
1968 - 1979 |
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 company by Mr. Rauch and Mr. Schilling Managing Directors today: Mr. Fuchs |
1972 | Building of the original company building |
1979 | Expansion of the product program of brake testers and performance Testers with scissor lifts |
1980 - 1989 |
1982 | “Gold medal” state prize for outstanding craftsmanship at “IHM Munich” for shock absorber tester for vehicles up to 7.5 t with consistently reproducible measurements |
1986 | Start of production of Two-post lifts |
1987 | “Gold medal” state prize for outstanding craftsmanship at “IHM Munich” for brake tester for cars with full-time four wheel drive |
1989 | Building of the current headquarters at its current location, since that time continuous expansion of production and administrative capacities |
1990 - 1999 |
1994 | Expansion of production, e.g. with the diesel emission tester, cylinder and 4-post lifts Certification based on ISO 9001 |
1996 | Foundation MAHA España |
1997 | Start of production of the USA emission roller performance tester in former original building Foundation MAHA UK |
1998 | Takeover of Hetra International, manufacturer of heavy-duty mobile lifts Foundation MAHA Ireland |
1999 | Laying of the cornerstone of MAHA USA in Pinckard, Alabama Starting of production of 4/5 Gas Testers |
2000 - 2009 |
2001 | Takeover of Slift GmbH, manufacturer of Pit Jacks, Inground lifts Ceremonial opening of the MAHA US-factory in Pinckard, Alabama |
2003 | MAHA takes over all previous dealers and founds its own branch office in France Foundation MAHA Polska At the Haldenwang factory, the 30,000th brake tester since 1968 is built |
2004 | Founding of AutomoTec GmbH, joint factory customer service for MAHA, SLIFT, Hetra and MAHA-AIP Takeover MAHA Russia |
2005 | Founding of MAHA office in Japan, new location of MAHA USA branch office in South Carolina Spanischer Innovationspreis auf der „Motortec 2005“ in Madrid für Profiltiefenmesser TM 1000 |
2006 | Foundation MAHA China |
2007 | Largest order in company history: MAHA to supply all test centers of TÜV TÜRK with 490 test lanes in Turkey Enlargement of production facilities at Haldenwang headquarters - MAHA AIP Environmental management system ISO 14001 Production of 50,000th brake tester |
2008 | Industriepreis industry award for roller brake tester MBT 2100 |
2009 | Federal price for innovative products for suspension tester MSD 3000 Outstanding performance in DLG’s “torque measurement accuracy 09/09“ test for the ZW 500 Patent application for vehicle lift Twin F III 3.0 Accrediting laboratory under ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Foundation MAHA South Africa |
2010 - Present Day |
2010 | Foundation MAHA Chile Takeover MAHA Australia Foundation MAHA India Foundation MAHA Branch Office Shanghai |
2011 | Foundation MAHA Serbia SCG Foundation MAHA New Zealand 60.000 th Roller Brake Tester 10.000 th Scissors Lift MAHA Group becomes foundation Family Rauch-Foundation Family Foundation Family Rauch Bronze “INNOVATION AWARD” for Opacimeter II MET 6.2 at “Automechanika South Africa” |
2012 | Mod. test concept FFI Fair Vehicle Inspection is born Foundation MAHA New Zealand Energy Management and Energy Efficiency ISO 50001 Energy efficiency label for Workshop Outfitting Products |
2013 | Expansion of the product range by innovative tread depth measurement system |
2014 | Foundation MAHA Vietnam Foundation MAHA Canada “Automechanika Innovation Award” for driving test bench MFP 3000 in category Repair & Maintenance “Golden Key” for MTD 2000 at “Interauto 2014” in Moscow Gold medal for digital headlight tester MLT 3000 at “TTM” in Poland Founding Global Workshop Alliance Expansion of test track network in Oman, with 83 new test lanes, two test containers for 25 test stations |
2015 | Named “best brand” in the category “lift systems and mobile column lifts” by trade magazine “Werkstatt aktuell” in utility vehicle service segment |
2016 | Foundation MAHA Hong Kong Gold medal for MAHA car test lane Eurosystem 7.50 at TTM in Poznan MLT 3000 headlight tester one of “BEST OF” products at Industriepreis 2016 |
Images |