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Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon was a Swiss engineering company based in theZürich district ofOerlikon known for the early development ofelectric locomotives. It was founded in 1876 as theWerkzeug- und Maschinen-Fabrik Oerlikon by the industrialistPeter Emil Huber-Werdmüller, and occupied a large site immediately to the west ofOerlikon railway station.
In 1906, the armaments business was demerged to formSchweizerische Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon, which evolved into the technology companyOC Oerlikon and the armaments companyRheinmetall Air Defence (formerlyOerlikon Contraves).
In 1967, Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon was taken over byBrown, Boveri & Cie,[1] which merged withASEA in 1988 to formABB Group.
The site of the company's works has been redeveloped, including the innovative publicMFO-Park. In the second decade of the 21st century, a project was initiated to expand Oerlikon railway station, with the provision of two additional platform tracks on north-western side of the station. That affected the site of the former office building ofMaschinenfabrik Oerlikon, dating from the late 19th century, and now a restaurant complex known asGleis 9. Because of its cultural importance to the region, plans to demolish the building were rejected, and instead, the 6,200-tonne (6,800-ton) building was moved 60 meters (200 ft) to the west, on specially laid tracks. The move took place in May 2012, and took 19 hours.[2][3][4]
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