The Historical Archive of MAN Energy Solutions
The future needs a past
The Historical Archive was created in 1938 and is made up of several factory archives of the former Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG (M.A.N.).
The archive’s main objective is to document and preserve our company’s technical and product history and to make it accessible. Only the most significant documents, contracts and other types of sources are made available here for posterity. It enables us to retrace history, reconstruct past events and preserve important information and knowledge for future generations. This also enables customers and employees to identify with our products and the company. Our archive is therefore an important tool for preserving the company’s history while at the same time improving the company’s efficiency and effectiveness.
The Historical Archive is the memory of our company.
Our inventory
The Historical Archive houses around two million documents from the Augsburg, Nuremberg, Gustavsburg and Hamburg plants. These mainly include:
- Brochures
- Operating instructions
- Sales and delivery lists
- Press releases
- Employee and company magazines
- Annual reports
- Publications and literature
- Photo and film material
- Objects (calendars, medals)
- Estates
Usage
- Internal enquiries (e.g. for historical publications, anniversaries, lectures)
- External enquiries (e.g. from journalists, scientists, students)
Please e-mail us at museum-archiv@man-es.com – we will do the research for you and provide you with the documents digitally if possible.
It is also possible to visit the archive by arrangement. Documents relating to our MAN commercial vehicles can be found in the MAN Truck & Bus Historical Archive in Munich. Archival material on our rail vehicles/locomotives can mostly be found in the Deutsche Bahn archives.
Interesting examples from the Historical Archive
Our MAN Museum in Augsburg
The MAN Museum in Augsburg opened in April 1953. The permanent exhibition gives you an insight into MAN’s entire history, from the beginnings of Sander’s machine factory to MAN Energy Solutions today.
The history of MAN Energy Solutions
MAN Energy Solutions and the former MAN Group as a whole can be traced back to two business start-ups.
Learn more about our historyOur strategy
MAN Energy Solutions develops systems for profound decarbonisation in the most important sectors. For more than 250 years, we have been developing impactful innovations in the fields of high technology and complex systems. We have always looked at challenges in a broader context and sought solutions that enable sustainable progress for all.
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MAN Energy Solutions SE
Heinrich-von-Buz-Str. 28
86153 Augsburg
t +49 821 322-4029
t +49 821 322-3366
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