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<noinclude></noinclude>German company, the parent company was born in [[1908]] from the activities of ''Friedrich Merz'', a pharmacist, and is still active in this field as Merz Pharma. The fountain pens production instead began in [[1920]], when the two brothers Friedrich and Georg Merz associated themselves to the turner ''Justus Krell'' to found [[Merz & Krell]] in Bieberau, active immediately with a dozen workers. The [[Melbi]] brand was initially adopted (as an abbreviation of [[Merz & Krell]], Bieberau). Later were adopted also the brands [[Senator]] and [[Diplomat]]. Initial production was  fountain pens, holders and celluloid mechanical pencils.  

<noinclude></noinclude>German company, the parent company was born in [[1908]] from the activities of ''Friedrich Merz'', a pharmacist, and is still active in this field as Merz Pharma. The fountain pens production instead began in [[1920]], when the two brothers Friedrich and Georg Merz associated themselves to the turner ''Justus Krell'' to found [[Merz & Krell]] in Bieberau, active immediately with a dozen workers. The [[Melbi]] brand was initially adopted (as an abbreviation of [[Merz & Krell]], Bieberau). Later were adopted also the brands [[Senator]] and [[Diplomat]]. Initial production was  fountain pens, holders and celluloid mechanical pencils.  

Nel [[1929]] l'azienda si spostò di sede in Bahnhofstrasse, in un nuovo edificio che potesse accogliere l'accresciuta forza lavoro di circa 150 persone. Nel [[1936]] fu una delle prime aziende tedesche a sperimentare l'uso della resina plastica ad iniezione con l'acquisto di un apposito macchinario per la produzione di pezzi con questa tecnica. Negli anni '60 iniziò la produzione di penne a sfera. Attiva nella produzione di stilografiche economiche, e poi di penne a sfera, negli anni '80 era una delle principali produttrici di penne pubblicitarie, tuttora presente sul mercato con il marchio [[Senator]] che resta uno dei principali produttori di penne pubblicitarie.

In [[1929]] the company moved the headquarters at Bahnhofstrasse, in a new building that would accommodate the increased work force of about 150 people. In [[1936]] it was one of the first German companies to experiment with the use of plastic resin injection purchasing a special machine to produce parts with this technique. In the '60s it began the ballpoint pens production. Active in the production of economic fountain pens, ballpoint pens, in the 80s was one of the main producers of advertising pens, still on the market with the brand [[Senator]] which remains one of the leading manufacturers of advertising pens.

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