There are many brands in the world thathave been functioning for more than one century, while maintaining the quality of their products at the highest level. One of these global manufacturers is Robert Bosch GmbH. About this company and will be discussed in this article.
Bosch (manufacturing country - Germany) isGerman group of large companies, which is considered one of the suppliers of services and technologies in the field of the automotive industry and industrial technologies, consumer goods, and the construction industry. The concern is based near the city of Stuttgart, in a village called Gerlingen.
Bosch was established by an outstanding German engineering and entrepreneur named Robert Bosch. The date of the official foundation of the company is November 15, 1886.
Robert - not just the founder of the famous for the wholethe world of enterprise, but also one of the pioneers of the global industrial breakthrough. It is the exactingness, meticulousness, discipline and stamina of the German that led to the fact that the company has successfully existed to this day. As a motto, Bosch chose the phrase well-known in commercial circles today: “It’s not scary to lose money, it’s much more terrible to lose trust.”
At the initial stage of its development concernhe was in fairly small workshops, where literally several people worked, but at the time of the outbreak of World War I Robert had a solid annual income of about four million marks.
The German leader himself always believed that success -This is not only the steady development of the economy, but also a steady improvement in the quality of life and the improvement of working conditions. Bosch tried to develop as much as possible those business principles that remain relevant to this day. For example, back in 1906, he independently decided to introduce an eight-hour working day for all his subordinates. He also advocated free trade and the availability of industrial arbitration. In addition, Robert all his long life firmly believed that any business is primarily based on the extremely close trust of all partners to each other and the perfect quality of products.
Robert Bosch GmbH in its long history has created many interesting things that have long been very firmly established in our daily life. Let's get to know them better.
1933 Spring Leipzig Fair has become a reala breakthrough in the field of refrigeration. The company's designers decided that the round shape could not interfere with the refrigerator, and released an eighty-kilogram unit. Also in Copenhagen, the first traffic light on the planet was installed.
1949 Rounded shapes are still in vogue, and pot-bellied refrigerators are already being produced by the company en masse.
1950 year. At this time, the cards are canceled, since the food shortage is a thing of the past, and the Bosch brand has launched the kitchen mixer.
1956 The company produces one million copies of the refrigerator. At that time, no other company in the world could boast of such an indicator.
1958 And again at the top of the business achievements of Bosch. The manufacturing country of the concern was the first in history where a full-fledged washing machine rolled off the assembly line.
1962 The company has become the undisputed favorite in the fieldproduction of household appliances, because she was the first to produce a built-in stove. This Bosch stove is a real decoration for absolutely any kitchen, since it combines quality, reliability, ergonomics and compactness.
1964 Dishwashers of the German company are beginning to gain their popularity in the consumer environment.
1972 Bosch stove is in the past. The washing machine that works in automatic mode and has a program of such a popular full cycle has come to the fore.
1978 year. The company managed to fill its equipment with various tricks and special options, thanks to which a multifunctional kitchen harvester was born.
1984 Bosch (the manufacturing country of the company has remained unchanged today) was the first in the world to start producing a small-sized microwave combination oven that has the function of grilling and baking.
1987 The company has successfully mastered the release of such loved ones.Today, all the housewives in the world of automatic washing machines that can work together with devices that provide an economical consumption of washing powders.
The Bosch review will be incomplete if you do not consider in detail the company's activities in the field of the production of automotive parts and the provision of specialized services in this direction.
The company's products provides a wide range, which includes:
Special attention is given to Bosch candles.Silver, which are designed for high thermal loads. They can be used even in racing equipment, since the central electrode of these parts is made of solid silver. As well as these ignition elements have high temperature properties and resistance to chemical attack.
As for the batteries, then each suchThe battery combines optimal starting energy, high performance, safety, ensuring the possibility of starting the car in cold weather. In addition, Bosch batteries are sealed and resistant to tilting up to 55 degrees, do not require maintenance, and quickly recharge. Most of them work with the use of AGM technology, which provides for the presence of absorbent glass fiber, which, in turn, provides the necessary degree of performance at the time of operation of these devices.
Also worth noting is another type of product.Bosch, the manufacturing country of which is a recognized leader in the manufacture of cars. The company is one of the leaders in creating parts for petrol injection. Unlike its competitors, the German concern offers its customers a complete product line, starting with small components and ending with fully prepared fuel systems.
Bosch, according to 2014, had 9%their income is from the production of consumer goods. The company manufactures electrical tools for construction work, industrial activities and home exploitation. Also, the German brand produces high-precision measuring and powerful garden equipment.
The subsidiary organization of Bosch Rexroth todayDay is the main global supplier of advanced technologies in the field of hydraulic drive and automated control systems. In addition, there is a division called Bosch Packaging Technology, which, in turn, specializes in the production of packaging lines for the pharmacology and food industry.
Bosch did not disregard andthermotechnology. And because the company produces highly efficient energy-saving heating equipment, it generates ideas in the field of hot water supply.
In parallel with this, the concern is actively developingand implements equipment for video surveillance, a variety of security systems, fire alarms. In the area of the company's interests and selling to consumers cost-effective solutions for energy saving of commercial buildings and structures.
Bosch products first appeared on the Russian market in 1907, but the official representative office of the company in the Russian Federation was opened only in 1997 in Moscow.
In Ukraine, the German giant acquired production, the profile of which is the restoration of automotive starters. The company is located in the Lviv region, a village called Krakovets.