In 1864 Otto and Eugen Langen set up the first internal combustion engine making company N A Otto & Cie and succeeded in creating a successful atmospheric engine that same year. The factory ran out of space and was moved to the town of Deutz, Germany in 1869 where the company was renamed to Gasmotoren-Fabrik Deutz. Gottlieb Daimler was technical director and Wilhelm Maybach was the head of engine design.