An idea born of enthusiasm has grown into a leading family company operating across the world.

Founder and CEO Franz Mitsch, a qualified toolmaker and engineering graduate, has held various positions in vibration control since 1980. In his quest to encourage the spread of renewable energy, he became an energy consultant in 1993. Having completed his first wind turbine project in 1992, a groundbreaking achievement at that time, he noticed that wind turbines were susceptible to vibration problems. He managed to solve them by developing rubber-metal components.

In 1996, he set up ESM Energie- und Schwingungstechnik Mitsch GmbH. From the outset, one aspect of the company’s philosophy was to produce high-quality, low-maintenance products designed for the wind turbine’s entire service life – an unprecedented goal in the wind power industry.

In 2001, the company relocated out of Franz’s garage in Heppenheim into its own premises in Rimbach-Mitlechtern. Constantly growing and serving an expanding client list abroad, in 2008 an office was opened in China. Julian Saur joined ESM in 2012 and was appointed managing director in 2016. That same year, the company returned to Heppenheim. It opened its first foreign subsidiary – ESM Vibration Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. – in China in 2017.

Over its history dating back more than 25 years, ESM has constantly expanded its range and now markets its innovative developments in various industries all over the world.