Rauschert
Paul Rauschert GmbH & Co. KG is a German based multinational technology company. Founded in 1898, the company is independent of corporate affiliation and is run as a family business by the fifth generation. As a manufacturer and developer of components and systems made of technical ceramics, coatings, technical plastics, hybrid components and complete functional assemblies, Rauschert offers solutions for a wide range of industrial applications and sectors. The products are used primarily in machine building, the textile industry, electrical engineering, chemical plant construction, heating technology, automobiles, domestic appliances, as well as in food processing, and medical technology. Since 2009 , the company is also active in energy and photovoltaic technology as well as in special machine engineering and machine trading. The traditional focus of the company in Germany is the Upper Franconian/South Thuringian border region with its headquarters in Scheßlitz and the manufacturing plants in Heinersdorf, Pressig, Veilsdorf, Steinbach am Wald and Oberbettingen in the Volcanic Eifel. Subsidiaries are located in 16 countries worldwide: Italy, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Great Britain, USA, Russia, China, Taiwan, Romania, Japan, Mexico, India, and Ukraine. Rauschert is a member of the German Ceramics Industry Association, Bayern Innovativ, and the innovation centre  of the Kronach region (IZK). History. The development of electrical engineering began in 1866 with the invention of the dynamo machine by Werner von Siemens. Paul Rauschert senior, a trained milling specialist from the Mark Brandenburg region, recognized this and founded a factory for the production of electrical porcelain on July 1, 1898 in Hüttengrund (Thuringia). In 1904 Rauschert operated three round kilns and, with 150 employees, manufactured insulators for overhead lines, but also beer bottle caps and furniture knobs. On the company's 25th anniversary in 1923, the 65-year-old founder owned a group of companies with four  factories. He had taken over and expanded other businesses in the region. The product range had expanded to include lighting porcelain (smoke catchers for gas lamps), thread guides, accumulator porcelain, tension insulators and various smaller commodity items. In 1924 Paul Rauschert jun. and his younger brother Egon Rauschert took over the management. They acquired the much larger competitor Gebrüder Pohl in Silesia in 1927 and thus expanded to a total of 2,200 employees. Steatite and pyrolite (cordierite) completed the production program. Paul Rauschert senior died in 1929. The company was hit hard by the Great Depression. In 1931/32 Rauschert temporarily  just had 60 employees and was only able to recover with the remaining companies in Pressig and Steinbach am Wald after the Second World War. The product range was expanded in 1967 by establishing a plastic injection moulding facility in Oberbettingen. With the Rauschert Portuguesa, the first foreign branch was established in Portugal in 1973. 1978 saw the entry into high-performance ceramics with the purchase of aluminium oxide production for textile machine components from Friedrichsfeld AG. In 1996 Rauschert acquired the Veilsdorf monastery porcelain factory in Thuringia. In addition, the foundation of Rauschert K.S. in Horní Slavkov (Czech Republic ) marked the establishment of the international manufacturing and sales system. In 2006 the "inopor" division was founded as a manufacturer of ceramic filtration membranes in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS. In 2009 the new "Energy & Engineering" division was founded, providing services in the areas of robotics, special machine construction, industrial software and renewable energy. Today, Rauschert is a diversified technology company that operates in a large number of niche markets. The company is still family-run today. Products and applications. Rauschert manufactures complex components for various mechanical engineering applications, in particular for textile machines  and food production. The company also manufactures ceramic components for electrical and energy technology, furnace construction, heating elements, ignition technology, pump and valve technology, pharmaceutical technology, medical technology and analytical devices. The main areas of application for engineering plastics are in the automotive and household appliances sectors. Rauschert has processing options in these areas for high-performance plastics and high-temperature plastics such as PEEK via injection moulding. Processing is carried out by means of injection moulding. Insert moulding and various overmoulding techniques can be used to produce hybrid components consisting of ceramic, metal and plastic components. The "Energy and  Engineering" area offers special machines, robotics and automation technology (measuring and sorting systems, handling devices), industrial software and decentralized energy management systems. The company is also active in the machine trade and refurbishment. Materials. Rauschert produces various components with its own recipes and a complete value chain, which includes mass preparation, tool making, shaping, sintering technology and precision machining: Research and development. Research and development form an important separate division for Rauschert. The company is involved in many publicly funded development projects and cooperates with leading scientific institutions, such as: