Tradition * Innovation * Fortschritt
  • 1929  Eugen Seidenspinner establishes the gear-wheel factory ESCO Zahnradfabrik
  • 1933  Purchase of the measuring-tool factory ATLANTA-Messwerkzeugfabrik
  • 1953  Start of the current catalogue program with worm gears
  • 1962  The worm-gear unit program is put on the market
  • 1979  The goal - to be able to supply drive elements off the shelf - is attained by commissioning an automatic warehouse
  • 1987  The servo high-performance gear unit is successfully introduced
  • 1988  The toothed-rack program is extended by hardened and ground racks
  • 1993  The world-wide export is pushed ahead
  • 1995  The certification acc. to DIN ISO 9001 is granted
  • 1997  Together with other manufacturers of drive systems ATLANTA sets up a sales organisation in Asia

  • 1998  An innovative lifting-gear system is developed and introduced
  • 1999  The goal to become global leader for precision racks is consequently pushed by means of carefully directed investments
  • 2000  In cooperation with manufacturers of linear guides a new guide-rack type is developed
  • 2002  A highly modern manufacturing centre for ground racks is commissioned
  • 2003  The gearbox range is extended by a newly developed E-servo worm gear unit
  • 2004  Establishment of the subsidiary company ATLANTA Drive Systems in the USA
  • 2005  Establishment of the subsidiary company ANF in France
  • 2005  The family of servo worm gear units is completed by the new developed B- and HT-gearbox,
             introduced at the Hannover Fair in April
  • 2007  New building at plant II to increase the manufacturing capacity
  • 2008  Market introduction of new products: racks in quality 4, high-capacity lifting gear drive, servo-bevel gear, TR-pinion
  • 2009  World wide depression in the mechanical engineering, reorganisation of the production, stabilisation of the markets world wide
  • 2010  Establishment of the subsidiary company ATLANTA Drive Technology (Shanghai) in China
  • 2011  Implementation of the production line, expansion of the rack program for strengthening of the global leadership