History

2019

Expansion to three locations in Ellhofen.

Schillerstrasse: administration and production
Sulmstrasse: Development and special machine construction
Brücklesäckerstraße: test and training center

2018

Takeover of the web cleaning systems from Simco ION. Manufacturing and sales are handed over to Ziegener + Frick GmbH

2014

Development of special machines for industrial parts cleaning. The machines are customized to the cleaning needs and requirements of the customer.

2011

Expansion of cleaning technology. The IONCLEAN hoods HL, HU, HR and the IONCLEAN cleaning box B are created.

2010

Development of the first cleaning hood with rotary nozzles ionization and suction

2009

Development of MISTRALs with special shapes. (Long nose and delta)

2008

Entry into cleaning technology. Non-contact cleaning with ionization and suction

2007

Further development of the MISTRAL SS. From this point on there are two profiles made of stainless steel V2A.

2006

Development of the MISTRAL SS, for special requirements. (Stainless steel V2A)

2005

Development of flow-optimized air knives

2005

Relocation to our new headoffice supporting the cooperation of R&D, administration, production, and warehouse.
Systematic advancement of our products taking into account electronics and cleanroom applications.

2005

Sales of the company to the employees.

Shareholders:

Gertrud Ziegener
Brigitte Weigand
Werner Henrich
Thorsten Hildenbrand
Günther Lutz

Managing Director:

Günther Lutz

Head Office:

Ellhofen in Baden-Württemberg
Office / Administration 250 m2
Manufacturing with warehouse 500 m2

2001

Assembly and start up of the products throughout Europe.

2001

Production of customized solutions,
customer applications of standard devices.

2001

Development of cleaning systems using ionized air.

2001

Development of new air knives with ionization for the optical disc industry in cleanroom class 1000.

2001

Development of Z+F power units.

1995

Development of Z+F air knives with ionization and ATEX licensing.

1991

Exclusive distribution rights for SIMCO products in electronics and cleanroom applications
for the whole German market

1991

Manufacturing of ionizing bars / antistatic bars
in the name of SIMCO

1978

Member of CDH Federation of the sales representatives

1978

Member of IHK Heilbronn

1978

Ziegener becomes Ziegener + Frick GmbH.
Shaareholders: Martin Ziegener Gertrud Ziegener
Manageing Directors: Martin Ziegener, Wolfgang Frick
Head Office: Beilstein in Baden-Württemberg
Administration:150 m2
Production: 250 m2

1972

Takeover of the whole distribution area South Germany for SIMCO NL,
supported by Z+F technical sales experts.

1966

The foundation year of company Ziegener by Martin Ziegener.