- 1949
CREATION OF EFFBE
In 1949, Fritz Brumme, an engineer at Opel, founded EFFBE in Frankfurt, Germany. A year later, he invented, developed and successfully manufactured the first synthetic elastomer diaphragms, which increased the life of fuel pumps by a factor of twenty. By developing and perfecting new materials, EFFBE is rapidly extending its expertise in fields as demanding as gas, the water sector, pneumatic systems, aeronautics, etc
- 1967
CREATION OF EFFBE FRANCE
After 2 decades of development, EFFBE set up its first facility outside Germany in Habsheim, drawing on the strengths of Alsace: exchanges facilitated by bilingualism, strong skills in chemicals, textiles and mechanics specific to the Mulhouse region, and a rich industrial base, particularly in the automotive sector.
- 1994
INTEGRATION OF GAMMA INTO THE EFFBE FRANCE GROUP
The PCC (Produit Caoutchouc du Centre) company developed the first flexion-friction dampers, exploiting the intrinsic properties of elastomers. GAMMA was created by PCC to serve its customers in the aerospace and defence sectors. GAMMA’s new head office is in the immediate vicinity of its DASSAULT and THOMSON customers. In 1982, Reinhold Brumme, son of EFFBE’s founder and head of BARRY Control in Germany, acquired GAMMA, which he developed before selling the business to EFFBE France in 1994.
- 1998
CREATION OF EFFBE CZECH REPUBLIC
EFFBE is taking a new step forward with the creation of its Zlin plant, the elastomer capital of Eastern Europe, with its skilled workers and engineers and a university that has been recognised for decades for its expertise in the field of elastomers. In this context, EFFBE is stepping up its development of elastomer and fabric-reinforced diaphragms.
- 2000
EFFBE JOINS THE WOCO GROUP
EFFBE joins the German family group WOCO, with its 5,500 employees and 22 production facilities around the world. WOCO is a leading specialist in parts for the automotive sector. It is a Tier 1 supplier to the world’s leading carmakers.
- 2016
PRESENCE IN ASIA
EFFBE’s international expansion continues with its new Chinese facility located close to the regional manufacturers for whom it works exclusively.
- 2018
SETTING UP OVERSEAS
EFFBE is setting up in Mexico, at the centre of the strategic triangle of automobile production on the American continent. This new plant opens up great business opportunities for EFFBE across the continent, particularly in the United States.
- 2019
MERGER BETWEEN EFFBE FRANCE AND GAMMA
After increasing its production capacity by starting up a unit at EFFBE’s Alsace in 2018, EFFBE and GAMMA merged the following year. As a result, they created a single entity, EFFBE and GAMMA, leaders in their original businesses.
- 2021
GAMMA TRANSFER AND INTEGRATION
The EFFBE France facility incorporates the manufacture of components dedicated to the GAMMA aeronautics and aerospace industries. Benefiting from new technical and commercial synergies, this integration now provides operational solutions specifically tailored to the needs of EFFBE or GAMMA customers, both in the field of diaphragms and in that of high added-value shock absorbers.
EFFBE AND GAMMA AROUND THE WORLD
With its 5 factories, EFFBE is present on the main continents where the group provides a genuine local service to its industrial customers, reducing the carbon footprint of their diaphragm production. Throughout the world, EFFBE is committed to supplying diaphragms of impeccable quality and unrivalled durability. EFFBE has a network of sales agents in more than 40 countries who ensure direct contact with its customers, without language barriers and respecting each other’s commercial cultures.