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1978<br />

Josef Ameres founds<br />

<strong>AKE</strong> Automation as a<br />

one-man operation, and<br />

operates as a designer for<br />

special machinery and<br />

applications. The company<br />

headquarters are his own<br />

four walls at Grubweg in<br />

Passau.<br />

1987<br />

Occupation of the still<br />

existing building at the<br />

Patriching location, with<br />

design office, and the<br />

company’s own manufacturing<br />

and assembly<br />

facilities.<br />

1996<br />

Extension of business to<br />

the whole European market,<br />

including eastward<br />

enlargement to Romania,<br />

with assembly and testing<br />

technology<br />

4 0 Y E A<br />

1986<br />

Temporary move of the<br />

company to Passau, Innstadt.<br />

The first special machine<br />

actually manufactured<br />

by the company is<br />

built here.<br />

Also, the first sod is turned<br />

for the company’s current<br />

headquarters in Patriching.<br />

1995<br />

Development of the<br />

USA market with the<br />

Vehicle Interior business<br />

division<br />

2005<br />

Introduction of the ISO<br />

9001 quality management<br />

system<br />

First system for the<br />

Asian market, in the<br />

Vehicle Interior business<br />

division<br />

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