| 1968 - 1979 |
| 1968 | Building of the first brake tester (Car Brake Tester with hydraulic measurement system) Today's test stand generation: PC-controlled |
| 1969 | Founding of the company by Mr. Rauch and Mr. Schilling Managing Directors today: Mr. Fuchs |
| 1972 | Building of the original company building |
| 1979 | Expansion of the product program of brake testers and performance Testers with scissor lifts |
| 1980 - 1989 |
| 1982 | “Gold medal” state prize for outstanding craftsmanship at “IHM Munich” for shock absorber tester for vehicles up to 7.5 t with consistently reproducible measurements |
| 1986 | Start of production of Two-post lifts |
| 1987 | “Gold medal” state prize for outstanding craftsmanship at “IHM Munich” for brake tester for cars with full-time four wheel drive |
| 1989 | Building of the current headquarters at its current location, since that time continuous expansion of production and administrative capacities |
| 1990 - 1999 |
| 1994 | Expansion of production, e.g. with the diesel emission tester, cylinder and 4-post lifts Certification based on ISO 9001 |
| 1996 | Foundation MAHA España |
| 1997 | Start of production of the USA emission roller performance tester in former original building Foundation MAHA UK |
| 1998 | Takeover of Hetra International, manufacturer of heavy-duty mobile lifts Foundation MAHA Ireland |
| 1999 | Laying of the cornerstone of MAHA USA in Pinckard, Alabama Starting of production of 4/5 Gas Testers |
| 2000 - 2009 |
| 2001 | Takeover of Slift GmbH, manufacturer of Pit Jacks, Inground lifts Ceremonial opening of the MAHA US-factory in Pinckard, Alabama |
| 2003 | MAHA takes over all previous dealers and founds its own branch office in France Foundation MAHA Polska At the Haldenwang factory, the 30,000th brake tester since 1968 is built |
| 2004 | Founding of AutomoTec GmbH, joint factory customer service for MAHA, SLIFT, Hetra and MAHA-AIP Takeover MAHA Russia |
| 2005 | Founding of MAHA office in Japan, new location of MAHA USA branch office in South Carolina Spanischer Innovationspreis auf der „Motortec 2005“ in Madrid für Profiltiefenmesser TM 1000 |
| 2006 | Foundation MAHA China |
| 2007 | Largest order in company history: MAHA to supply all test centers of TÜV TÜRK with 490 test lanes in Turkey Enlargement of production facilities at Haldenwang headquarters - MAHA AIP Environmental management system ISO 14001 Production of 50,000th brake tester |
| 2008 | Industriepreis industry award for roller brake tester MBT 2100 |
| 2009 | Federal price for innovative products for suspension tester MSD 3000 Outstanding performance in DLG’s “torque measurement accuracy 09/09“ test for the ZW 500 Patent application for vehicle lift Twin F III 3.0 Accrediting laboratory under ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Foundation MAHA South Africa |
| 2010 - |
| 2010 | Foundation MAHA Chile Takeover MAHA Australia Foundation MAHA India Foundation MAHA Branch Office Shanghai |
| 2011 | Foundation MAHA Serbia SCG Foundation MAHA New Zealand 60.000 th Roller Brake Tester 10.000 th Scissors Lift MAHA Group becomes foundation Family Rauch-Foundation Family Foundation Family Rauch Bronze “INNOVATION AWARD” for Opacimeter II MET 6.2 at “Automechanika South Africa” |
| 2012 | Mod. test concept FFI Fair Vehicle Inspection is born Foundation MAHA New Zealand Energy Management and Energy Efficiency ISO 50001 Energy efficiency label for Workshop Outfitting Products |
| 2013 | Expansion of the product range by innovative tread depth measurement system |
| 2014 | Foundation MAHA Vietnam Foundation MAHA Canada “Automechanika Innovation Award” for driving test bench MFP 3000 in category Repair & Maintenance “Golden Key” for MTD 2000 at “Interauto 2014” in Moscow Gold medal for digital headlight tester MLT 3000 at “TTM” in Poland Founding Global Workshop Alliance Expansion of test track network in Oman, with 83 new test lanes, two test containers for 25 test stations |
| 2015 | Named “best brand” in the category “lift systems and mobile column lifts” by trade magazine “Werkstatt aktuell” in utility vehicle service segment |
| 2016 | Foundation MAHA Hong Kong Gold medal for MAHA car test lane Eurosystem 7.50 at TTM in Poznan MLT 3000 headlight tester one of “BEST OF” products at Industriepreis 2016 MLT 3000 is one of the “BEST OF” products of the INDUSTRIEPREIS 2016 in the “Optical Technologies” category MAHA is the first provider to receive official manufacturer approval from Daimler AG for the MLT 1000 MB (analogue headlight tester) Launch of the new MAPOWER II family of two-post lifts with an electromechanical or electrohydraulic drive The largest investment in the company’s history: “Europe’s most modern powder-coating plant” is opened at the Haldenwang site The biggest contract in the company’s history, worth EUR 31 million, is signed in Kuala Lumpur MAHA is crowned the “Best PROFI-Werkstatt Brand of 2016” in the “Lifting systems” category (PROFI-Werkstatt readers’ choice) Incorporation of MAHA Middle East Winfried Rauch, the company founder, dies at the age of 74 The biggest AUDI Centre in the world is opened in Dubai with MAHA workshop equipment MAHA is crowned “World Market Leader 2016” in the Mechanical and Plant Engineering category for the “Workshop and Vehicle Testing Equipment” industry as part of the “World Market Leader Index” |
| 2017 | MAHA Australia takes over long-standing partner Airdraulics The MAPOWER II family of lifts wins the “iF DESIGN AWARD 2017” MAHA is awarded OHRIS certificates for its exemplary handling of the topics of health and safety and plant security MAHA parts company with its MAHA-AIP subsidiary INDUSTRIEPREIS 2017 for the Internet-capable MAPOWER II family of two-post lifts By way of an asset deal MAHA takes over the core competencies from Gudat Consulting and integrates newly founded Gudat Solutions GmbH into the company group Named “best brand 2017” in the category “lift systems and mobile column lifts” by trade magazine “Werkstatt aktuell” |
| 2018 | MAHA rated as outstanding once more as “world market leader 2018” in the “Workshop and vehicle inspection equipment” sector MAHA establishes the MAHA SERVICE CENTER INDUSTRY PRIZE 2018: MAHA subsidiary Gudat Solutions wins award for innovative workshop software “Digital Car Dealership” |
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