1948Beginnings
Moritz Kurt Juchheim founded today's JUMO GmbH & Co. KG in Fulda under the name M. K. JUCHHEIM KG. He started manufacturing glass thermometers as well as glass contact thermometers with 6 employees. He was born on July 4, 1910 in Ilmenau in Thuringia, Germany, where his father already produced thermometers. From the very beginning, Moritz Kurt Juchheim focused on high-quality devices and the best possible customer service. The name JUMO is derived from the initials of the company founder. Join us on a journey through the dynamic history of our company.
To history1948 to 1949
1948
Founded in Fulda by Moritz Kurt Juchheim: 6 employees, 350 m² manufacturing area
1949
Takeover of the Fuldaer Drahtwarenfabrik (Fulda wire goods factory) to manufacture protection fittings for glass thermometers
1949
Company sets up its own turning shop
1949
First participation in the Hannover Messe as an exhibitor
1950s
1952
More than 100 employees for the first time
1957
Engineering office opens to support the manufacturing areas
1958
Department set up to carry out rationalization measures
1960s
1960
12 years after the company was founded:
750 employees, 12000 m² manufacturing area
1961
Founding of the first laboratories for material testing, electronic components, and electrical measurement technology
1965
Peter Juchheim, oldest son of the company founder, becomes Co-Chief Executive Officer
1965
A central quality control department is set up
1970s
1970
Number of employees has grown ten-fold since 1952: 1000 employees in Fulda
1971
Start of internationalization: founding of the 1st subsidiary in Belgium
1973
Opening of the 1st national branch office in Darmstadt
1979
7th subsidiary established in England
1980s
1980
Company opens its own metal technology area
1981
Moritz Kurt Juchheim awarded the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1985
Death of Peter Juchheim; his brother Bernhard Juchheim joins management
1989
A new building in Fulda increases the manufacturing area by 6000 m² to 51000 m²
1990s
1991
Development department moves into a new building
1992
Opening of a certified DKD laboratory (German calibration service, now DAkkS laboratory)
1995
Founding of the JUMO training center
1996
Death of the company founder Moritz Kurt Juchheim
2000s
2000
Turnover of over 100 million euro for the first time
2002
New sales and manufacturing building for temperature sensor technology inaugurated in the "Industriegebiet Eisweiher" (Eisweiher industrial zone), Fulda
2003
The brand name JUMO becomes the company name; Michael Juchheim (3rd generation) joins management
2007
The access road to the company site is changed to "Moritz-Juchheim-Straße" in honor of the company founder
2010s
2012
Continuing on expansion course: over 2000 employees worldwide
2012
Opening of a new goods receiving logistics center in Fulda
2013
Course set for the future with the purchase of a 100000 m² plot of land in the "Industriegebiet West" (West industrial zone) in Fulda to expand sensor manufacturing
2016
Acquisition of PGT Thermprozesstechnik GmbH in Troisdorf, as the 25th subsidiary
2020s
2020
Appointment of Dimitrios Charisiadis as Managing Director
2021
First virtual in-house trade fair "JUMO Xperience Days" takes place; awarded "Best Brand Engagement Event of the Year" as part of the Stevie Awards
2022
Bernhard and Michael Juchheim become active shareholders and hand over the management to Dimitrios Charisiadis (CEO) and Dr. Steffen Hoßfeld (COO)
2023
JUMO celebrates 75th anniversary together with more than 2500 employees and 25 subsidiaries around the world
We just keep on making history ...
1948 to 1949
1948
Start of glass and glass contact thermometers manufacturing
1949
Start of mercury vertical relays production
1950s
1951
First patent for development of a glass contact thermometer
1952
Production range expanded to include rod thermostats and solenoid valves
1953
Range expanded to include dial thermometers
1954
Production of heating thermostats begins
1960s
1962
Production of measuring and control devices operating on an electronic basis begins
1964
Development and manufacture of RTD temperature probes
1965
Production range expanded to include thermocouples
1966
Manufacturing of sensors begins: production of platinum-glass sensors gets underway
1970s
1970
Start of Pt 100 – elementary sensors production
1974
Development of thin film temperature sensors
1978
Pioneering achievement: use of microprocessors in control technology and development of the required software
1979
Initial production of electronic pressure measuring devices; pressure measurement technology area established
1980s
1981
Expansion of measurement and calibration capabilities for air humidity sensors
1982
Analytical measurement technology area established; production expanded to include measuring and control devices for determining chemical measurands
1987
Introduction of SMD technology (surface-mounted device) and placement machines to manufacture complex circuit boards for JUMO products in-house
1989
Pioneer in the market: robots used in temperature probe manufacturing
1990s
1990
Bestseller is launched with the introduction of JUMO dTRON controllers
1990
Development of the JUMO VIBROtemp series
1997
Market launch of the JUMO LOGOSCREEN paperless recorder
1999
Introduction of the first process pressure transmitter JUMO dTRANS p02
2000s
2002
The first-ever multichannel process controller with color screen presented: the JUMO IMAGO 500
2004
Launch of new panel-mounted thermostats from the JUMO heatTHERM series
2005
Introduction of innovative products with certified functional safety according to DIN EN 61 508
2007
Market launch of devices with wireless transmission of measured values (wireless technology)
2010s
2011
Market launch of the JUMO mTRON T an innovative measurement, control, and automation system with components consistently matched to one another
2015
First electromagnetic flowmeters presented: the JUMO flowTRANS MAG series
2016
Introduction of the first sensors with IO-Link
2019
The JUMO variTRON automation system is the first product that uses the modular hardware and software platform JUMO JUPITER
2020s
2020
Our contribution to the development of the intelligent factory of the future: JUMO Cloud and JUMO smartWARE SCADA
2021
The browser-based software solution JUMO smartWARE Evaluation enables intuitive analysis and visualization of process data from the JUMO variTRON automation system
2022
JUMO launches the first state-of-the-art humidity measuring probes produced in-house on the market: the JUMO hydroTRANS series
2023
JUMO presents a dazzling array of new products and solutions for its 75th birthday