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Hoerbiger Holding

Hoerbiger Holding is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hoerbiger Holding rather than just read about it. In short: Hoerbiger Holding AG is a globally active group headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. The group has its origins in the trading company Hoerbiger & Co, founded by Hanns Hörbiger in Vienna in 1925, and is now represented in 43 countries with 127 production and service locations.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Hoerbiger Holding AG is a globally active group headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. The group has its origins in the trading company Hoerbiger & Co, founded by Hanns Hörbiger in Vienna in 1925, and is now represented in 43 countries with 127 production and service locations.

History The roots of today's company lie in the engineering office founded by Hanns Hörbiger and Friedrich Wilhelm Rogler in Budapest, which was moved to Vienna in 1903. This developed into the trading company Hoerbiger & Co. in 1925. Alfred Hörbiger, one of Hörbiger's sons, joined the company in 1925 and took over its management, while Hanns Hörbiger devoted himself to scientific studies until his death in 1931. In 1945, the main plant in Vienna-Simmering was largely destroyed, along with parts of the company's intellectual property. Meanwhile, production could be continued in alternative workshops. In 1997, Hoerbiger Holding AG was founded as an operational umbrella holding company in Switzerland. Since then, it has set the long-term strategic framework. In 2007, Hoerbiger took over the Oberstenfeld site of the automotive supplier Getrag. The pneumatic division Hoerbiger-Origa was sold to the American Parker-Hannifin in October 2008. In 2009, Hoerbiger bought Altronic, Inc. in Girard, Ohio, US. The Engine business unit continues to operate Altronic as a sub-brand. The pneumatic seat comfort systems business was sold to France's Faurecia in October 2010. In 2010, the Hoerbiger Foundation initiated the establishment of the JKU HOERBIGER Research Institute for Smart Actuators at Johannes Kepler University Linz. In 2015, Hoerbiger acquired the company IEP Technologies and built up the Safety Business Unit from this with further acquisitions (Newson Gale, Brilex and Atexon). In 2016, the Vienna headquarters (Compression) moved from Vienna-Simmering to a new building in the Urban Lakeside of Aspern. In 2019, Hoerbiger acquired Deublin, a company headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois, USA. Deublin is considered a market leader in rotary union solutions.

Activity Hoerbiger is currently divided into five operating units: The two divisions Compression and Automotive as well as the three business units Rotary, Engine and Safety.

The Compression Division supplies components, systems and services for reciprocating compressors and gas flow control systems. The Automotive Division is a component and system supplier for passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturers and their Tier 1 suppliers. The Rotary business unit supplies rotary unions and electrical slip rings. The Engine business unit supplies injectors, controls and ignition systems for gaseous fuels such as hydrogen. The Safety business unit supplies explosion protection solutions for industrial processing and power generation plants.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hoerbiger Holding

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hoerbiger Holding claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hoerbiger Holding before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hoerbiger Holding ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hoerbiger Holding

In research: Hoerbiger Holding appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hoerbiger Holding in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hoerbiger Holding is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Companies based in Zug, Machine manufacturers, Manufacturing companies based in Vienna, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hoerbiger Holding outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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