The way ahead
Tradition and future - In 1894, Max Heller started a steel business in Leipzig, which is more than a 100 years old today. It transformed from a trading business to an industrial company over decades. New locations and an eventful history are the stepping stones to today’s SHB, which is currently one of the most modern foundries in Europe.
1894
Max Heller founded "Max Heller Stahlhandel" in Leipzig
1917
In Bösdorf, the Company is now being expanded as the successor of Firma Max Heller
1945
Resumption of production in Bösdorf with 70 employees
1980
Groundbreaking ceremony for the new plant in Leipzig- Knautnaundorf
1984
Commissioning of the production facilities in the newly built plant in Knautnaundorf. The plant in Bösdorf made way for the soft coal opencast mining in Zwenkau.
1990
Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf was hived off as a limited company for the lignite plant construction and the ownership was transferred to a trust
1993
Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf AG was founded
1997
Founded as SHB Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf GmbH as a Joint venture with DiHAG Deutsche Giesserei- und Industrie- Holding Aktiengesellschaft
2004
Commissioning of the automatic HWS moulding line
2008
Commissioning of the mechanised MHF hand-moulding shop, the fettling shop, the UNION boring mill
2012
Acquisition by DiHAG Holding GmbH
2013
Modernisation of the hand- moulding line for heavy castings, set-up of a fettling centre for heacy cast parts with preheating furnace, fettling and test Chambers and welding Workstation.