Bonding - More than materials | Herrmann Ultraschall

through came with the machines with a ‘television,’ that is, a screen. This enabled us to display the melt distance and the load graphically – that was revolutionary,” he continues. “Our first large orders came from automotive suppliers from Germany, France, and Italy. With the move to welding technology, our staff grew and grew, 60, 70 colleagues. We quickly realized that Herrmann had to reposition and reorganize itself. It took a long time for us to cement the new structure.” The next push, continues Pfrommer, caused the company to grow to ap- proximately 180 employees. So it then remained for a few years to allow the company to get comfortable with the new situation. “Then, in 2007, Thomas Herrmann came back from the USA; Ultrasonics help you stay young and healthy. “That is seen most clearly when you look at the boss, Walter Herrmann.” JÜRGEN PFROMMER HAS BEEN A LOYAL COMPANION FOR OVER 45 YEARS. A Life for Ultrasonics H e has seen how Herrmann Ultraschall grew up, expanded, and grew more and more. Jürgen Pfrom- mer has been at Walter Herrmann’s side for more than 45 years. He joined the company at 19, fresh from his apprenticeship. A verita- ble fixture of the company. What must he have already experi- enced at Herrmann Ultraschall? From a small business to a global company – Jürgen Pfrommer has certainly seen it all. “When I started here, there were 33 of us in the company,” says Jürgen Pfrommer. Only the first of now four buildings was there. “At the beginning, this here was a completely different world. Everyone had to be able to do everything: turn, drill, weld, install electrical cabinets, perform start-ups – that would not work anymore today.” The workflows, organization, and internal structures have fundamentally changed: While with only 30 employ- ees everyone knew everything about a project, now various teams work for the customers. “That was a nice and interesting time!” CHANGE AND GROWTH Jürgen Pfrommer came to Herrmann Ultraschall when the boss was still fo- cusing on ultrasonic cleaning. Welding came only later for him. Pfrommer was a part of this development, too. “The very first ultrasonic welding machines had simple technology. The big break- “I WON’T HAVE ANYTHING BAD SAID ABOUT WALTER HERRMANN!” 101 100