Carl Schenck

Carl Heinrich Johann Schenck was a German technology pioneer and businessman who established Carl Schenck Eisengießerei & Waagenfabrik in 1881, in Darmstadt, Germany.[1] The company was the first manufacturer of the industrial balancing machine.[2] It is known today as Carl Schenck AG, and has been a subsidiary of the global technology conglomerate, Dürr AG, since 1999.[1][3]

For the German-American forester and founder of the Biltmore Forest School, see Carl A. Schenck.

Memoriam

The Carl Schenck Award, offered annually by the Technical University in Darmstadt, is dedicated to him. The TU campus houses two units of Dürr's Measuring and Process Systems division: the Balancing and Assembly Products unit (BAP); and the Schenck Technologie und Industriepark.

References
  1. EBN 24/7 index; European Business Network.
  2. "Schenck Shanghai Machinery Corp. Ltd." Archived March 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine; Ringier Industrial Sourcing.com.
  3. "Reference for Business.com"; website.


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