At 06.12.1926 an airplane school was found in Kazanlak.
1927 – in this year a contract was signed with the Czech firm “Aero Praga” AG for an airplane factory building.
Within the 1928-1930 - “Aero-Praga” Co. carosseries for motor cars “Chevrolet” were produced.
Within 1930-1942 – Airplane factory “Bulgarian Caproni” – During this period the factory became a property of the Italian firm “Caproni” and was specialized in the production of airplanes.
1933-1936 – Within this time a Technical director was the first Bulgarian air constructor engineer /prof. Lazarov/.According to his constructions the airplanes DAR, LAZ, CB-3 “Skylarks” were manufactured. Later the two-seated airplanes “Gilba” /parrots /, CB-11 were made and “Pheasant” – fighting reconnaissance air plane, that took part into the first phase of the Patriotic war, also the first Bulgarian radio-sets “Caproni” and bakelite articles were worked.
Within 1942-1945 - State aircraft factory /SAF/ for training engineless airplanes “Grenan baby”, “Voyae” /swallow/ - single seater ,“Cranih – two seated , free flyers, training sliders.
1945-1960 – transformed in “ DSO” – Factory 35 – Factory 13 : Producer of tractors for earthed – up plants, accessories for the furnishing of dental surgeries, centrifuges for milk, equipments used in the mining industry, pneumatic hammers, new model pneumatic engines, pneumatic winches, transporters for coals, the first Bulgarian fast striking hammers PCh-75”, paddles for tractors and Gall`s chains for agricultural machines and motor cycles, sewing machines “Shipka”.
Kazanlak – center of the Bulgarian Hydraulics
Within 1961-1990:
Manufacturing the following products: hydraulic devices, piston and plunger cylinders, throttles, filters, hydraulic lifters, brake cylinders, jacks, gear pumps “Plessey”, directional control valves under the license of “Plessey”, directional control valves “Bosch”, valves “Bosch”, solenoid operated directional control valves, proportional operated directional control valves , servo-valves and servo-systems.
During 1991-1997 - “Caproni” JSC was established as a producer of :