COMPANY FORMATION
Originally founded 1928 in Insterburg, the company Karberg & Hennemann relocated in 1936 to Hamburg. The two founders Kurt Hennemann and Erik Karberg traded in marine equipment. April 1st, 1928
Cooperation agreement with the Danish company F.S. Andersen for the development, manufacturing and sales of axial fans under the brand name Multi-Wing
1960
The second generation, Chris
tian and Jens Hogrefe (step sons of Kurt Hennemann), join the company
1963
Patent No. 21 13 189 awarded for the first hollow plastic blade profiles
1976
Patent No. 24 39 767 for the adjustable pitch-angle together with the new hub system Z-root, sets the new world standard
1977
Launch of the first injection molded one-piece fans (V series)
1979
Launch of the first blade profile for reverse airflow (R series)
1987
The third generation, Patrick und Sven Hogrefe, join the company
1994
Launch of the first circular-arc blade profile (K series)
1996
WINGFAN FORMATION
Termination of the cooperation with F.S. Andersen and formation of axial fan division
2000
Introduction of fan selection software WingFan SELECT
2001
Launch of the first three blade profiles with sickle geometry (S series)
2004
SPIN-OFF
The axial fan division splits from the oil filter division by forming WingFan Ltd. & Co.KG
2004
Subsidiary in the USA is opened (Rock Hill, S.C.)
2004
Patrick Hogrefe acquires all shares of WingFan and becomes sole shareholder
2006
Subsidiary in China is opened (Suzhou, 90 km from Shanghai Airport)
2006
Launch of the new hub and blade series with Y-root
2007
UK distributor is acquired, forming our third subsidiary (Leicester)
2008
Subsidiary in India is opened (Bhiwandi, 60 km from Mumbai Airport)
2010
Cooperation with BorgWarner introduces fan clutches into the line-up
2010
WingFan relocates to a modern facility with tripled floor space to accommodate for the rapid company growth
2011
Subsidiary in Brazil is opened (Americana, Sao Paolo State)
2012
WingFan Australia joins the team
2012
BLEX®, the revolutionary blade extension technology is introduced
2013
WingFan Poland joins the team
2015
S38Z high pressure blade profile is released. The S38Z axial fans deliver the highest pressures of its class!
2015
S13H high pressure blade profile is released. The S13H axial fans bring the high pressures of the S38Z to the H-hub class!
2016
