History

• 1845: Justus Christian Braun founded a bronze
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   casting
  Casting
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   company in Germany.
• 1868: His firm developed a horse-drawn fire engine.
• 1890: His firm makes the first steam-driven fire engine in the world.
• 1910: His firm first used a petrol-electric system in a fire engine.
• 1914: His firm designed and built trucks and special vehicles for the Luftwaffe
  Luftwaffe
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• 1918: His firm merged with another firm, and formed "Fahrzeugfabriken Ansbach Und Nürnberg" (Vehicle Factory Ansbach And Nurmberg) = FAUN.
• 1922: FAUN introduced the 2 ton, 45 hp tractor BEZ type B.
• 1925: FAUN introduced the roll-drum garbage collector
  Garbage collector
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   (refuse).
• 1928: FAUN introduced the BEL 5 truck crane on the so-called 'B' type carrier.
• 1937: FAUN introduced the 3-axle 7,5 t truck type FAUN L 750 D 87.
• 1943: FAUN's factory was destroyed by bombing during World War II
  World War II
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  . A new factory was built in Lauf
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• 1949: FAUN introduced the truck model series L 7, the garbage truck AS 22, and the track-laying
  Crawler
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   tractor K 60.
• 1956: FAUN developed heavy-duty trucks and equipment carriers for the army.
• 1960s: FAUN made:
  • Crane carriers for nearly all major crane manufacturers up to the end of the 70's.
  • Truck
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    s and tractor
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  • Dump truck
    Dump truck
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    s.
  • Roadsweepers
  • Molten steel / slag transporters for foundries
    Foundry
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• 1970s and 1980s: FAUN made:-
  • Airport fire-fighting vehicles
  • Heavy-duty tractors and crane carriers.
  • SLT 50 Elefant tank transporter
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  • Marketing deal with Foden
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     to sell Dump trucks as "Foden-Faun" in UK
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     market.
• 1986: FAUN was bought by O & K(Orenstein & Koppel).
• 1987: FAUN's Environmental Technology division was sold to Schmidt family, becoming a separate company Faun Umwelttechnik.
• 1990: Tadano Ltd. Takamatsu, Japan acquires FAUN.
• 1991: Tadano founds FAUN GmbH as sales, marketing and service organisation.
• 1995: 150th anniversary.
• 1998: FAUN introduced the All Terrain Crane ATF 60-4 'Taxi'.
• 1990 & after: FAUN developed a new line of ATF all-terrain cranes from 35 ton to 160 ton, 35/50 ton HK crane upper parts to mount on standard truck chassis
  Chassis
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  , 40 ton BKF recovery vehicles, and special crane carriers.
• 2001: FAUN introduced the ATF 45-3 as 1st equipped with the new FAUN steering system, ATF 80-4 with the new 1 cylinder telescopic system a.w.a. 'Cockpit' design upper cab and the BKF 35-4 'Civil Version'.
• 2004 :FAUN introduced the new 'G' (=Global) Type All Terrain Cranes ATF 110G-5 and ATF 160G-5, and the TADANO Rough Terrain Cranes GR-300EX and GR-700EXL.
• 2005: FAUN introduced the 'G' Type No. 3 - ATF 65G-4. http://www.faun.de/web/home.nsf/history_eng.htm