FLUX is the undisputed pioneer in the field of barrel pump technology. Already 50 years ago, when we were still based in Stuttgart, FLUX was the first German company to manufacture barrel pumps according to its own patent......FLUX is the undisputed pioneer in the field of barrel pump technology. Already 50 years ago, when we were still based in Stuttgart, FLUX was the first German company to manufacture barrel pumps according to its own patented designs.1949 The pump engineering department was established in "Progress Verkaufs GmbH" in Stuttgart. 1950 The worlds first electric barrel pump - with the FLUX brand name. 1953 FLUX-GERÄTE GMBH founded. The worlds first explosion-proof barrel pump. 1960 The manufacturing and repair department moved from Stuttgart to Maulbronn. 1962 Herbert Hahn joined the company as managing director. 1963 New factory building with a floor area of approximately 1700 m² completed in the Industrial Zone in Maulbronn. 1972 The manufacturing area expanded to about 3200 m². 1985 Construction of a four-storey office building with a floor area of about 1800 m². 1987 All office functions, the Technical Department and the Research and Development Department moved into the new office building in Maulbronn. 1991 The manufacturing area expanded to over 4000 m². 1994 FLUX becomes the first German company in the region to be certified to DIN EN ISO 9001 by TüV Southwest. 1998 The factory building, originally constructed in 1963, is brought up to state of the art standard. 2000 Herbert Hahn, the managing director, with a career of almost 40 years hands over the reins to his nephew Klaus Hahn.