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Junkers + Co. Advertising Posters Founded: July 1895 at Dessau, Germany by Hugo Junkers and Dr. Robert Ludwig absorbing Hugo Junkers - Civilingenieur, Dessau Main Business: Warm Water Stove Production Thermodynamic Measurement Toolings Metal Construczions Aircraft Production (since 1911/15) ICO was responsible for serial production of thermodynamic products developed by the Junkers research institutes. The relation between ICO and the research institutes was based on license agreements. Management Positions: 1895 - 1897 Dr. Robert Ludwig, financial director and 50% ownership until 1897 1895 - 1897 Hugo Junkers, technical director and 50% ownership (100% since 1897) 1897 - 1917 Herrmann Schleissing, financial director 1917 - Paul Spaleck, financial director Facilities: 1895 - 1896 Initial laboratories/facilities at the areal of Continentale Gasgesellschaft, Dessau 1896 - 1907 New facility, Albrechtstrasse 47, Dessau 1901 - 1907 Additional facilities at Max Junkers' textile company, Rheydt 1906 New facility, Cothenschen Strasse 303, Dessau 1937 Wolfgangstrasse, Dessau (from Askania) 1953 New facility at Wernau (Bosch-Junkers) ICO Facility at Dessau, Coethensche Str. 303 Comercial Results:
Company Development: 1895 Opening of own facility areal at Albrechtstrasse in Dessau 1897 Dr. Robert Ludwig left ICO as a director. Junkers took over his shares for 52000 Marks 1897 Herrmann Schleissing became new financial director of ICO 1898 Increased Sales Organisation with independent sales companies 1901 Opening additional facilities at Rheydt (Max Junkers' textile company) 1904 Structuring program at ICO, Foundation of Kalorifer departement 1904 Annual turnover 508.735 Mark 1906 Opening new facility at Cothenschen Strasse in Dessau 1907 Transfer of Albrechtstrasse and Rheydt-facilities to Cothenschen Strasse 1908 Foundation of Kaloriferwerk Hugo Junkers at Aachen 1909 Annual Turnover 1.011.080 Mark 1911 Sale of 100.000th Junkers bath stove 1911 Initial aircraft activities with the construction of the Reissner cunard aircraft 1914 Reduced bath stove production, increased war production 1915 Construction of first Junkers aircraft design, Junkers J1 1916 Further aircraft production with J2, J3 and J4 1917 Outsourcing of the aircraft production unit of ICO into Junkers-Fokker-Werke A.G. (20.10.1917) 1917 New ICO financial director: Paul Spaleck 1917 Record earnings of 1.143.000 Marks at ICO 1921 Outsourcing of thermotechnical products into Kaloriferwerk 1931 Foundation of Junkers Thermo Technik GmbH for production of thermodynamic toolings 1932 ICO and other Junkers companies unable to pay bills due to worldwide economic crisis (07.03.32) 1932 Official Settlement against Junkers companies initiated (April 1932) 1932 As a result of the settlement between Junkers and his creditors, ICO is sold to Robert Bosch AG for a price of 2.6 million RM (01.11.32) 1946 Junkers Dessau becomes VEB Gasgeraetewerk Dessau (02.05.46) 1953 New Facility at Wernau 1990 VEB Gasgeraetewerk Dessau tranfered into Dessauer Gasgeraete GmbH 1993 Junkers is integrated into Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH ICO holded a total of 14 Junkers patents, 12 patents were issued for warm water stove techniques 2 patents were issued on special production techniques ICO Aircraft Production: Reissner cunard - one prototype built in 1911/12 J1 - one prototype built in 1915 J2 - one prototype, plus five additional experimental aircraft built in 1916 J3 - prototype construction started, but not finished in 1916 J4 - three prototypes built J425.17 to 427.17 in 1916 J4 - 50 serial aircraft J100.17 to J149.17 handed over to Junkers-Fokker-Werke J7 - one prototype J8 - one prototype, probably converted from J7 J9 - one prototype D2266.18 J9 - ten serial aircraft D5180.18 to 5189.18, all built, orderd 21.Aug 1918 J9 - ten serial aircraft D9160.18 to 9169.18 J9 - 20 serial aircraft D10307.18 to D10326.18, probably not built J10 - 20 serial aircraft ordered, cancelled License Production: Ducretet (France), license production of Calorimeter since July 1895 Nachtheim (Austria), bath stoves and heater systems since Dec. 1897 Noelke (Belgium), bath stoves since Aug. 1904 Leonce Fabre (France), calorimeter since March 1909 Kersten und Co. (Australia), bath stoves since August 1911 Selas A.G. (Poland), bath stoves since April 1912 Masslennikow und Co. (Russia), bath stoves since 1912 Voigt, Baut und Co. (France), bath stoves since Februar 1913 Links to other Sites: Junkers Bosch GmbH (Website of Junkers & Co.) Junkers.de (German Text) Mitteldeutsche Grossindustrie (Work Shop Advises 1912) Dessauer Gasgeraete GmbH (Sucessor of Junkers and Co in Dessau) Dessau Locations of ICO |
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