▁is ▁a ▁company ▁that ▁special izes ▁in ▁fluid ▁management , ▁c rank case ▁vent ilation ▁systems ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁filter ▁systems ▁for ▁oil , ▁fuel , ▁air ▁and ▁cabin ▁air ▁fil tr ation . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁a ▁development ▁partner ▁and ▁series ▁supp lier ▁for ▁the ▁autom ot ive ▁and ▁engine ▁industry , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁industrial ▁and ▁consumer ▁goods ▁mark ets . ▁In ▁the ▁industrial ▁and ▁environmental ▁technology ▁se ctors , ▁H eng st ▁Autom ot ive ▁also ▁develop s ▁custom ized ▁solutions ▁for ▁almost ▁all ▁fil tr ation ▁applications , ▁employ ing ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁world wide ▁in ▁eleven ▁locations ▁in ▁Germany , ▁Brazil , ▁China , ▁India , ▁Poland , ▁Singapore ▁and ▁the ▁USA . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁by ▁engineer ▁Walter ▁H eng st , ▁the ▁company ▁is ▁to ▁this ▁day ▁an ▁independent ▁third - gener ation ▁family ▁enter prise ▁with ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Mün ster . ▁ ▁History / mil est ones ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Walter ▁H eng st ▁founded ▁the ▁company ▁Ing . ▁Walter ▁H eng st ▁K G ▁in ▁Mün ster . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Gün ter ▁R ött ger ing , ▁the ▁son - in - law ▁of ▁Walter ▁H eng st , ▁joined ▁the ▁company , ▁later ▁becoming ▁his ▁successor , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁Ing . ▁Walter ▁H eng st ▁GmbH ▁& ▁Co . ▁K