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The exempt private company AG is a technology company with head office in Uzwil, Switzerland. The German address is in Braunschweig.

History

Establishment and expansion

It resulted from the 1860 from Adolf sen. opened iron foundry in the Gupfen. 1871 were attached there a mechanical workshop. The first subsidiary was created 1891 in Paris. Originally had the emphasis in the textile industry, in which she manufactured components for textile machines. Later was shifted on the building of corn mills and conquered with these products the international market. In addition still machines came for the teigwaren like also beer production.

Assumption of the MIAG - building of mills and industry AG Braunschweig

Union to the MIAG

The MIAG resulted 1925 from a fusion of German manufacturers. This were among other things the 1846 created "engine works and institute for building of mills G. Luther ", the 1895 of former Luther coworkers Ernst Amme, Carl Giesecke & Julius Konegen created company "Amme, Giesecke and Konegen "(AGK), the 1873 created "building of mills Seck "as well as Greffenius and Kappler.

The MIAG in the Second World War

During the Second World War the MIAG was merged in the program for the production of assault guns and light tank destroyers. Firm director Ernst Blaicher, a promoting member of the SS, maintained thereby the contact to the SS.

During the Big Week 1944 were two factories of the MIAG the goals in Braunschweig, where parts for rocket-firing Messerschmitt ME 110 were produced. 76 US machines should attack this goal. They were over Braunschweig; however the cloud cover over the city was too deep, so that the largest part of the bomb load went on populated areas in the city as well as other companies, but nearly nothing at all on the MIAG works down. The attack cost the life, 2,000 to 110 humans in Braunschweig became shelterless.

During the Second World War had forced laborers from the concentration camps in the Dresdens address, which MIAG Dresden Zschachwitz, in the building of tanks to work. In addition on the operating area an immigrant worker camp was furnished. After a statistics in January 1945 there was 1,097 forced laborers. A prisoner, Paul Petitseigneur, reported as follows: "With the MIAG I worked in production, first in the tool construction, later on the electrical furnaces. After an escape attempt I, although does not take part, was taken as a hostage, in order to be shot. After the SS the fleeing again seized and had shot, they placed the coffins, from which blood flowed, on which soup containers instructed and, the soup to eat."

The Dresdens company 1949, into the "VEB building of mills Dresden Zschachwitz" was put under state control.

Assumption by Uzwil

1972 took over the Braunschweiger company and Industrie AG (MIAG). After the assumption the Braunschweiger address MIAG GmbH" was called. After a change of the firm example 1989 the additive "MIAG" was removed again and the Braunschweiger address calls themselves from now on GmbH". The ranges cement plants and mixing praying technology of the MIAG GmbH were taken over 1981 and/or 1984 by the predecessors of the today's company ThyssenKrupp (Orenstein & ouple AG).

AG today

Today is active in different business fields. Beside the above-mentioned come today still the development like also production for machines in the pressure pouring (magnesium, aluminum among other things for formula as also in the chemistry industry (PET, coloring materials among other things for the euro-notes).

has together approximately 40 subsidiaries and addresses world-wide, among them Bindler GmbH in mountain new city (chocolate production) like also the Sortex in London (assortment of grain).

has today agencies in over 100 countries and busily approximately 6000 coworkers (of it approximately 3000 in Switzerland) with a conversion of approximately 1.2-1.4 billion Franconia. Momentary CEO is Calvin Grieder, the board of directors president is Urs Bhler AG is the largest private employer in east Switzerland.