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It
all started 1st of October 1911 with the repair of automobile- and
bicycle tyres. The company was founded by Arthur Schmidt under the
name 'Schmidt's Gleitschutzfabrik und Dampfvulkanisieranstalt'. |
Parent firm
in Stade 1911 |
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Quality testing
of condoms 1949 |
In 1916 the company moved to the Freiburger Straße where it
is located since then. The production of bicycle and automobile
tyres was started. After world war one a joint-stock company was
founded and since 1923 the company went into a joint venture with
the New York Hamburger Gummiwaaren Compagnie to develop and produce
special synthetic resins. During the thirties and forties the elastomer
compounding expanded and the production of moulded articles begun.
After the founder Arthur Schmidt passed away in the year 1942 the
company was changed into a limited partnership. |
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By
order of the british military government the production of condoms
was started in 1946 in Stade and continued until 1959. A new company
sign was launched. Under the character row SWING a white seagull
spreads its wings on a blue ground. |
Hose
confectioning 1949 |
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Production
of moulded rubber goods
1986 - 2001 (closed) |
Today
our company produces elastomer compounds as well as articles for
the printing industry. EU countries, eastern Europe, North and South
America, Africa, Near East and India are markets for Gebrüder
Schmidt. In the moment our company offers training for business
executives and on the technical side for chemical workers. |
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Today
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Grinding
of printing blankets for the printing industry
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Calibration
and dubling
on the calender
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Homogenisation
of an elastomer compound on a stockblender
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Preparation of a
laboratory compound
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Silicone mixing mill
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