Süddeutsche Waggon Fabrik was founded.
Production start for railway coaches.
Pictures say more than a thousand words and on an old VHS cassette we found in our archives the SWF feeling and skills were already tangible. Numerous examples prove that our industrially manufactured standard components interact perfectly and merge into tailor-made individual solutions for everybody. This was true in the past and will be true tomorrow. SWF – makes it easy.
Production start for railway coaches.
Production start for rope winches to handle railway vehicles. Market entry in the crane and hoist industry.
Market expansion in the field of electric hoists and hoist technologies. Stronger focus on the market for crane and hoist technologies.
Rebuilding and growth in the aftermath of WWII. Sole focus on industrial cranes and hoists. SWF positioned as a specialist in the crane industry.
Development and manufacturing of hoists and industrial cranes under the MAN brand from the early 1970’s to the late 1990’s.
Company renamed MAN GHH Krantechnik GmbH.
SWF Krantechnik has served as a technological pioneer and has continually launched innovative new products and developments in the market since the end of the 1990’s.
Continual expansion as the market leader with annual revenue growth.