ARGO-HYTOS——流体技术领域的强大品牌

作为零件和系统供应商，在移动式工作机械和机械工程方面，ARGO-HYTOS是世界市场领导者供应链中不可或缺的组成部分。ARGO-HYTOS已组建了国际性生产销售公司网，提供全球成功客户习惯的全面支持。客户在哪儿，我们就在哪儿，针对他们提供附加值和专业技术。随着时间的推移，现代技术难题越来越复杂，找到以丰富经验为支撑、能够提供集成方案的系统合作伙伴至关重要。拥有丰富的经验，他们才能够在项目中发挥作用，提供流体动力技术解决方案。

ARGO-HYTOS是一家中型家族企业，拥有员工1300余名，在移动和工业液压系统流体和运动控制过滤技术方面有超过70年的经验。尤其是在移动式液压系统领域，ARGO-HYTOS跻身创新领导者行列。

我们把自己定位为偕同客户共同实施创新型个性化设计式系统解决方案的国际合作商。我们如此定位的基础是我们的模块化产品系列广泛，可灵活向定制化解决方案扩展。因此，我们利用自己的技术财富，反复给现代流体动力技术赋予新的动力。

ARGO-HYTOS拥有许多专利，并设定的新的行业标准。 ARGO-HYTOS集团在德国、捷克共和国、印度和中国创办有生产公司，另外还下辖许多销售和装配公司，能够在世界范围施加影响。另外，我们还和专业服务合作伙伴网络建立有合作关系。 

ARGO-HYTOS的目标是为提高客户产品质量、持续保证客户获得可观利润做出实质性贡献。

 企业愿景

我们在保持家族企业性质的同时，在努力成为世界液压系统领导供应商。为了让客户生产出更优质的产品，我们希望自己在当前以及未来涉及的业务领域内都能保持创新领导地位。

行为准则

ARGO-HYTOS的目标是成为世界液压系统技术的领导制造商。

我们现在以及未来都将是具有长远愿景的家族企业。

该行为准则是我们社会责任的组成部分，是公司持续取得成功的先决条件。

责任

我们希望每个员工都能自行负责切实遵守本行为准则，同时也帮助同事遵守本行为准则。公司的管理层负责贯彻落实本行为准则。

此处所述的基本准则是公司的最低要求标准。

人权

我们承诺在自己的影响范围内遵守国际公认的人权要求。

童工

我们坚决杜绝使用童工，也期望合作伙伴杜绝使用童工。

我们保障《联合国儿童权利公约》所规定的儿童权利。

强迫劳动

我们不参与也不牵扯使用任意形式的强迫劳动。

歧视和尊重他人

我们有意提供不因性别、种族、肤色、宗教信仰、年龄、国籍、残疾或性取向而存在歧视和骚扰的工作环境。我们尊重每个员工的尊严、隐私和个性。

报酬和工作时间

我们承认工人需要给予适当的报酬，遵守各劳动市场的法定最低保障工资。我们遵守关于工作时间的法律法规。

工作环境改善

我们的员工进取心强、训练有素和尽职尽责，是我们保持竞争力的基础。我们视员工的发展进步为公司未来重要的投资。我们也重视社会和技术专业知识的发展。

工作和家庭的协调

利用家庭友善的安排和规定，我们加强员工的满意度和积极性，提高集团业绩。

健康安全

我们的目标是杜绝工伤事故。为此，我们提供安全健康的工作环境，让工人在工作期间不受健康危害，保持身体健康。为了保证实现该目标，我们不断改善工作条件，制定预防措施，加大技术安全投入，监控工作状况。

环保责任

在可持续发展和公平发展的经济背景下，我们把环境保护和自然资源保护，结合当代需要和下代需要为重要责任，从而保护、重构地球生态系统的完整性。

我们在全世界的生产工厂内维系环保管理体系，并持续对其进行改进。

我们最低限度必须遵守本地环保法规和ARGO-HYTOS集团的规程规范。

个人资料保护

我们员工和商业合作伙伴的隐私资料，在使用上很谨慎，仅在运营需要或法定要求时使用。未经授权，个人资料均予妥善保护，防止非授权人员查阅或遗失。

利益冲突、收礼和受贿

我们承诺，我们不收受引发利益冲突的礼物、报酬或持有此类投资。特别是，我们不赠予、提供或接受贿赂或其他非法酬谢。

商业合作伙伴

我们鼓励商业合作伙伴在其公司内部采取、实施类似的社会责任准则。

History ARGO-HYTOS

2003 ARGO & HYTOS merged and now operate as ARGO-HYTOS.

On this page the history of ARGO (Kraichtal, Germany) is displayed in black, the history of HYTOS (Vrchlabí, Czech Republic) in red.

To have a closer look at the complete history of the HYTOS part of ARGO-HYTOS in Czech Republic, please click here.

Fluid technology has been our passion for over 70 years

07.07.2017 70th Anniversary of ARGO-HYTOS.

Approx. 1300 employees, turnover: approx. 140 million Euro

01.07.2017 After 19 years as Managing Director of ARGO-HYTOS Benelux, Henk Jantzen enters his well-deserved retirement and hands over the position to Anne Bouma

2017 Launch of the first oil service Unit UMPC with switch-off function

22.05.2017 Allianz Industry 4.0 awarded ARGO-HYTOS as one of 16 Baden-Württemberg lighthouse projects for the production of the future

April 2017 Distribution of the first hybrid tank to the customer

February 2017 ARGO-HYTOS receives an advisory board

01.01.2017Reorganization of the Corporate Board Team: Christian H. Kienzle (CEO), Dr. Marcus Fischer (COO), Erich Hofer (CFO)

We make your products better. Worldwide.

November 2016 After 25 years as Managing Director of ARGO-HYTOS Italy, Marco Bottura enters his well-deserved retirement and hands over the position to Mario Meloni

May 2016Through a minority stake of FSP Capcellence Beteiligungs GmbH, ARGO-HYTOS has strengthened its competitiveness

2016 Launch of the new filtration and element range Lightline and Exapor Light and of the new portable particle counter OPCount 

Start of the production of Fluid Management products at ARGO-HYTOS Poland, switch to extruded housings

10.7.2015Opening of the new building of ARGO-HYTOS Forbach, France

2015ARGO-HYTOS: TOP INNOVATOR 2015 (nominated by the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation of the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration) 

Launch of the new wear sensor OPCom FerroS and the new dewatering unit OPS 550 

ARGO-HYTOS – We produce fluid power solutions

2014 introduction of the portable particle counter OPCom Portable Oil Lab 

Meeting of business directors from the Association of Engineering Technology at ARGO-HYTOS in Vrchlabí

25.10.2014 Opening of the ARGO-HYTOS production facility in Yangzhou, China

January 2014 Foundation of a new subsidiary in Istanbul, Turkey: ARGO-HYTOS Hidrolik

12.10.2013 Inauguration of the new company building of ARGO-HYTOS in Zator, Poland

2013 Majority stake in AT Automacao Industrial in Jarinu, So Paulo, Brazil 

Market launch of the filter element range Exapor Spark Protect, introduction of the LubMon Connect (Remote Interface) and LubMon Visu (Display Unit and Data Logger) 

Development of product line of cartridge valves with UNF thread was completed

27.10.2012 Groundbreaking ceremony of the new production plant in Yangzhou, China

2012 65th Anniversary of AH 

Introduction of the LubCos Level lubrication condition sensor and the dewatering unit OPS 010

2012 Matthias Vorbeck appointed Commercial Director 

1200 employees worldwide, turnover: approximately €120 million 

Serial production of new proportional pressure valves

2011 OPCom II – Particle monitor for online monitoring of oil purity ECO2 – New filter series for in-line mounting 

FNA 110 – New filter unit for gearboxes in wind energy plants 

Completion of modular manifold RPEK1-03 development

2010 Dr Marcus Fischer is appointed Technical Director; Dr Wolfgang Mann retires after a distinguished career of service 

HYTOS PROTECH headquartered in Ostrava, Czech Republic, renamed ARGO-HYTOS Protech s.r.o. 

Successful certification of ARGO-HYTOS PVT. LTD, India, pursuant to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 

Opening of new prototype shop

2009 Ground-breaking ceremony and opening of new corporate building, ARGO-HYTOS Nordic AB, Sweden 

EXAPORMAX 2 – Innovation in filtration, new generation of filter elements

COPS 010 – New compact drainage device 

2008 Opening of new production facility in India 

Completion of plant expansion in the Czech Republic 

ARGO-HYTOS Company Day in the context of the Czech Association for Hydraulics and Pneumatics

July 2008 Open Day 

01.06.2007 Conversion of the joint stock company to a limited liability company, the ARGO-HYTOS s.r.o.in Czech Republic

16.03.2007 Ribbon cutting ceremony of the new production hal

2007 Ground-breaking ceremony for new manufacturing facility for ARGO-HYTOS Pvt. LTD., India 

UMPC 045 – Mobile filter unit with particle monitor 

Founding of ARGO-HYTOS Fluid Power Systems (Beijing) Co., Ltd., China

14.07.2006 Ground-breaking new building Extension of the production area for about 6000 sqm with high rack storage area and logistics center

2006 Founding of ARGO-HYTOS Polska sp. z o.o., Poland 

New return filter series for volume flows of up to 70 l/min 

New generation of cartridge valves – designed as slip-in valves 

Hydraulic bracket module made from high-quality plastic with integrated suction and air breather filter 

PRM7 – Proportional valve with digital on-board electronics and integrated positional feedback 

New slip-in valve series

2005 Founding of ARGO-HYTOS Nordic AB, Sweden, as well as ARGO-HYTOS Hong Kong Ltd., China 

Opening of new company building for ARGO-HYTOS Inc., USA 

First sensor prototype for online condition monitoring of lubricants and pressurised media 

Compact filter cooler system FNK, new series of screw-in valves with 3/4“-16 UNF-2 threads 

New series of screw-in valves with 3/4“-16 UNF-2 screw thread

2004 Ground-breaking ceremony for new manufacturing, logistics, and administrative building for ARGO-HYTOS Inc., USA 

New, high-performance generation of directional valves of the NG 10 series 

EXAPOR AQUA – new water-separating filter elements 

New solenoid operated directional valve NG 10 

About 350 employees, turnover 24,8 mill. EUR

2003 Merging of distribution company FSP Fluid Systems Partners GmbH with production company ARGO GmbH für Fluidtechnik; the merged company was renamed ARGO-HYTOS GMBH 

Change of name to ARGO-HYTOS a.s. 

Open day at ARGO-HYTOS a.s. 

10 years part of the FSP-Group

From a manufacturer of components to a system provider

2002 Certification of the production area Automotive according to ISO/TS 16949

Solenoid control valve NG3 – large breaking capacity on smallest space 

SA-power unit

2001 EXAPORMAX – The new ARGO filter element generation with a novel hybrid backing fabric 

Extension by prototypes factory

2000 Certification in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14001

E 121 – First plastic return suction filter for agricultural machines

Proportional directional control valve PRM

1999 Founding of FSP Benelux B.V., Netherlands 

Founding of FSP US, Inc., USA

Extension by thermal deburring 

1998 Acquisition of distribution rights for screw-in valves for Integrated Hydraulics Ltd., United Kingdom, for sale in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux and the Czech Republic

Segmentation of product range into three areas: Filter Technology & Fluid Management, Control & Regulation Technology, Sensor & Measuring Technology

LS 117 – The first plastic suction filter for industrial trucks 

From filter specialists to systems providers

1998 Integration of new Sensor and Measurement Technology business unit 

Joint venture with ARTI (ART Instruments Inc., Grants Pass, Oregon, USA) and acquisition of European distribution rights for optical particle counters made by RION Co. Ltd., Japan 

Thereby expanding product range to include particle counters for oil hydraulics, water technology and clean room monitoring

1997 Acquisition of Ecotec-Hof GmbH product range by ARGO Ecotec GmbH Systeme für Fluidservice, company of ARGO GmbH für Feinmechanik 

Expansion of product range to include oil service devices 

Dr Wolfgang Mann appointed Managing Director 

50th anniversary 

Formation of the subsidiary Hytos Ostrava-Vítkovice spol. s.r.o. by acquisition of VíTKOVICE - Hydraulika a pneumatika s.r.o. with more than 30 years of experience in project planning and supply of hydraulic systems for divers industries

1996 Transmission control for ZF / AGCO Fendt (for power-split gearboxes) 

Start of screw-in valve product line 

40 years hydraulics about 320 employees, turnover: about 19 mill. DM 

Investment in Varia spol s.r.o, Trutnov, manufacturer of solenoid coils amongst others

Gear control for ZF / AGCO Fendt (for torque-split gears) 

Continuous advancement of the wide program of valves, power units and system blocks in all current types and functions as well as proportional valves with the corresponding control electronics. A main focus is the development of customized solutions, relying on approved basic technologies and specifically aligned with the respective demands of the customer. 

1995 Founding of FSP-Holding and FSP Fluid Systems Partner GmbH in Kraichtal as a distribution company for ARGO GmbH and HYTOS a.s.

Certification in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001 

Construction of the new incoming goods department 

Extension of the effective area

Global expansion

1994 Start of production of Private Label Valves NG 6 for Denison Hydraulics, USA 

License agreement with Binder in Villingen for the manufacture of a new magnet for NG 6 valves

Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001 as one of the first companies in the Czech Republic President Dr. Ing. Pavel Bergmann, supervisory board chairman Christian H. Kienzle

1993 Company renamed ARGO GmbH für Fluidtechnik

Acquisition of portions of HYTOS a.s. in Vrchlabí, Czech Republic

Start of the distribution of hydraulic filters and filter solutions of ARGO GmbH for fluid technology, Germany 

Lightline – First plastic return filter with a new connection design for the return line

Production of small units for adapter ramps 

Sale of FAG-shareholder interests to the FSP-Group and to Ulbrich-Holding, Austria

07.07.1993 About 370 employees, turnover: about 3 mill. DM

20.07.1992 Privatisation of the national corporate group and formation of HYTOS a.s. Vrchlabí as Joint Venture of TOS HYDRAULIKA a.s. Vrchlabí and FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schfer AG (70% FAG, 30% Czech State)

25.08.1992 Dr.Ing. Pavel Bergmann becomes first director and supervisory board chairman

1992 Implementation of the proportional directional control valves PRL1 und PRL2

1991 Completion of new building, floor space expanded from 3200 m2 to 9000 m2, 260 employees, turnover: over DM 32 million 

Heinz Schmidt retires after a distinguished career 

Change of corporate form to a joint stock company, the TOS HYDRAULIKA a.s. Vrchlabí

1990 Christian H. Kienzle joins the company as the sole managing director 

229 employees, sales of approximately DM 28 million

Founding of ARGO UK Ltd., United Kingdom 

Joint venture between FluidTecnica, Italy and ARGO GmbH

Into the future with innovative solutions

1989 After the Velvet Revolution“ change of name to TOS HYDRAULIKA s.p. Vrchlabí

1987 E 198 – First return suction filter for ski slope grooming equipment

1986 Expansion of the AV building and implementation of autonomous manufacturing

1984 Completion of the new building (tracts of the today’s building of ARGO-HYTOS s.r.o.)

1983 Founding of ARGO S.a.r.l, France

1982 Extension of the product range by servo cylinders. These were awarded by a gold medal on the industrial fair ROBOT 1982 in Brünn

1981 Further increase of the performance data, hydraulic components up to 250 and 320 bar

1980 206 employees, sales of approximately DM 17.1 million Expansion of product line – Continuous enhancement and completion of individual model series 

Change of corporate form to TOS Rakovník k.p., závod Vrchlabí

From magnetic coils to hydraulic filters

1979 Start of the new building in the open countryside Construction of a new administration building and production area

1977 Heinz Schmidt, who joined the company in 1954, is appointed the next Managing Director (until 1991)

1976 EXAPOR – innovative, multilayer filter elements made from inorganic microfibre fleece

1974 Change of name to TOS Rakovník n.p., závod Vrchlabí

1973 First NC-machine

1972 ES 074 – First in-tank suction filter with closed hydrostatic drives

1971 E 103 – First in-tank return filter with integrated air breather filter 

Extension of the production programme and increase of the performance data, now pressures up to 160 bar (pumps, hydraulic motors, valves, power units, servo systems)

1970 Expansion of production floor and administrative building 

150 employees, sales of approximately DM 8.2 million

We grow along with our products

1968 First production of complete hydraulic units for the whole Czechoslovakian machine tool industry (ZH“ production on order)

1965 Administrative offices moved from Stuttgart to Menzingen, company headquarters now in Menzingen

1960–69 Development of customer-specific filters for gearboxes 

First pleated paper filter elements: in the beginning the first pattern was folded using a ruler; the first folding machine was introduced in the mid-1960s

1961 Construction of new building in the Talstrae (now Industriestrae) in Menzingen

1960 Acquisition of current company premises in Menzingen 33 employees, sales of approximately DM 1.4 million

1959 Two-stage pilot controlled valve JHRMT, later on SV4 and SV6

1958 Change of name to Náadí n.p. Praha, závod 050 Vrchlabí

From Kienzle to ARGO products

1956 Beginning of production of hydraulic valves and pumps up to 63 bar 

D 20 – The first flow-through filter

1953 Change of name to TOS Vrchlabí n.p.

1952 Magnetic filter patent

1950s Expansion of product range to include hydraulic filters due to the rapid rise of the German machine construction industry

1950 19 employees, turnover: approximately DM 250,000

Shortly followed by development of an independent manufacturing programme for magnetic and screen filters

Subsidiary of the Czechoslovakian machine building group TOS (until 1992) TOS elákovice n.p., závod Vrchlabí 

Production of universal lathes (until 1956)

Beginnings in Stuttgart and in Kraichtal

1948 Start of manufacturing of simple sheet metal parts and immersion heaters using machines transferred to Kraichtal during the war, in the decommissioned cigar factory formerly operated by Funke und Huster in Menzingen. 

In the first years after the war, production of Kienzle splinter guards, and later magnetic coils for filtering out metallic particles in oil, as well as precision instruments such as vibration recorders, machine monitoring instruments, time recorders and temperature recorders as a supplier to Kienzle Apparate GmbH in Villingen.

1947 July 7th Founding of Argo GmbH für Feinmechanik in Stuttgart by Master of Economics Jochen Kienzle for the production of taxi meter watches and precision instruments, with Jochen Kienzle as the Managing Director and Karl Reichert as authorised representative

The early years

1945 179 employees 

Production of taxi meters under the Argo“ trademark, tachographs, parking meters, and office machines beginning in 1950

May 1945 61 employees return to work 

April 1945 Cessation of production

December 1945 1200 employees

1945 – 1947 State Administration Production of bearings and gears (until 1953)

Start of 1944/45 Parts of the production process are outsourced due to the war and subsequently transferred to Kraichtal

1939–45 During the Second World War, Kienzle Apparate also produces war essentials“, such as splinter guards for tank gearboxes

1942 Re-conversion for war purposes into an engine works Production for the arms industry, Company Friedrich Stolzenberg Berlin, aviation technology and the compagnies Efesko and Jungty

1939 Occupation, conversion of the textile plant into a factory belonging to the chemical industries

1938 Company renamed Kienzle Apparate AG

1929 Dr Herbert Kienzle (1887-1954) resigns from Kienzle Uhrenfabrik due to a dispute regarding the implementation of production line manufacturing and founds Kienzle Taxameter und Apparate AG in Villingen on June 19, 1929 Manufacture of metering devices for automobiles and chart recorders

1928 Manufacturing of the Autograph“, predecessor of the Kienzle tachograph

1926 Dr Herbert Kienzle takes over as Chairman of the board of Kienzle-Uhrenfabriken AG The beginning

1922 Company goes public as Kienzle Uhrenfabriken AG, Schwenningen floats on the Stuttgart Stock exchange

1919 Company renamed Kienzle Uhrenfabriken KG, Schwenningen

1914–18 Herbert Kienzle interned in the United States during the First World War, becomes acquainted with Henry Ford‘s assembly line production process

1913 Acquisition of C. Werner clock factory in Villingen by Schlenker & Kienzle C. Werner is the owner of the Argo trademark

1905 Manufacture of pocket watches

1905 Start of manufacturing of taxi meter clocks for use in horse-drawn carriages

1905 Construction of first calculator

1897 Dr.-Ing. h.c. Jakob Kienzle (1849-1935) sole owner of company after the departure of his brother-in-law C.J. Schlenker

1885 Renaming of Johs. Schlenker to “Schlenker & Kienzle”

1856 Founding of C. Werner clock factory in Villingen, manufacturing alarm clocks, regulators and clock mechanisms

1851 – 1939 Textile plant W. Jerie, the plant was bought in 1851 by Willibald Jerie and altered to a textile plant

1822 Johannes Schlenker clock making workshop founded in Schwenningen 

Manufacture of wood-spindled watches

1772 – 1851Paper Mill Ettel, in 1772 Gabriel Ettel bought the plant from the widow of Johan Kiesling

1695Acquisition of the plant by Tobiá Kiesling

1667Formation of the first paper mill in Vrchlabí by Kritof Weisz, mayor in Lánov, on the ground of today’s ARGO-HYTOS s.r.o.