Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon was a Swiss engineering company based in the Oerlikon district of Zurich, known for early work developing electric locomotives. It was founded in 1876 by the industrialist Peter Emil Huber-Werdmüller under the original name Werkzeug- und Maschinen-Fabrik Oerlikon, operating from a large works next to Oerlikon railway station.
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Company Type Founded Year Chronology
Dissolved Year In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Zurich, located there.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon
WikidataWikidata item description
Swiss engineering company (1876-1967)
Wikidata statement: inception (P571)
inception: 1876
Wikidata statement: dissolved, abolished or demolished date (P576)
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1967
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