Private company

Mechlabor

Mechlabor is a Hungarian manufacturer of broadcasting equipment based in Budapest District VI, founded in 1949.¹ It was founded by Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Interior.¹ It ceased to exist in 1993.¹

A Mechanikai Laboratórium Híradástechnikai kísérleti Vállalat (rövidítése: ML, rövid neve: Mechanikai Laboratórium, általánosan használt neve: Mechlabor) a szocialista Magyarország egyik, részben katonai, részben stúdiótechnikai berendezéseket gyártó állami vállalata volt.² From the Hungarian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1949Founded¹

Industryelectronics industry, instrumentation engineering¹
HeadquartersBudapest District VI, Hungary¹

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What it owns

What Mechlabor reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Mechlabor

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.¹

The story

Founded by Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Interior in 1949.¹

Products and brands

broadcasting equipment
reel-to-reel audio tape recorder
telecommunications device
video camera

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

Mechlabor

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1993Dissolved Dissolved¹
1949Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataMechlabor on Wikidata
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WikipediaMechlabor on the Hungarian Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsMechlabor photo by Derzsi Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 3.0