#Industry News
75 Years in Vilsbiburg
Flottweg has produced industrial centrifuges here for 75 years – exclusively in Vilsbiburg.
Engineering has been with us since our origin. Since our founding in 1911, we have had a passion for technology and mechanical engineering, beginning with our founder, Gustav Otto, and continuing with Dr. Georg Bruckmayer after 1932.
Technophile Gustav Otto was the first to build double-deckers in North Munich. Then he brought a bicycle with an auxiliary engine to the market. At 2 hp, it got people "briskly on their way" – or as it's said in German, "Flott auf dem Weg" – giving Flottweg its name, which is still used today. Amidst the chaos of World War II, the company moved to Lower Bavaria. The first Flottweg decanter was delivered to BASF AG in Ludwigshafen in 1956.
The Vilsbiburg location has been a part of Flottweg for 75 years, and will continue to be an important part of the company going forward into the future. Because of this, the company is still convinced of the importance of both Germany in general and its specific location in the Landshut region.
