Kasto
| Kasto Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG
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| legal form | GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | 1844 |
| Seat | Achern , Germany |
| management | Armin Stolzer |
| Number of employees | 530 |
| sales | 113.11 million euros |
| Branch | Storage technology , sawing technology |
| Website | www.kasto.com |
The Kasto Maschinenbau is on the saw - and storage technology for metal - Langgut specialized. The company manufactures, among other things, metal sawing machines, semi and fully automatic long goods and sheet metal storage systems as well as automatic handling equipment for metal rods, sheets and blanks.
history
In 1844 the carpenter Karl Stolzer founded the company in Achern, Baden-Württemberg as a "mechanical workshop". The company initially manufactured water wheels , looms , paper and milling machines , among other things . Later Stolzer also devoted himself to building sawmills and sawmills .
The invention of the hacksaw machine in 1947 marked Kasto's decisive step towards becoming a modern machine tool manufacturer. In the 1960s, circular sawing machines added to the range. With the entry into series and mass cut production, Kasto also recognized the need to mechanize long goods storage and material handling. At the beginning of the 1970s, the company presented the first fully automatic long goods store . Integrated into it were two circular sawing machines that were supplied by automatic material magazines. This was the preliminary stage for the first combined storage and sawing centers, which Kasto manufactured from 1980.
In 2014 the company celebrated its 170th anniversary. Armin Stolzer has been running the family business in the fifth generation for more than 25 years and has now also brought the sixth to the company.
Corporate structure
Kasto produces exclusively in Germany: at its headquarters in Achern-Gamshurst and in a branch in Schalkau, Thuringia . The company also has subsidiaries in England , France , Singapore , Switzerland and the USA, as well as around 50 factory representatives.
See also
Web link
Individual evidence
- ↑ Imprint of the German GmbH & Co. KG
- ↑ a b Official website . Retrieved August 28, 2015
- ↑ a b Annual financial statements as of December 31, 2017 in the electronic Federal Gazette
- ↑ a b c 170 years of Kasto: A success story in Baden . maschinewerkzeug.de, August 13, 2014
- ↑ Kasto: Family celebrates company . handling.de, April 24, 2014