page_title: Miele
section_title: Milestones
hierarchical_section_title: Miele / Milestones
caption_attribution_description: English: Washing machine Miele from 1915. Exhibited at the National Polytechnic Museum, Sofia
context_page_description: Miele is a German manufacturer of high-end domestic appliances and commercial equipment, headquartered in Gütersloh, Ostwestfalen-Lippe. The company was founded in 1899 by Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann, and has always been a family-owned and run company.
context_section_description: 1899 Foundation of Miele & Cie.; production of cream separators
  1900 Production of butter churns and washing machines
  1912-1914 Production of motorcars (125 vehicles)
  1914 First washing machine with an electric motor; Branches set up in Brussels, Buenos Aires, Paris, Warsaw and Vienna
  1924-1960 Production of bicycles and motorcycles in Bielefeld
  1927 Production of first vacuum cleaners
  1929 Production of Europe's first electric dishwasher
  1955 Dutch slogan "Miele. Er is geen betere" invented
  1956 First fully automatic washing machine
  1958 First domestic tumble dryer
  1963 Miele launches in the UK
  1966 First humidity sensing dryer, the T 460
  1976 First top-loading washer-dryer, the WT 489.
  1978 First microprocessor-controlled washing machines, dryers, and dishwashers
  1982 Launch of "The New Miele-class" with innovations like a 1,200 RPM spin speed, service friendly construction (hinged front)
  1986 Introduction of the Hydromatic washing drum with perforated paddles in the drum, which increase washing performance
  1987 Introduction of the world's first dishwasher with a cutlery tray, the G 595 SC
  1988 First front-loading washer-dryer by Miele, the WT 745. Also in that year, Miele acquired the professional appliances manufacturer Cordes
  1989 700-series washing machines refreshed with Novotronic electronic control
  1990 Kitchen appliance manufacturer Imperial taken over
  1991 900-series washing machines launched with Novotronic surface-mount devices technology. Also introduced in that year and with the 900-series: 1,600 RPM spin speed
  1991 Developed and created the wet cleaning process in partnership with Kreussler Textile Chemistry
  1997 First washing machine with a program for hand-washable woolens, and Miele InfoControl: the first mobile receiver to process data transmitted by Miele domestic appliances. WT 745 discontinued and succeeded by the WT 945
  1998 First fully automatic built-in coffee maker by Miele, the CVA 620. Also in that year, Miele introduced a gas-fueled dryer for domestic use, the T 478 G
  1999 First washing machine with a 1,800 RPM spin speed and brushless FU motor, the W397. Also that year, Miele celebrated their 100th anniversary
  2001 Launch of the patented "SoftCare" honeycomb pattern drum
  2003 Navitronic washing machines and tumble dryers with an "Automatic" program
  2004 New G 1000/G 2000 dishwasher series using a patented production process
  2005 TouchControl operation for dishwashers, cookers, steam cookers and microwaves, 37th Miele subsidiary set up in Korea. Kitchen production halted.
  2006 New washing machine/tumble dryer series with innovative design
  2013 New washing machine and dryer series called W1 and T1
  2014 New slogan for The Netherlands, "Miele. Er is geen betere" has been changed to the international slogan, "Immer Besser"
  2017 Miele launches Dialog Oven with M-Chef Technology and automatic menu cooking
caption: Washing machine MieleExtra from 1915. Exhibited at the National Polytechnic Museum, Sofia
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