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Manz AG 
Type Aktiengesellschaft Traded as FWB: M5Z Industry Control engineering Founded 1987 Headquarters Reutlingen, Germany Key people Dieter Manz (Founder and CEO), Heiko Aurenz (Chairman of the supervisory board) Products Industrial automation and robotics; production lines for lithium-ion battery, PCB, flat panel display, thin film and solar cell manufacture, paper and packaging processing equipment Revenue €181.4 million (2010)[1] Operating income €562,000 (2010)[1] Profit €1.6 million (2010)[1] Total assets €283.0 million (end 2010)[1] Total equity €187.9 million (end 2010)[1] Employees 1,770 (end 2010)[1] Website www.manz.com Manz AG (formerly Manz Automation) is a German multinational engineering company active in the fields of robotics, image processing, control engineering and renewable energy.[2] Headquartered in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, the company has additional production centres in Tübingen and Karlstein am Main as well as international manufacturing sites in Hungary, Slovakia, Israel, China and Taiwan.[3]
The company was founded by Dieter Manz as the GmbH Manz Automatisierungstechnik in 1987.[4] It initially focused on industrial automation and robotics, and today continues to supply automated systems as part of a broader range of products. As of 2011, its automation business units are focused on systems for the production of printed circuit boards and packaging.[5]
Manz has developed a significant presence in the solar power industry, which is the firm's largest business segment by revenue as of the first quarter of 2011.[6] Its activities in this sector focus on the development and supply of integrated systems for the production of silicon solar cells and thin-film modules.[5] In 2010 the company established a partnership with Würth Solar (part of the Würth industrial group) for the exclusive licensing of its CIGS solar cell production technology,[7] while in 2008 it entered a strategic alliance with Rofin-Sinar and Masdar PV to develop new technologies for the production of thin-film solar cells.[8]
The other major business area of Manz is the supply of systems for the production of flat panel displays,[5] a market it first entered in 1994.[4] The company's other, smaller business lines provide systems for the production of lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells on an industrial scale.[5] Manz also established a vacuum coating technology development centre in 2010.[4]
History
In October 2001 Manz Automatisierungstechnik merged with ACS GmbH, another firm founded by Dieter Manz, forming Manz Automation AG. The company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 2006, moving to its Prime Standard market segment in 2008.[9] The company was a constituent of the TecDAX index between September 2008 and March 2009,[10][11] and again between September 2009 and March 2011.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Annual Report 2010". Manz Automation. http://www.manz-automation.com/files/Manz_Annual_Report_2010.pdf4d95be3e0c742/Manz_Annual_Report_2010.pdf. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ Pai, Uday Lal. "Manz Automation Forms New India Venture". Automation World. http://www.automationworld.com/news-4866. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ "Worldwide Production". Manz. http://www.manz-automation.com/worldwide/worldwide-production. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ a b c "History". Manz. http://www.manz-automation.com/company/history. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Business divisions". Manz. http://www.manz-automation.com/company/group-structure/business-divisions. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ "e-Factsheet". Manz. http://www.manz-automation.com/downloads/e-Factsheet_Manz_3M_2011.pdf. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ "Manz und Würth Solar beschließen Kooperation" (in German). Südwest Presse. 20 July 2010. http://www.swp.de/reutlingen/lokales/reutlingen/Manz-und-Wuerth-Solar-beschliessen-Kooperation;art5674,564985. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ Mapother, Joseph (22 September 2008). "Manz to Meet Targets, Improve Margins on Solar Demand". Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=acUhcnTsOHeg&refer=germany. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ Kuehnen, Eva (2 July 2008). "Manz Automation raises 112 mln euros new capital". Reuters. http://in.reuters.com/article/2008/07/02/manz-idINL0253549820080702. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ "K+S Replaces TUI in DAX". Deutsche Börse. 4 September 2008. http://www.boerse-frankfurt.de/EN/index.aspx?pageID=44&NewsID=497. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ "Fresenius Pref and Hannover Rückversicherung to be Included in DAX". Deutsche Börse. 4 March 2009. http://www.boerse-frankfurt.de/EN/index.aspx?pageID=44&NewsID=3498. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ "Infineon to be Included in DAX". Deutsche Börse. 3 September 2009. http://www.boerse-frankfurt.de/EN/index.aspx?pageID=44&NewsID=4094. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ "Changes in SDAX and TecDAX". Deutsche Börse. 3 March 2011. http://dax-indices.com/EN/index.aspx?pageID=21&NewsID=1014. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
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