

Ramesohl & Schmidt AG was renamed Westfalia Separator AG on 29 September 1941.

Poster for a Westfalia buttermaking machine The company founded Westfalia Separator Inc. The first mobile milking installation for pasture land operation was presented to the public in 1927 at the agricultural show in Dortmund. In 1926 the production line was expanded to include bucket milking installations.

He managed Westfalia Separator until 1971. In the same year, the board members Richard Riefenberg, August Strothmann and founding member Franz Ramesohl resigned from office and Werner Habig joined the company. In 1915 Werner Habig was appointed director and member of the board. In 1907 the first separator for the separation of mineral oil-water mixtures was launched.ĭespite the initial promising figures, the fierce completion forced the company to cease the production of Westfalia motor vehicles in 1913. in 1906 the company, with a workforce meanwhile totalling 110 employees, started to manufacture automobiles. The production of motorbikes was launched for a brief period in 1901 which, however, was discontinued in the same year. Test run of a Westfalia motor vehicle with Franz Ramesohl
