1973

1973 – The first general agency The first general agency in Switzerland is awarded. The new hot water high-pressure cleaners are increasingly used in many industries and enjoy great popularity.

1972

1972 – The first hot water high-pressure cleaner The first EHRLE HDW 750 hot water high-pressure cleaner goes into production. This device marks the transition from steam jet cleaners to the hot water high-pressure cleaners we know today.

1971

1971 – Cold water high-pressure cleaner With the further development of high-pressure pumps, the first cold water high-pressure cleaners are produced in series.

1970

1970 – Jet 750 Start of series production of the EHRLE Jet 750 steam blaster, using a single-piston pump designed by Oskar Ehrle.

1966

1966 – Fully automatic cheese cutter EHRLE develops and constructs a fully automatic cheese cutter with salt spray system on behalf of Werner & Pfleiderer (Stuttgart).

1961

1961 – The foundation stone is laid The Ehrle company is founded. A factory building is erected in Herbststraße (today Thomas-Mann-Straße) in Illertissen.

1959

1959 – The first steam cleaner Oskar Ehrle develops and constructs the first DR 600 steam jet on behalf of the company “WAP – Guido Oberdorfer”.