2021 - Karl Hägele Passes Company Leadership to Next Generation
Karl Hägele recently retired from his management position, transferring sole ownership of the companies to CEO Benjamin Hägele. Likewise remaining as CEO is Steffen Hägele, also Karl’s son. “I joyfully announce this transition,” says Karl, “and am very grateful to all involved for this positive, successful and truly progressive restructuring.”
2020 - Fabian Opitz Named Director of Sales Worldwide for Cleanfix Fans
Hägele GmbH, the global manufacturer of Cleanfix Reversible Fans, is pleased to announce the appointment of Fabian Opitz to the position of Director of Sales Worldwide. A Process Engineer by trade, Opitz joined Hägele GmbH in 2019 as Key Account Manager, and quickly immersed himself into both the Cleanfix Fans organization and the global farm and construction equipment sectors. In his new position, he will continue to be based at the Hägele head office in Schorndorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
2019 - Steffen Hägele strengthening the management
Having newly joined his eldest brother Benjamin as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the successful family enterprise, “it’s such an honor” for Steffen Haegele to help lead the organization and its various properties into the next and future
2019 - Milestone for Cleanfix
Handover of 100.000th reversible fan. More than 120,000 fans produced worldwide.
2018 - ISO 9001 Certification of the Canadian branch
The Cleanfix branch in Canada is certified pursuant to ISO 9001 standards.
2018
Cleanfix Germany is growing: New technologies and ideas need more space!
2017 – Product innovation: Hydrotary
The leakage return line was developed based on a development order from John Deere. It is designed for use with the belt variator of a cooling fan. Market launch is planned for this autumn.
2017 - Strengthening the management
Since January 2017 Benjamin Hägele has been supporting the management of the successful family enterprise Hägele GmbH as 2nd managing director, in addition to his father Karl Hägele. From 2009 to 2011 Benjamin Hägele lived in Canada to establish there the branch in Stratford. Already since 2009 he was acting successfully as managing director in Stratford/Canada, and since 2012 he did the same job in Ankara/Turkey.
2017
Fan test stations, heat bath, acid bath, climatic chamber, leak test station (for fans and components), test stand for electrical components.
2015
Good business makes further property investment a necessity! At the new site in Stratford, Canada can evolve Cleanfix over the years.
2015
Launch of hydraulic reversible fans. The fan is now also sealed in the case of leakage with the patented smart seal system.
2014
Investments are again made in CNC manufacturing for major components.
2013
Thanks to a new housing coupled with a new blade, a Cleanfix reversible fan is created with a diameter of up to 1300mm.
2012
Customer satisfaction is important to us: Therefore CLEANFIX starts its own production, sales and service centre in Turkey through the establishment of the company CLEANFIX Makina.
2010
Customer orientation is a part of the CLEANFIX concept: CLEANFIX North America Ltd. starts in Canadian Stratford in its own building with manufacturing, service and operations.
2009
Another highlight of this year is the DLG Silver Medal, which is awarded for the CLEANFIX Pulstronic reversible fan at Agritechnica in Germany.
2009
A separate wind tunnel is developed and put into operation in collaboration with the University of Karlsruhe.
2008
The headquarters in Germany moves into a new building.
2006
In this year the company is investing heavily in CNC and automation technology. This is to self-manufacture components of the Cleanfix reversible fan.
2005
Cleanfix develops the Flex-Tips. The CLEANFIX reversible fan becomes even more efficient.
2003
New fan hubs are created.
2003
The company is certified pursuant to ISO 9001 standards.
2003
The CLEANFIX VP (variable pitch) reversible fan is introduced. This can thermostatically adapt its blades to cooling requirements.
2000
The distribution of CLEANFIX reversible fans develops worldwide.
1999
The CLEANFIX reversible fan is awarded a gold medal at Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany.
1998
The first CLEANFIX reversible fan is developed and a patent is applied for. Trademark registration of the brand CLEANFIX®.
1990 - Hägele GmbH is established
The brothers Karl and Martin Hägele are positioned as Managing Directors.
1980
Continuous developments and conversions are made to agriculture machines in the 80s, where retrofit solutions mainly emerge: Schwenkfix, a device for a safe pivoting of rotary mowers from working to transport position. Swingstop, a hydro-pneumatic lift- and front loader suspension allows 40 km/h tractors to drive 40km/h with accessory equipment for the first time. Open view tractors are designed and rebuilt. The cab suspension is developed and presented at Agritechnica in the early 90s.
1975
The agricultural machinery company Frank in Schorndorf, Germany, is bought by Hägele.
1958 - How it all began
The company founder, Ludwig Hägele, set up an agricultural machinery shop in Göggingen, Germany.
