Company History

Beginning

1968

Building of the first brake tester (Car Brake Tester with Hydraulic Measurement System)

Today's Test Stand Generation: PC-controlled

1969

Founding of the MAHA by Mr. Rauch and Mr. Schilling

Today's Managing Directors: Mr. Burger and Mr. Förg

1972

Construction of the original MAHA building

1979

Expansion of the product program of Brake Testers and Performance Testers with Scissor Lifts

1982

1982 Bavarian State Prize for the development of a Shock Absorber Tester

1986

Start of 2-Post Lift production

1987

1987 Bavarian State Prize for the development of a Brake Tester

1989

Building of Headquarters at its current location. Since that time continuous expansion of production and administrative capacities

1994

Expansion of production, such as the Diesel Emission Tester, Cylinder and 4-Post Lifts

10/1994

Certification based on DIN ISO 9001/EN 29001

1997

Production begins for USA Emission Roller Performance Tester in former original MAHA building

09/1998

MAHA aquires Hetra International, manufacturer of Heavy-Duty Mobile Lifts

1998

Production begins for Air Conditioning Service Equipment

11/1999

Laying of the cornerstone of MAHA USA in Pinckard, Alabama

1999

Production begins for 4/5 Gas Testers

01/2001

MAHA aquires of Slift GmbH, manufacturer of Pit Jacks, Inground Lifts

08/2001

Ceremonial opening of the MAHA USA Plant in Pinckard, Alabama

12/2002

Cooperation agreement with Lasatron, Automatic Wheel Alignment

07/2003

MAHA aquires the majority of Lasatron

10/2003

MAHA aquires all previous dealers and founds its own branch office in France

11/2003

At the Haldenwang factory, the 30,000th Brake Tester since 1968 is built

05/2004

Founding of AutomoTec GmbH, joint factory customer service for MAHA, SLIFT, Hetra, MAHA-AIP and Lasatron

2005

New Managing Director Dr. Manfred Ziegler, Founding of MAHA office in Japan. New location of MAHA USA branch opened in South Carolina, spin-off of Lasatron.

2006

Cooperation with Bosch in the area of vehicle testing technology, largest company presentation at the Automechanika exhibition.

2007

Largest order in company history: MAHA to supply all test centers of TÜV TÜRK  with workshop equipment
Enlargement of production facilities at Haldenwang Headquarters
Environmental Management System ISO 14001
Production of 50,000th Brake Tester

2008 Industry price for Roller Brake Tester MBT 2100
Green Directory Award for Particle Tester MPM 4
2009  Federal price for innovative products for Suspension Tester MSD 3000
40 years MAHA Accrediting laboratory under DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005
Foundation MAHA Maschinenbau (Beijing) Trading Ltd.
Foundation MAHA South Africa
2010

Foundation MAHA Australia
Foundation MAHA Chile
Foundation MAHA India
Foundation MAHA Branch Office Shanghai

2011

Foundation MAHA Serbia
60,000th Roller Brake Tester sold
10,000th Scissor Lift sold
MAHA Group becomes a foundation under Rauch Family

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