{"id":9850,"date":"2025-10-08T16:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harter-gmbh.de\/our-history\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:02:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:02:50","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/harter-gmbh.de\/en\/why-harter\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our History<\/h1><\/div>

Milestones of our company history<\/p>\n

HARTER looks back on an eventful and successful past, characterized by innovative developments. They are the basis of our success. We want to build on this and continue to offer you, our customers, tailor-made products of the highest quality in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1991<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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HARTER is founded<\/div><\/div>

HARTER Oberfl\u00e4chen- und Umwelttechnik GmbH is founded in Lindenberg by Roland Harter and Reinhold Specht.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1992<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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First sludge dryer<\/h4><\/div>

Development of the M2 sludge drying systems.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1993<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Airgenex\u00ae is developed<\/h4><\/div>

Development of the HARTER Airgenex\u00ae drying system. Development of the M1 and M5 sludge drying systems.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1995<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Market launch of Airgenex\u00ae<\/h4><\/div>

The first drying systems with Airgenex\u00ae technology are successfully put into operation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1998<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Roland Harter passes away<\/h4><\/div>

Company founder Roland Harter dies on October 30 at the age of 40.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1999<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Expansion to Asia<\/h4><\/div>

The first system is sold to Asia, expanding the sales market there.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2001<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Second relocation<\/h4><\/div>

HARTER is on a consistent growth path: The plant in Harbatshofen is opened. First attempts in the field of water lacquer drying.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2004<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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New department is introduced<\/h4><\/div>

The metal processing department is set up in-house.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2005<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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DIN certified<\/h4><\/div>

HARTER receives the certificate for fulfilling the quality management standards ISO EN 9001.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2006<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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300. Airgenex\u00ae delivered<\/h4><\/div>

The 300th Airgenex\u00ae drying system is delivered. Department for plastics production is set up in-house.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2008<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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600. Drymex\u00ae delivered<\/h4><\/div>

The 600th Drymex\u00ae sludge drying system is delivered. First scientific investigations in the field of CO\u2082 savings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2009<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Introduction of AIRGENEX\u00aemed<\/h4><\/div>

Introduction of AIRGENEX\u00aemed\u2013drying process for the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2011<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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20 years of HARTER<\/h4><\/div>

HARTER celebrates its twentieth anniversary.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2012<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Expansion in Stiefenhofen<\/h4><\/div>

Construction of a new production hall, thus tripling the factory premises.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2013<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Introduction of AIRGENEX\u00aefood<\/h4><\/div>

The first drying systems in the food sector are realized \u2013 AIRGENEX\u00aefood is launched on the market.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2014<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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First pharmaceutical dryer in USA<\/h4><\/div>

Energy-saving continuous dryer with cooling function for vials after sterilization.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2016<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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25 years of HARTER<\/h4><\/div>

25 years of drying system construction! We proudly look back on a quarter of a century of successful company history.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2017<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Change of company name<\/h4><\/div>

Change of name of “Harter Oberfl\u00e4chen- und Umwelttechnik GmbH” to “Harter GmbH”. With this step, we will better meet the needs of our new industries \u2013 pharmaceuticals, medical technology, food and packaging.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2018<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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New series product<\/h4><\/div>

The new H01 food dryer is launched. A series device with a multifunctional trolley for high-quality batches.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2019<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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New laboratory dryer<\/h4><\/div>

The small version of the H01 \u2013 the H01compact \u2013 for product development, tests and laboratories.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2019<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Market launch Airgenex\u00aeMedCann<\/h4><\/div>

Pioneer project: Drying of medicinal cannabis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2020<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Special dryer for watch parts<\/h4><\/div>

Market launch of the UTcompact watch dryer for variable use for racks and baskets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2020<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Construction of Hall 3<\/h4><\/div>

With the construction of the third hall, HARTER is expanding its production capacities by 1,500 m\u00b2 at its Stiefenhofen site.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2021<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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New Managing Director<\/h4><\/div>

Regina Mader becomes the new Managing Director alongside Reinhold Specht.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2022<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Further development in sludge drying<\/h4><\/div>

New technology enables continuous drying of sludge for the first time<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2023<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Green light for sewage sludge drying<\/h4><\/div>

Pioneer project: Sewage sludge drying in Austria<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2024<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Opening of our in-house company daycare center “HARTER Naturf\u00fcchse”<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2025<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Website relaunch<\/h4><\/div>

New HARTER presence: faster access to suitable drying solutions, clear navigation, optimized content \u2013 including expanded industry and product pages.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":11545,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9850","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harter-gmbh.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harter-gmbh.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harter-gmbh.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harter-gmbh.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harter-gmbh.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9850"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/harter-gmbh.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26918,"href":"https:\/\/harter-gmbh.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9850\/revisions\/26918"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harter-gmbh.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harter-gmbh.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}