Historic

Founded on June 13, 1940.

1940

Recife - World War II makes it difficult to import goods that the domestic industry didn't manufacture at the time, such as surgical instruments, automobile parts and industrial matrices. Polish man Leon Heimer,  residing in Brazil for eleven years, decides to start his own business. He, technician in mechanics, dedicates in the manufacture of diverse equipment necessary to the region.

1948

Inauguration of the Machine Shop Leon Heimer, demonstrating the desire to contribute to the technological development of the country. And, with a lot of entrepreneurship and an unparalleled pioneering spirit, Leon Heimer is a pioneer in the conversion of gas engines to ethanol fuel in the northeast of Brazil.

1960

Start of production of Generator Sets and Water Pumps.

1963

José Heimer assumes the presidency of the company. Opening of several branches across the country.

1989

Inauguration of the Industrial Park, today with 65,000m².

1996

Incorporation of the Negrine Generator Factory in São Paulo with an industrial park of 38,000 m².  Start of the manufacture of Microprocessed Controllers.

1998

Beginning of the manufacture of its own motor under license from Japan's YANMAR.

2001

Heimer becomes a private limited company and expands its facilities by acquiring a new industry facility in the city Paulista, state of Pernambuco.

2003

It is the first company, outside the United States, to sign an equipment manufacturing agreement with General Motors Americana for the development of GM gas engines.

2004

Totaling an investment of $ 3 million, Heimer modernizes its production line. The company becomes the first company, in its segment, to win the ISO Certificate. The certification guarantees international recognition and provides an increase in exports.

2007

Mrs Cheva Heimer takes over the chairmanship of the company.

2015

Heimer becomes Authorized Distributor for Brazil of Capstone Microturbines.

The Future

We intend to become more and more active in the national and international market. We produce sophisticated and fully microprocessed Electrical Switchboards with excellence, also provides mobile and fixed Cabin Genset that can be sound-proofed or not. We also develops parallelism and ramp projects, as well as special products according to the needs of each client.

Our Gensets are the most compact on the market and they have the most varied applications: IT, telecommunications, TV, radio, naval transport, oil industry, rural production, construction sites, buildings, malls and hospitals. According to customer needs the power of the Gensets can range from 10 to 100,000 kVA. In addition to serving the Brazilian market with its own units, representatives and technical assistance, the company exports to most continents. And, this is how Heimer from a small machine shop became a big industry and continues to collaborate for the development of Brazil and several countries. And this reinforces the great project of life of our founder Leon Heimer.

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