History

1882
Emil Passburg invents the vacuum oven

1900
E. Passburg acquires the engineering works "Erfurter Maschinenfabrik Franz Beyer"

1932
The company faces bankruptcy due to the Great Depression: Max Kotzan takes over the patents

1945
Transformation of the company into a Soviet corporation

1953
Transformation into "Chemische Maschinenbauwerke Rudisleben" (Chema)

1968
Foundation of "Chemieanlagenbau-Kombinates" Erfurt-Rudisleben

1991
Takeover by the company BDAG-Balcke-Dürr AG Ratingen - German Babcock Group; foundation of the company Chema Balcke-Dürr Verfahrenstechnik GmbH Rudisleben

 1999
Foundation of the company Chema Prozeß- und Systemtechnik GmbH

2002
Integration into the Systec Group