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[[File:C04-206.jpg|thumb|As early as 1958, NEFF designed the first European induction cooker in Bretten. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)]]''"Shoe size 56!"'' was the caption on the photo of the strongest man from the Black Forest. In the picture with him was the strongest [[Milestones_of_Success|new development on the home appliance market]]: the first European induction stove, produced in 1958 by [[The_Neff_Brand_and_the_BSH_Site_in_Bretten|NEFF in Bretten]].<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, C04-0206, 1958.</ref> | [[File:C04-206.jpg|thumb|As early as 1958, NEFF designed the first European induction cooker in Bretten. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives, C04-0206.)]]''"Shoe size 56!"'' was the caption on the photo of the strongest man from the Black Forest. In the picture with him was the strongest [[Milestones_of_Success|new development on the home appliance market]]: the first European induction stove, produced in 1958 by [[The_Neff_Brand_and_the_BSH_Site_in_Bretten|NEFF in Bretten]].<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, C04-0206, 1958.</ref> | ||
Yet even the strongest man from the Black Forest proved to be powerless in attempting to convince consumers of the cutting-edge technology. It was only at the [[BSH_Chronology_2003-2013:_International_Consolidation|turn of the millennium]] that induction began to establish itself on the market. BSH<ref>BSH was founded in 1967 as Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH - BSHG for short. In 1998, the name was changed to BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, with the short form BSH. Since the sale of the Siemens shares in BSH to Robert Bosch GmbH the company’s name is now BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, but still BSH for short.</ref> played a crucial role in shaping this development with a Competence Center for Induction Development and became one of the leading providers of this technology. | Yet even the strongest man from the Black Forest proved to be powerless in attempting to convince consumers of the cutting-edge technology. It was only at the [[BSH_Chronology_2003-2013:_International_Consolidation|turn of the millennium]] that induction began to establish itself on the market. BSH<ref>BSH was founded in 1967 as Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH - BSHG for short. In 1998, the name was changed to BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, with the short form BSH. Since the sale of the Siemens shares in BSH to Robert Bosch GmbH the company’s name is now BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, but still BSH for short.</ref> played a crucial role in shaping this development with a Competence Center for Induction Development and became one of the leading providers of this technology. | ||
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Series production commenced in 1990 in Montañana, with the breakthrough coming in 1999. Production increased 15-fold between 1999 and 2001. The new subject "Electronics in Induction" was established at the University of Saragossa in 2001, with BSH providing the teaching staff and the financial resources. Just four years later, BSH received its own Chair for Innovation.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0024, inform August/2001 Jg. 24, page 25. BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0034, inform 01/2011 Jg. 34, page 23.</ref> | Series production commenced in 1990 in Montañana, with the breakthrough coming in 1999. Production increased 15-fold between 1999 and 2001. The new subject "Electronics in Induction" was established at the University of Saragossa in 2001, with BSH providing the teaching staff and the financial resources. Just four years later, BSH received its own Chair for Innovation.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0024, inform August/2001 Jg. 24, page 25. BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0034, inform 01/2011 Jg. 34, page 23.</ref> | ||
The induction division was expanded following the commercial breakthrough, with 48 patents for induction topics already registered in 2010. Around 100 employees worked in the Competence Center's six labs and around half a million induction cooktops were being produced and exported to 78 countries worldwide. By 2016, production figures had more than doubled, with 1.2 million induction cooktops now leaving the BSH plants. | The induction division was expanded following the commercial breakthrough, with 48 patents for induction topics already registered in 2010, such as [[The_CX_480_full_surface_induction_cooktop_with_TFT_touch_display|full-surface induction]]. Around 100 employees worked in the Competence Center's six labs and around half a million induction cooktops were being produced and exported to 78 countries worldwide. By 2016, production figures had more than doubled, with 1.2 million induction cooktops now leaving the BSH plants. | ||
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