ðə fˈɜːm wʌz tˈeɪkən ˌoʊvɚ baɪ sˈʌlzɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ænd bɪkˌeɪm ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ɐɡˈɛn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ˈæftɚɹ ɐ mˈænɪdʒmənt bˈaɪaʊt.
The firm was taken over by Sulzer in 1969 and became independent again in 2002 after a management buyout.