What started 1978 as a one-man-show in a small flat in Munich, has flourished into an innovative and internationally operating company with more than 80 employees. Over a thousand customers in the Pharma-, Food- and Chemical industry trust our developments and use HECHT technology and machinery on a daily basis. Customized solutions for safe and innovative bulk material handling in more than 10.000 projects worldwide.
Milestones
1978 - Foundation of „HECHT Anlagenbau“, established as a one-man-operation by Günther Hecht, who started as an educated machine fitter and millwright engineer with his small company in Munich
1980 - Move to Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm: New office premises, more space for more employees
1983- Development of an automatic sampler
First trade show appearance
1985 - Development of an FIBC filling- and discharging station
1986 - Recruitment of the first engineer
1987 - Rental of von external facilities at Raiffeisenstraße in Pfaffenhofen
1997 - First major order (3,2 Mio DM)
Company move into the new premises at Schirmbeckstraße
Already more than 20 employees
2000 - Development of the Flexkon-Dosing and discharging system
2003 - Introduction of the “ProClean” product line: The registered quality label for customized and specially developed solutions for high-value tasks in terms of quality, hygiene and safety.
2008 - Company name change to HECHT Technologie GmbH: Meanwhile the company generates more than half of the turnover within Europe, USA and Asia. The word „Technologie“ is - compared to „Anlagenbau“ - intelligible in all languages.
2010 - Market launch of the new pneumatic ProClean Conveyor (PCC)
2012 - Jan Hecht, son of the company founder and industrial engineer specialized in mechanical engineering, joins the company and initially passes through all HECHT departments
2015 - Transfer of the company management to Jan Hecht. Vather Günther Hecht stays in the company in a consultative role.
2016 - Hecht Technologie counts over 90 employees. More than 50% of the turnover is generated with projects abroad
2017 - Final takeover of the management position by Jan Hecht after the death of Günther Hecht
2020 - Completion of the Technical Service Centre in Pörnbach. More than 120 Employees work at HECHT.
