Our History

Foundation of Frankfurter Acetylen-Gas-Gesellschaft, Höchst am Main

Ernst Wiss develops the first oxyfuel cutting torch

Market launch of product range for oxyfuel welding and cutting using the brand name “Original Messer”

Messer & Co. GmbH; move into US market

Production of arc welding electrodes

Rebuilding Adolf Messer GmbH

Expansion in Europe and the US driven by Adolf Messer

Dr. Hans Messer assumes control

Merger with Knapsack-Griesheim AG (Hoechst) to form Messer Griesheim GmbH

First CNC and laser cutting system on the market

MG Systems & Welding manufactures flame cutting machinery sold in North America

Foundation of MesserCutting & Welding, China

Stefan Messer becomes member of Executive Board

Foundation of MEC Holding GmbH by merger of Messer Cutting & Welding GmbH with the Eutectic Castolin Group

The Messer family, led by Stefan Messer, acquires all company shares

Messer Cutting Systems starts off manufacturing in Brazil

Foundation of MesserSoft and manufacturing site Messer Cutting Systems, India

The entire corporate Head Office moves into Bad Soden

Founding of Messer Cutting Systems Academy

Messer Cutting Systems India set up their own factory

Completion of the second building phase in China

New generation of laser machine FiberBlade V launched in China

120th anniversary of Messer

Completion of the second phase of manufacturing facility in India

Messer Group and CVC Capital Partners jointly acquire significant parts of Linde’s US business, the Linde operations in Canada, Brazil and Columbia, and the Praxair operations in Chile

Launch of the globally unified modular machine platform with the first series ELEMENT 400

New foundation of own Messer Cutting Systems companies in Europe

Flame Tech acquisition through an affiliate company