In 1946, graduate engineer and Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Hans
List founded the engineering firm “IBL”, before renaming it to
“Anstalt für Verbrennungsmotoren Prof. Hans List” in 1948.
His goal was to develop modern engines, based on the latest
findings from basic research while simultaneously taking into
account the growing economic criteria within the industry.
The new company’s first order was the development of a ro-
bust industrial diesel engine. This went into series production
at the Jenbach plant in Tyrol and at the Andritz engineering
works in Graz in 1949. Even then, the success of the company
relied upon the pillars of development and construction exper-
tise, rigorous testing, and income generated from patents.
The 1940s
To this day, Hans List’s
publications remain
among the most
important scientific
book series on internal
combustion engines
in the world.
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