{"id":195667,"date":"2021-10-11T15:22:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T13:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cardan-service.com\/chronicle\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T17:32:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T15:32:08","slug":"chronicle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cardan-service.com\/en\/chronicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Welte 100 &#8211; A journey through time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f2f2f2&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cardan-service.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/welte100.png&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-2px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||250px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; background_size_tablet=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_repeat_tablet=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; background_position_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Welte 100 &#8211; A journey through time<\/h1>\n<hr>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Welte Group, founded in 1921, will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2021.<br \/>Welte 100 &#8211; a journey through time and the development<br \/>of our family business, to which we invite you.<\/h2>\n<hr>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cardan-service.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/website_kapitel_d_f-1-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;website_kapitel_d_f-1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cardan-service.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/website_kapitel_d_f-3-1.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;website_kapitel_d_f-3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Augustin Welte&#8217;s years as a companion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>At the end of the 19th century, it was already a tradition to travel. Augustin Welte also broadened his knowledge as a journeyman blacksmith in Cologne, Ludwigsburg and Ulm. <\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cardan-service.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/csm_7_Deutschhausgasse_99467acd82.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;csm_7_Deutschhausgasse_99467acd82&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The first workshop<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>The foundation stone for the Welte Group was laid in April 1921. Brothers Alex and Augustin Welte founded a forge and body shop in Ulm&#8217;s Deutschhausgasse. <\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cardan-service.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/csm_11_Schmiedehammer_6303b3589f.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;csm_11_Schmiedehammer_6303b3589f&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Augustin Welte&#8217;s sledgehammer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Despite rising unemployment, Augustin and Therese Welte managed to keep the still young company stable. 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Low unemployment (0.75<br \/>million), joie de vivre and confidence were all part of this era.   <\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cardan-service.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/csm_19_A_Welte_20er_2fc028cc2a.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;csm_19_A_Welte_20er_2fc028cc2a&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Augustin Welte in his workshop<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Up until 1929, the blacksmith&#8217;s shop was on a positive trend. The &#8220;Golden 20s&#8221; were coming to an end. The years following the stock market crash of 1929-1933 were marked by high unemployment and inflation.  <\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cardan-service.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/website_kapitel_d_f-3-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;website_kapitel_d_f-3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cardan-service.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/csm_25_Neu-Ulm_1945_771ada6bf9.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;csm_25_Neu-Ulm_1945_771ada6bf9&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Bombing raid<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>In 1945, Neu-Ulm was bombed by Allied air force units. The war hit everyone hard. Augustin and Therese Welte and their sons Egon and August found themselves faced with the ruins of their previous work.  <\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cardan-service.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/csm_27_Ahornstrasse_1946_cebc417a5d.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;csm_27_Ahornstrasse_1946_cebc417a5d&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Reconstruction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>On May 8, 1945, the war was declared over. 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