| 1968 |
Micronel AG was founded in Tagelswangen, Switzerland by Peter Meier Senior on 17 January 1968. The name MICRONEL is composed of MICRON (smallest) and EL (electronics) |
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| 1972 |
First large order: over 100'000 reed contacts by Zellweger Uster |
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| 1977 |
Development and production of first AC motor for miniature fans |
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| 1984 |
MICRONEL AG produces world's thinnest fan and is the first company to market ultra-slim fans |
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| 1985 |
1,000,000 ultra-slim fans produced and sold. Several MICRONEL blowers travel to outer space on the Space Shuttle Discovery |
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| 1986 |
The company moves into a new building at Zürcherstrasse 51 in Tagelswangen, with 2700m2 for offices and production |
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| 1987 |
License granted to Japanese company COPAL for the production of ultra-slim fans |
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| 1988 |
Development of single-filter respirator, PAPR (powered air-purifying respirator) |
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| 1991 |
Subsidiary MICRONEL INC., USA founded |
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| 1993 |
Construction of two-filter respirator PAPR C420 for civil, civil protection, military, and emergency medical applications. Difficult year due to recession |
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| 1996 |
ISO 9001 certification; first CAD workstation |
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| 1998 |
5,000,000 fans and blowers produced and sold. ASIC motor drive developed in-house |
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| 2000 |
Strategic entrance into automotive sector |
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| 2003 |
Introduction of ultra-small high-pressure blower series (U51) for the medical industry |
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| 2004 |
Impeller anemometer developed for measuring actual airflow rates of respirators |
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| 2005 |
Introduction of ultra-small PAPR (powered air-purifying respirator) C012 inline blower (for personal protection equipment) |
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| 2006 |
Special blower D760 developed for use in helicopters |
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| 2007 |
Development and production of oxygen-resistant version of two-stage U51 radial blower |
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