From Local Tradition
to Global Innovation

1913		Ludwig Schunk, together with the technician Karl Ebe, founded the carbon brush factory Schunk & Ebe OHG in Fulda, Germany.

1918		The company is moved to Heuchelheim, near Gießen, Germany. The range of products is broadened by including carbon brush holders, carbon products for mechanical applications and sintered-metal products.

1947		After the death of Ludwig Schunk, the Ludwig-Schunk-Stiftung e.V. (Ludwig Schunk Foundation), acting as a "legal entity", takes over the ownership function. Subsidiaries and holdings are founded both at home and abroad. The range of products and services is expanded through innovation and diversification in related technological fields.

Today		An outstanding level of quality, the highest degree of reliability, the continually increasing know-how, the enthusiasm for innovations and not least the motivation of the employees and their commitment to the company lead to extraordinary growth.

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