The iron will and vision of one enterprising man once laid the foundation for a company history unlike any other that has achieved worldwide recognition and renown. The company's founder Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin and his brilliant colleague Claude Dornier with his Do X are known the world over as pioneers of the aerospace industry to this day. For the economic region of Lake Constance, this success story is of central importance. Zeppelin and Dornier are the driving forces behind an industrial and technological development that has put the region of Lake Constance on the map as a significant hub and marketplace of ideas for successful entrepreneurs and business
concepts. Here, ideas become reality.
This pioneering industrial and technological history has given rise to numerous industrial sectors and firms that still exist today; companies that are successful on the global market and help to shape the image of the region substantially. More than 50 companies have emerged directly from the activities surrounding Zeppelin and Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH. Companies like ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Zeppelin Mobile Systeme GmbH, MTU
(Motoren- und Turbinenunion Friedrichshafen), EADS Astrium and many more are global market leaders, generating billions in profits. The Zeppelin Group alone earns some 1.8 billion euros in revenues today in its 190 locations around the world.
Zeppelin and Dornier wrote history. Even today, entrepreneurship, creativity and foresight are key drivers for scientific and economic progress in the region. The Zeppelin and Dornier Museums in Friedrichshafen are home to the most significant collection of objects from this unique technological history. Visitors from all over the world come to Lake Constance to follow in the footsteps of these pioneers.
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