references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . august 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message bosch rexroth ag type ag industry mobile applications machinery applications and engineering factory automation founded 1 may 2001 headquarters lohr am main germany key people rolf najork chairman of the executive board products hydraulics electric drives & controls tightening systems linear motion assembly technologies revenue 5.4 billion 2015 number of employees 31 100 2015 parent robert bosch gmbh website www.boschrexroth.com bosch rexroth ag is an engineering firm based in lohr am main in germany . it is the result of a merger on 1 may 2001 between mannesmann rexroth ag and the automation technology business unit of robert bosch gmbh and is a wholly owned subsidiary of robert bosch gmbh . 1 rexroth in turn consisted of a number of individual brands that were the result of acquisitions . they include indramat gmbh mannesmann ag hydromatik gmbh brueninghaus gmbh lohmann & stolterfoht gmbh deutsche star star linear mecman pneumatics uchida h gglunds bosch rexroth employs over 31 000 people worldwide and achieved total revenue of 5.4 billion euro in 2015 . 2 contents 1 products and markets 2 history 3 references 4 external links products and markets edit bosch rexroth s slogan is the drive & control company . it manufactures products and systems associated with the control and motion of industrial and mobile equipment . 3 history edit this section contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . july 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message the company has its roots in 1795 when the rexroth family established an iron forge . 4 milestones include 1795 the rexroth family with roots in the spessart region of germany acquires the h llhammer a water driven forge in the valley of the elsava in what is now heimbuchenthal germany . 1850 the company acquires the steinschen iron foundry in lohr am main germany . established transportation connections via rail and inland ship . 1930 development of a new cupola furnace 1945 reestablishment after the end of world war ii with the manufacture of cookware pans and irons later also butcher machinery . 1952 start of production of standardized hydraulic components . 1965 acquired indramat gmbh neuwied am rhein moving it to lohr am main . this expanded the product offering to include electric control technology . 1968 mannesmann ag invests in rexroth . 1972 acquisition of hydromatik gmbh elchingen germany a supplier of hydraulic axial piston pumps and motors . 1976 rexroth becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of mannesmann ag . acquisition of brueninghaus gmbh horb am neckar and supplier of hydraulic axial piston pumps and motors . 1977 acquisition of lohmann & stolterfoht gmbh witten germany a gearing and coupling supplier . 1987 acquisition of deutsche star gmbh schweinfurt germany a supplier of linear technology . 1989 expansion into the business area of pneumatics through rexroth pneumatik gmbh hannover germany . 1998 transformation of mannesmann rexroth gmbh into a stock corporation . 2000 acquisition of refu elektronik gmbh metzingen germany a frequency converter manufacturer . 2001 spin off of the automation technology group of robert bosch gmbh & merger with mannesmann rexroth ag forming a new company called bosch rexroth ag . 2005 acquisition of oil control group consisting of oil control edi system oleodinamica lc oil sistem and tarp . 2008 merger of the mobile and industrial service groups into a new product group service hydraulics . 2011 acquisition of h gglunds ab . references edit bosch rexroth history . retrieved 2009 11 22 . bosch rexroth facts and figures . retrieved 2012 08 29 . bosch rexroth products . retrieved 2009 11 22 . bosch rexroth history pdf . retrieved 2009 11 22 . external links edit official website v t e bosch divisions and subsidiaries current bsh bosch and siemens home appliances gaggenau neff bosch rexroth bosch security systems bosch sensortec bosch solar energy dremel skil worcester zexel former and defunct blaupunkt fernseh indramat midas consoles siba elektrik telex communications joint ventures and shareholdings former and defunct broadcast television systems japan electronic control system sb limotive 50 % products bosch 1886 digifant engine management system jetronic motronic people robert bosch robert bosch jr. franz fehrenbach gottlob honold places bosch halle gerlingen robert bosch hospital other robert bosch foundation fellowship program bosch process robert bosch stiftung now integrated into other bosch divisions or business groupings sold category commons retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bosch rexroth & oldid 743829197 categories engineering companies of germanycompanies based in bavariacompanies established in 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