Lakaran Sejarah BOSCH

Berikut merupakan rentetan sejarah penubuhan dan kejayaan BOSCH: 1886 Opening of Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering in Stuttgart on 15 November 1887 First low-voltage magneto from Bosch for stationary petrol engines 1897 First low-voltage magneto ignition for motor vehicle internal combustion engines 1901 First plant in Stuttgart 1902 First commercially viable high-voltage spark plug 1906 Production of 100,000th magneto ignition 1906 Introduction of eight-hour working day 1910 Opening of plant in Stuttgart-Feuerbach 1913 Start of production of headlights 1918 American assets seized; later become American Bosch Magneto 1926 Start of production of windscreen wipers 1927 First diesel fuel injection pump 1929 First TV Set from Fernseh AG division 1932 Formation of Junkers & Co. 1932 First power drill from Bosch 1932 First Blaupunkt car audio 1936 First diesel fuel injection pump for passenger cars, such as the Mercedes-Benz 260D 1942 Death of the company founder Robert Bosch on 12 March 1962 Worcester Bosch Group opens in England 1964 Robert Bosch Foundation 1970 Company headquarter moves to Gerlingen 1976 First oxygen sensors 1982 Company acquires photographic equipment division from Braun AG 1986 Traction control system (TCS) on the market 1995 Acquisition of Atco-Qualcast Ltd[5] 1995 First Electronic Stability Control - Electronic Stability Program (ESP) 1997 Common rail diesel fuel injection 2000 DI-Motronic gasoline direct injection system 2000 Acquisition of Rexroth 2003 Acquisition of Buderus AG 2003 Digital car radio with MP3 drive and digital recorder (Blaupunkt) 2003 The formation of the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation and acquisition of S-B Power Tool Corporation and Vermont American Corporation including the brand names for Bosch Power Tools, Skil Power Tools, Dremel, Vermont-American, Primark brands, and Gilmours[6] 2004 Third-generation common rail diesel injection for cars, with piezo injectors 2004 Bosch opens new Technology Center in Abstatt 2006 Bosch acquires Telex Communications, a maker of hearing aids, headsets and audio equipment, and partners with Daewoo to build Bosch refrigerators in Mexico 2007 The Bosch Communications Systems business unit is created to manage the brands and products of former Telex Communications 2007 Bosch acquires Health Hero Network 2008 Tata Nano, the $2,500 People's Car powered by Bosch-designed engine is unveiled at Auto Expo in New Delhi. Bosch plans to acquire majority stake in Ersol photovoltaics. 2009 Bosch acquires LR Nelson, a maker of lawn and garden products, including ponds, and merges the Gilmours and Nelson brands into Bosch - Garden and Watering.[7] Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bosch_GmbH#History