History
The company has its roots in 1795, when the Rexroth family established an iron forge. Milestones include:
| 1795 | The Rexroth family, with roots in the Spessart region of Germany, acquires the “Höllenhammer”, a water-driven forge in Elsavatal, Germany. |
| 1850 | The company acquires the Steinschen iron foundry in Lohr am Main, Germany. Established transportation connections via rail and inland ship. |
| 1930 | Development of a new Cupola furnace |
| 1945 | Reestablishment after the end of World War II with the manufacture of cookware, pans, and irons, later also butcher machinery. |
| 1952 | Start of production of standardized hydraulic components. |
| 1965 | Acquired Indramat GmbH (Neuwied am Rhein), moving it to Lohr am Main. This expanded the product offering to include electric control technology. |
| 1968 | Mannesmann AG invests in Rexroth. |
| 1972 | Acquisition of Hydromatik GmbH (Elchingen, Germany), a supplier of hydraulic axial piston pumps and motors. |
| 1976 | Rexroth becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Mannesmann AG. Acquisition of Brueninghaus GmbH (Horb am Neckar), and supplier of hydraulic axial piston pumps and motors. |
| 1977 | Acquisition of Lohmann & Stolterfoht GmbH (Witten, Germany), a gearing and coupling supplier. |
| 1987 | Acquisition of Deutsche Star GmbH (Schweinfurt, Germany), a supplier of linear technology. |
| 1989 | Expansion into the business area of Pneumatics through Rexroth Pneumatik GmbH (Hannover, Germany). |
| 1998 | Transformation of Mannesmann Rexroth GmbH into a stock corporation. |
| 2000 | Acquisition of REFU elektronik GmbH (Metzingen, Germany), a frequency converter manufacturer. |
| 2001 | Spin off of the Automation Technology group of Robert Bosch GmbH & merger with Mannesmann Rexroth AG, forming a new company called Bosch Rexroth AG. |
| 2008 | Merger of the mobile and industrial service groups into a new product group "Service Hydraulics“. |
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