please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2013 this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message hengst automotive type se & co. kg industry automotive founded 1958 headquarters m nster north rhine westphalia deutschland products filter systems and engine components for the automotive industry as well as filters for industrial and environmental technology appliance revenue 400 mio 2014 1 number of employees 3 000 2014 website www.hengst.com hengst automotive based in m nster north rhine westphalia germany is a company that specializes in fluid management crankcase ventilation systems as well as filter systems for oil fuel air and cabin air filtration . the company is a development partner and series supplier for the automotive and engine industry as well as operating in the industrial and consumer goods markets . in the industrial and environmental technology sectors hengst automotive also develops customized solutions for almost all filtration applications employing 3 000 people worldwide in eleven locations in germany brazil china india poland singapore and the usa . founded in 1958 by engineer walter hengst the company is to this day an independent third generation family enterprise with its headquarters in m nster . contents 1 history milestones 2 products 3 locations 3.1 germany 3.2 brazil 3.3 usa 3.4 china 3.5 india 3.6 singapore 3.7 poland 4 external links 5 references history milestones edit in 1958 walter hengst founded the company ing . walter hengst kg in m nster . in 1977 g nter r ttgering the son in law of walter hengst joined the company later becoming his successor as a result of which the company was rebranded as ing . walter hengst gmbh & co. kg . following the introduction of the first service friendly cup oil filters with automatic drain system and plastic screw cap in 1988 the filter plant hengst filterwerke berlin gmbh & co. kg was founded in berlin in 1990 . in 1992 walter hengst s daughter wera r ttgering founded the national registered association herzensw nsche e. v. heart s desires . in 1993 hengst launched the environmentally friendly engergetic filter system which was the first metal free filter insert . in 1995 the first cup oil filter with an integrated centrifuge was introduced followed by the first fluid management module in 1996 . in 1997 a highly efficient oil mist separator system cyclones for otto and diesel engines was introduced . in 1998 a third of the hengst filterwerke plant was destroyed by the largest fire in m nster since world war ii . in 1999 hengst founded a joint venture in joinville brazil under the corporate name hengst wetzel ltda . in 2000 the nordwalde site which has its own aluminum foundry was founded and constructed . in the same year hengst acquired the champ and luber finer trademarks from luber finer gmbh . in 2002 business studies graduate jens r ttgering started working for the family business which is now in its third generation . in 2003 the company opened engineering offices in s o paulo brazil and detroit usa . this was followed by the founding of the subsidiary company ind stria de filtros ltda . in s o paulo brazil formerly hengst wetzel ltda . . in the same year hengst introduced a cylinder head cover with integrated oil separator and pressure regulation . in 2004 hengst also discontinued distribution of the champ and luber finer brands and has since focused on the hengst filter brand . in 2005 hengst founded the subsidiary companies hengst of north america inc. in camden usa and hengst filter systems kunshan co. ltd. in kunshan china . around the same time hengst developed a multifunctional module with an integrated coolant pump . in 2008 the company launched a high speed centrifuge for all performance classes on the market . furthermore the company opened its own day care facility hengst kinderland hengst children s land in 2008 . in 2010 hengst developed the blue engine care system becs modular system for engine optimization . this range spawned the blue.tron an electrical disk separator in 2011 and in 2013 the fuel care system blue.maxx was also launched . hengst opened an engineering office in bangalore india in early 2013 in order to expand its worldwide presence . in 2014 the site in singapore was founded . the site in poland followed in may 2015 . products edit air filter systems cabin air filters air filters air filter systems components crankcase ventilation systems and components liquid filter systems fluid management modules oil filter and oil filter systems fuel filters and fuel filter systems oil centrifuges engine components cylinder head covers intake mufflers technical plastic parts for the engine bay filter elements for the independent replacement part industry filter elements for air and liquids oil fuel water cabin air filters coolant filters oil and fuel changeover filters filter elements for oil mist separators brake air dryers urea filters water filters service parts gauze filters manual feed pumps centrifuges industrial filters lubcation engine oil filters for dedusting and erosion technology filters for cleaning devices filters for electric tools filters for special application blue engine care systems modular system for engine optimization blue.jet oil care system blue.maxx fuel care system blue.care coolant care system blue.tron oil mist separator system locations edit 3 000 employees worldwide work in eleven locations in germany m nster nordwalde berlin the usa novi mi camden sc brazil joinville sc s o paulo china kunshan india bangalore singapore singapore and poland gosty . germany edit hengst se & co. kg was founded in 1958 in m nster . in 1990 the veb filter and carburetor plant in berlin was acquired under the hengst filterwerke berlin gmbh & co.kg brand . the production site in nordwalde with the construction of its own aluminum foundry and logistics center was founded in 2000 . aerial view of the m nster site north rhine westphalia aerial view of the nordwalde site north rhine westphalia aerial view of the berlin site brazil edit in 1999 a joint venture known as hengst wetzel ltda . in joinville sc was established . this was followed by an application engineering office in s o paulo . in 2004 all hengst wetzel ltda . joint venture shares were acquired by the brazilian partner and renamed hengst ind stria de filtros ltda . site in joinville sc brazil site in s o paulo brazil usa edit an application engineering office in detroit mi opened in 2003 which was followed by the founding of the subsidiary company hengst of north america inc. camden sc in the usa in 2005 . 2013 the application engineering office moved into the new tech center in novi mi . site detroit in novi mi usa site in camden sc usa china edit in 2005 the subsidiary company hengst filter systems kunshan co. ltd. which was the first in asia was founded . site in kunshan china india edit the site in bangalore was founded in 2013 singapore edit the site in singapore was founded in 2014 poland edit the site in poland was founded in 2015 external links edit company website references edit 2 3 4 http hengst.com 2015 03 hengst is solidly on track http www.hengst.de conpresso rubric index.php rubric about us history en http www.youtube.com user hengstautomotive http www.hengst.de conpresso rubric detail.php rubric press press releases en & nr 12785 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hengst automotive & oldid 737445977 categories automotive companies of germanyhidden categories 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