Milestones of Company History in Austria
Knorr-Bremse GmbH was founded in Vienna 1968 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse Munich.
Manufacturing partnership with Dr. techn. Josef Zelisko GmbH
1970
Acquisition of a majority stake in Zelisko
1972
Expansion of Zelisko’s Mödling site
1975
Knorr-Bremse Austria assumes market responsibility for Czechoslovakia
1976
Relocation from Vienna to Mödling
1981
Skach GmbH founded for trading of original equipment and replacement parts for commercial vehicles
1988
Acquisition of the remaining Zelisko shares
1990
Integration of Zelisko’s machine construction department
1993
Introduction of integrated production networks. For a global market, Knorr-Bremse Austria develops and produces:
- Magnetic track brakes
- Eddy current brakes
- Sanding systems
- Windscreen wiper and wash systems
- Brake test units
1993
Market responsibility for Hungary and other CEE countries
2000
Lower Austrian Innovation Award for the eddy current brake
2002
Integration of the IFE Doors division – entrance systems for trains
2006
Knorr-Bremse Romania founded as a subsidiary
2007
Assumption of responsibility for Knorr-Bremse Poland
2013-2016
Conversion and modernization of the Mödling site
2014
Acquisition of EKA d.o.o.e.l. in Macedonia, (brake) test units
2017
Zero Defect Award
