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History

Progress based on tradition

Before the founder Andreas Hofer (1885 - 1932) started production of high-pressure compressors and valves on 1st of October 1920 in his own "precision mechanics and light engineering works", he was in charge of the development and construction of highpressure installations for coal upgrading in the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal Research (now the Max Planck Institute of Mülheim an der Ruhr).

Just a few years after the company was founded, products with the Hofer trademark had already established a worldwide reputation for their advanced design and reliability. Nowadays, Andreas Köttnitz heads the company with a workforce approaching 65 employees in the third generation. Hofer continues to be committed to ongoing technical development and well-directed expansion.

In early 1999, the company invested in new buildings with a modern production plant. Thereby we are ensuring that Hofer products will continue to meet increasing market expectations for the foreseeable future

After 5 years at the new site in Mülheim an der Ruhr, the increasing demand for Hofer compressors and the further improvement of our service/maintenance work require an expansion of the manufacturing and assembly capacity.

The area for manufacture/assembly/testing will be enlarged by more than 300 m². Thus, procedures will be accelerated for improving the faithfulness regarding the delivery dates once again and for increasing your satisfaction with Hofer products.