woven and knitted cloth panel in PERC.

1966

BÖWE has sold the 10.000^th cleaning machine

License agreement with Mitsubishi Jeavy Industries, Japan
Cleaning machines for hydrofluorocarbons developed

1962

BÖWE has sold the 5.000^th cleaning machine

1961

Steam generators and textile finishing machines are added

1960

Solvent-activated carbon units come into the program

1954

Irons are included in the program

1952

BÖWE presents the first PERC cleaning machine

1945

Foundation of the company Max Böhler and Ferdinand Weber

A company with tradition

Max Böhler and Ferdinand Weber founded in 1945, after the end of World War II, the company BÖWE,

Born out of necessity

When the Messerschmitt AG closed, Böhler and Weber were also concerned. In a cowshed in the district Pfersee of  Augsburg they produced at first out of army goods

various everyday items which were urgently needed after the war.

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The realization of an idea

As a supplier for various cleaning companies the idea arose of ​​developing and building there own cleaning machines.

1950 presented Böhler and Weber the first chemical cleaning machine for textiles.