The roots of IMAS can be traced a long way back, namely to 1945 in which year the business was founded by the manufacturer, Henry Poulsen, in central Copenhagen. Learn more about the history of IMAS from the timeline below.<\/p>\n
1945<\/strong> 1948<\/strong> 1952<\/strong> 1952-1958<\/strong> 1957<\/strong> 1960-1972<\/strong> 1961<\/strong> 1964<\/strong> 1966<\/strong> 1967<\/strong> 1972<\/strong> 1973<\/strong> 1980<\/strong> 1989<\/strong> 1991<\/strong> 1995<\/strong> 2000<\/strong> 2005<\/strong> 2006<\/strong> 2008<\/strong> 2012<\/strong> 2016<\/strong> 2017<\/strong> 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n Ish\u00f8j Mekaniske leases a little over 1000 square metres to close collaborative partners.<\/p>\n 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n Organizational changes has been made allowing CEO Allan Rasmussen to focus on his responsibilities in the Sales Department in the future.<\/p>\n In the hope of inspiring more young people to take a vocational education Ish\u00f8j Mekaniske has entered into a collaboration with the Youth Center in Greve Municipality and seven local primary and lower secondary schools. On 17th<\/sup>\u00a0of June Ish\u00f8j Mekaniske Roskilde won the price for best Internship in K\u00f8ge Bugt 2020. We won the price for our commitment and efforts to get more young people in the local area to choose a vocational education and apply for a job in the industry.<\/p>\n In addition, the factory now has a food registration so that we can now produce and deliver components for customers in the Food Industry.<\/p>\n This year Ish\u00f8j Mekaniske celebrates its 75th anniversary.<\/p>\n 2021<\/strong> IMAS takes yet a giant technological leap, installing its first KUKA robot in interaction with a new Brother M140X2 lathe. Thus, our machine works is now capable of providing 24\/7 batch manufacturing of lathe-turned workpieces.<\/p>\n IMAS participates in the SMV Climate Ready project for small and medium-sized manufacturing facilities, which is part of the UN Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This project facilitates professional assistance as to the mapping out of our machine works’ carbon emission footprint \u2013 together with a proposal as to how the machined workpieces can be manufactured at yet more reduced carbon emissions.<\/p>\n Finally, by September, the Covid-19 situation in Denmark is under so much control as to allow the celebration of the postponed 75-year jubilee.<\/p>\n IMAS wins the 2021 Greve Educational Award (Greve Uddannelsespris) owing to our machine works’ strategic focal points such as for instance education and competence lifting. Likewise, IMAS assumes responsibility with respect to helping the local area’s young apprentices and students.<\/p>\n 2022<\/strong> As of the turn of the year 2022\/23, all Danish businesses must separate all waste that is comparable to household waste. At IMAS, we are already ahead of the game, as we have introduced the separation of our waste into 11 different types of waste, and thus more of the machine works’ waste is now converted into recyclable resources.<\/p>\n The credit-rating company Bisnode has accorded IMAS the triple-A rating which is the highest obtainable credit rating. The machine works thus joins a distinguished club of trustworthy companies \u2013 of which only two per cent of Danish businesses is a part.<\/p>\n Having introduced a new and efficient air-to-water heat pump, IMAS has made itself independent of gas which has meant a 76 per cent reduction in our heating costs. Moreover, the heat pump is powered by renewable energy \u2013 namely electricity produced by wind, water and sun \u2013 and thus our carbon emission per kW heat has been reduced by 94 percent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The roots of IMAS can be traced a long way […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2277,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2292","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe business, H. Poulsen, is founded by the manufacturer, Henry Poulsen.<\/p>\n
\nH. Poulsen moves to the suburb of Br\u00f8nsh\u00f8j.<\/p>\n
\nUp until 1952, the focus area of H. Poulsen is the production of aluminium buttons.
\nThis was also the year (1952) marking the employment of 10-year old Mogens Poulsen \u2013second generation and son, Henry Poulsen \u2013 in the capacity as errand boy.<\/p>\n
\nDuring the years 1952-1958, H. Poulsen develops a good and steady collaborative relationship with the renowned Danish engineering consultants, FL Smidt og Co. \u2013 at the time the predominant customer of the enterprise. Unfortunately, this collaboration was brought up short when, in 1958, FL Smidt og Co. in Copenhagen was destroyed by fire.<\/p>\n
\n15 years old, Mogen Poulsen leaves school to be apprenticed as a machine worker with H. Poulsen under the supervision of his father, Henry Poulsen.<\/p>\n
\nH. Poulsen machines all Cuckoo-lark parts for copies of 19th century Bornholm grandfather-clocks.<\/p>\n
\n19-year old Mogens Poulsen has served his apprenticeship, and \u2013 after compulsory military service \u2013 he is again employed with H. Poulsen, where he remains for the next few years.<\/p>\n
\nThe manufacturer, Brdr. Michaelsen in Hedensted offers to train Mogens Poulsen as a mechanical engineer. Thus, on 1 August 1964, he leaves H. Poulsen to take on employment in Hedensted.<\/p>\n
\nHenry Poulsen is taken seriously ill. Mogens Poulsen leaves his job at Brdr. Michaelsen i Hedensted in order to return and take over the reins of H. Poulsen.<\/p>\n
\nIn August of 1967, Mogens Poulsen initiates his own production of snap couplings for pneumatic equipment. This, then, unique product constitutes the foundation for a financially sound growth of the business that, in the same year, is renamed to \u201dH. Poulsen & S\u00f8n\u201d (H. Poulsen & son).<\/p>\n
\nAfter many years\u2019 illness, Henry Poulsen dies. The second generation, Mogens Poulsen, takes over the ownership of H. Poulsen & S\u00f8n.<\/p>\n
\nThe premises in Br\u00f8nsh\u00f8j prove to be too small. Hence, H. Poulsen & S\u00f8n invests in larger buildings on Baldersb\u00e6kvej 46 in Ish\u00f8j (another Copenhagen suburb).
\nAlso, it has become time to plan ahead. Since personal names as names of businesses do not reveal much about the activities of such businesses, the name of the firm is changed from \u201dH. Poulsen & S\u00f8n\u201d into \u201dIsh\u00f8j Mekaniske A\/S\u201d (Ish\u00f8j Mechanical).<\/p>\n
\nAs, once again, the company lacks space, the 1980s see the yet an expansion, i.e. the purchase and incorporating of Baldersb\u00e6kvej 45. This is not least owing to Mogens Poulsen\u2019s development and commencement of the manufacturing of cylinders for PFAFF industrial sewing machines. A project that soon comes to constitute 93 percent of the turnover.<\/p>\n
\nAnother Mogens Poulsen development project proves successful \u2013 in collaboration with Dan-inject, the anesthetising gun becomes a reality. To this very day, it remains a major Dan-inject success.<\/p>\n
\nThe third generation, Allan Rasmussen, son of Mogens Poulsen, takes up apprenticeship as a machine worker at Ish\u00f8j Mekaniske.<\/p>\n
\nAllan Rasmussen tries his strengths against other firms within the trade.<\/p>\n
\nAllan Rasmussen follows the footsteps of his father and grandfather. He gets his basic professional training with Ish\u00f8j Mekaniske and takes over the daily management after having measured his strengths against similar firms within the trade for a number of years.<\/p>\n
\nIn June 2005, Mogens Poulsen retires, and Allan Rasmussen takes up the post as managing director of Ish\u00f8j Mekaniske.<\/p>\n
\nOn 1 January 2006, Allan Rasmussen takes over Ish\u00f8j Mekaniske, and the machining workshop is set up for a new chapter to take its beginning.<\/p>\n
\nAs the financial crisis hits Danish society, Ish\u00f8j Mekaniske is well in hand, commercially. However, as the crisis entails a recession within the trade at large, Ish\u00f8j Mekaniske is obliged to resign itself to a period of stagnating developments.<\/p>\n
\nHowever, from 2012 and onwards, developments begin to turn around, and \u2013 once again \u2013 Ish\u00f8j Mekaniske is commercially successful. Thus, the purchase of 6 machines eliminates superfluous floor space.<\/p>\n
\nIn the spring of 2016, Allan Rasmussen is approached by Sulzer\/Micpak Denmark A\/S concerning the feasibility of the company\u2019s purchase of approximately 3000 square metres of suitable buildings in Greve being vacated as a customer is taking their activities abroad (M. Kr\u00f8ger (subsequently Sulzer) \u2013 manufacturer of joint-filler guns). Soon, the buildings on Baldersb\u00e6kvej are sold.<\/p>\n
\nIn the autumn of 2017, Ish\u00f8j Mekaniske moves into the new buildings, located on Geminivej 4-6 in Greve \u2013 with only seven days of production standstill.<\/p>\n
\nIsh\u00f8j Mekaniske changes its name to IMAS A\/S.<\/p>\n
\nIMAS invests in yet a new Citizen L12 LFV lathe for the purpose of our continued capacity for meeting our customers’ desires and requirements.<\/p>\n