Heinrich Lanz AG
Agricultural machinery manufacturer
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Heinrich Lanz AG is a former agricultural machinery manufacturer from Mannheim, Germany.[1][2][3][failed verification] Its tractors were sold bearing the LANZ brand. LANZ won numerous awards at the Strasbourg Agricultural Fair in 1866; namely four Gold, five Silver, and three Bronze.[2]
Lanz logo on a Lanz Bulldog | |
 Schematic view of the Lanz Bulldog | |
Company type | Aktiengesellschaft |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agricultural machinery |
| Founded | 1859, in Mannheim, Germany |
| Founder | Heinrich Lanz |
| Defunct | 1956 |
| Fate | Merged with Deere & Company |
| Successor | John Deere Works Mannheim (JDWM)[1] |
| Headquarters | Mannheim, Germany[2] |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Tractors |
| Brands | LANZ |
| Services | Agricultural machinery design and manufacturer |
Number of employees | ≈2,200 (1998)[1] |
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The Heinrich Lanz AG company, and its LANZ brand name was ultimately acquired by way of a merger in 1956 by the American agricultural machinery manufacturer Deere & Company, and became the John Deere Works Mannheim (JDWM).[1]
History
The Heinrich Lanz Company was founded in 1859 by German engineer Heinrich Lanz. It produced the first steam-powered stationary threshing machines in 1879, and the first crude oil fuelled tractor; the Lanz Bulldog, in 1921.
In 1956, Heinrich Lanz AG merged with Deere & Company of Moline, Illinois, United States.[1]
