1973 Establishing the BFI Automation Dipl.-Ing. Kurt-Henry Mindermann GmbH & Co. KG The focus in industrial automation. Development and production of the entire ERI equipment programs, will be still in the main factory Ratingen.
1977 Changing of focus to flame monitoring and evaluation systems
1980 First completely electronic flame scanner without mechanical shutter for self checking
1982 The System 3000 is presented and begins its triumphal procession.
1989 Design of plastic separation systems (green dot)
1990 Design of the very first compact flame controller (8.x) for continuous operation
1991 Mr. Dipl.-Ing. Kurt-Henry Mindermann founds HTE Mindermann GmbH as a production company for the BFI Automation.
1991 74% of shares were sold to RWE (German electricity company) – focus on various items of environmental systems in addition to flame monitoring systems.
1993 The fibre optic technology is entering the BFI flame monitoring systems
1994 Design of the first ORFEUS system for the spectral analysis of combustion processes.
1995 The BFI Automation is moving to Eggerscheidter Str. 57 in Ratingen-Hösel
1996 Management changed to RWE as Dipl.-Ing. K.H. Mindermann retired (but remained until 2012 active with the HTE)
1998 The BFI Automation is certified according to DIN ISO 9001 certified.
1999 All shares were bought back by K.-H. Mindermann and J.M. Mindermann – focusing again on flame monitoring and evaluation systems
2000 The BFI Automation built its own EMC laboratory
2000 The compact flame controllers are CSA approved 8.xx.
2001 Design of the first compact flame controller which is suitable for use in multi burner application like gas/oil/coal fired power stations.
2002 The System 3000 is CSA approved.
2003 Design of the KLC series for OEM product range – first with µP and communication capability
2004 The BST Solutions GmbH is founded with the objective flame monitoring systems for industrial and domestic burners to deliver.
2005 The first bus-enabled Compact Flame Controller CFC3000 with the converter 5012 to hit the market.
2006 The flame scanner 2.0 and the Flame Amplfier 3001 are certified to SIL3 by TÜV Rhineland.
2006 The BFI Automation USA LLC was founded to sales, delivery and support of the North American market to guarantee.
2008 Integration of a pulse signal for the CFC series for fail safe replacement technology on GE frame size gas turbines
2010 The compact flame controller series CFC x000 receive the UL certificate.
2010 Implementing a multi output technology for CFC gas turbine series for the connection to different controls – selectable by jumper
2013 Remote visualization and programming of CFC 4000 series with special protection. TUV approved
2013 The founder of the BFI Automation Dipl.-Ing. KH Mindermann dies in December
2014 The employees of HTE are taken over by the BFI Automation and the complete production is performed in-house again.
2014 New generation of the communication module 6012 with SD memory card for online data logging
2014 The UV-Compact Flame Detector is UL certified CFC100.

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