Westfalia Dinnendahl Gröppel
Defunct German mechanical engineering company
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Westfalia Dinnendahl Gröppel (WEDAG; formerly Eisenhütte Westfalia,[1] R.W. Dinnendahl AG,[2] and Fr. Gröppel, C. Lührigs Nachf) was a German mechanical engineering company founded in 1872. It was primarily known for manufacturing coal and water processing plants used in the mining industry.[3] In 2001, the company merged to KHD Humboldt Wedag.[4][5]
Company type
PrivateIndustryMechanical engineering
Founded1872 in Essen, German Empire
Founder
- Alfred Lämmerhirt
- Franz Dinnendahl
- Carl Lührig
- Franz Gröppel
Logo used in the 1950s | |
Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Mechanical engineering |
| Founded | 1872 in Essen, German Empire |
| Founder |
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| Defunct | 2001 |
| Fate | Merger |
| Successor | KHD Humboldt Wedag |
| Headquarters | Bochum  |
Number of employees | 3,000+ |
