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1957
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The tallest aerial ladder in the world (60+2
m) is supplied.
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1959
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First fully hydraulic Metz aerial
ladder
The first fully hydraulic Metz aerial ladder is
launched. The Hamburg fire-fighting service takes delivery of the
first two ladders.
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1967
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First upright positively controlled aerial
rescue and operations cage
Due to government measures
designed to curb the trade cycle, government spending on
fire-fighting equipment is still fairly reticent. Despite this
fact, Metz continues with its development schedule, and implements
an aerial ladder with self-controlled rescue cage.
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1979
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Aerial ladder DL 53 with rescue
cage
For the first time, a positively controlled rescue
cage is fitted to a 53 meter hydraulic ladder, and supplied to
Yugoslavia.
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1980
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Swiveling stretcher support
In
connection with the positively controlled rescue cage, Metz can now
offer a support which allows fire-fighters to rescue injured
persons: the "swiveling stretcher support".
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1988
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Fold-out away rescue cage
During ladder jacking
operations, the rescue cage can be remotely erected into working
position. This considerably reduces set-up times during
operations.
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1990
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First electronic ladder DLK 30PLC
On the occasion
of the 26th German Fire-Fighters Day, the first electronically
controlled and monitored aerial ladder DLK 23-12 PLC (Program Logic
Control) with proportional hydraulics is launched.
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1992
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Metz celebrates the company's 150th
anniversary.
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1996
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DLK 18 FA
The first DLK 18 FA is delivered, a
combination of aerial ladder and fire-fighting vehicle.
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1997
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Metz Online Support System (MOS)
introduced
The new Metz remote diagnostics system, known
as MOS (Metz Online Support), gives fire-fighters a fast and
comprehensive overview of the status data for he Metz aerial
ladder. Fire-fighters can query data such as the ladder set
position, the elevation angle, or error messages.
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