Klepsch Group
| Klepsch Group | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Different, either GmbH or GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | 1951 |
| Seat | Zell am See district , Austria |
| management |
Managing Director :
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| sales | EUR 200 million (2014) |
| Branch | Plastics processing |
| Website | www.klepschgroup.com |
The Klepsch Group (English: Klepsch Group ) is an international group of companies in the plastics processing industry based in the Zell am See district . The Klepsch Group employs around 820 people worldwide and processes over 56,000 tons of raw material per year. The companies are owned by the Klepsch family, who continue to run them themselves. In total, the Klepsch Group generates around 200 million euros per year.
The companies
The companies of the Klepsch Group cover large parts of the plastics processing industry. The following are the most important:
- Senoplast Klepsch & Co. GmbH - Piesendorf , sheets and foils for deep drawing and thermoforming
- Zell-Metall GmbH Engineering Plastics - Kaprun , semi-finished products
- Senova Kunststoffe GesmbH & Co KG - Uttendorf , wholesale
- Seno Spezialmaschinen GmbH & Co KG - Piesendorf, mechanical engineering
- Seletec Plastic Products GmbH & Co KG - Uttendorf, injection molding
- Senco Research and Development GmbH & Co KG - Piesendorf, research and development
history
Beginning in the metal processing industry
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Klepsch family ran a steel, iron and bronze foundry in Aussig (today CZ ). After the Second World War, all German-born citizens of the new Czechoslovak Republic were sold . The Klepsch family, for example, whose company now has more than 1,200 employees.
Since the foundry trade was a tied trade at that time, the opportunity for a new beginning did not arise until 1949, when Rudolf Klepsch senior. (1914–1996) leased the Brandstätter foundry in Zell am See. Two years later, the Zell-Metall company was founded.
Zell-Metall GmbH Engineering Plastics
Zell-Metall GmbH, the oldest company in the Klepsch Group, emerged from the Brandstätter foundry in 1951. Dr. Rudolf Klepsch Sr. however, recognized very early that engineering plastics would replace metals and other conventional materials in the future. That is why Zell-Metall started extrusion and injection molding of polyamide in 1955 . Initially, extrusion was operated in Zell am See and the injection molding division in Mühlbach im Pinzgau . In 1960 the company was merged at the new location in Kaprun.
In the following decades, many more plastics were added to the product portfolio. The original core business, the casting of semi-finished bronze products , was discontinued in 1986. The injection molding department was outsourced to Senova in 1989. Today Zell-Metall specializes in the extrusion of plastic semi-finished products in the form of plates, foils, solid and hollow rods for machining. The available materials range from conventional engineering plastics ( PA , POM , PET ) to high-performance plastics (e.g. PEEK ) and modified materials. In addition to the main location in Kaprun, Zell-Metall operates other production locations on the island of Ischia ( Italy ) and in Lenexa ( Kansas , USA ) as well as several logistics centers in Germany and abroad.
Senoplast Klepsch & Co. GmbH
Senoplast was founded in 1956 by Wilhelm Klepsch, the son of Rudolf senior. Initially, the company dealt with the recycling of old plastic material, from which the company name is derived (“senix” = Greek for “old”). In addition, Senoplast also acted as a trading company until 1986. Senoplast has been concentrating on the extrusion of plastic sheets and foils for deep drawing and thermoforming since 1964. These products are incorporated into a wide variety of finished products, such as B. cars, mobile homes, sanitary facilities, suitcases, roof boxes, boats, furniture or packaging for the food industry. The materials used include ABS , PMMA , ASA and PS .
Senoplast produces in Piesendorf and, since 2000, in Querétaro (Mexico), operates further branches in 16 countries worldwide and employs over 400 people. The company Senco (Europe) GmbH was created through the spin-off of the coextruded film division for deep-drawing for vehicle construction . Senoplast has been a bearer of the Austrian national coat of arms since 1987 as an award for exceptional achievements for Austria's economy.
Senosan GmbH
In 2011, Senosan GmbH was founded as an independent company in order to gear the marketing of scratch-resistant high-gloss films specifically to the needs of the furniture industry. The area of application extends to any type of furniture for kitchen, bathroom, living room, bedroom, office in the form of coated panels with a high-gloss finish.
Senova Kunststoffe GmbH & Co KG
Senova, the trading company of the Klepsch Group, was created in 1986 when the trading divisions from Senoplast and Zell-Metall were spun off. The Uttendorf-based company operates a branch in Vienna and deals with the trade, import and export of semi-finished plastic products. Senova is the representative of the sister companies Senoplast and Zell-Metall in Austria and also represents other leading European manufacturers of semi-finished plastic products.
Seletec Plastic Products GmbH & Co KG
Seletec was created in 1997 when the injection molding division, which had existed since 1955, was spun off from the Senova company. The core business of the company based in Uttendorf is the development and production of plastic injection molded articles.
Seno Spezialmaschinen GmbH
Seno Spezialmaschinen produces special machines such as extrusion lines, smoothing units or fully automatic machine components, especially for its own sister companies.
Others
Across companies, the Klepsch Group with currently (March 2013) 420 employees in the Pinzgau is the second largest employer in the district, behind SAG . The companies are also among the most important training companies in the region.
In 2008, freight traffic on the Pinzgauer local railway was resumed under the new operator Salzburg AG after the ÖBB had stopped it ten years earlier. Senoplast's interest was decisive for this step.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Klepsch Group . Klepsch Group website. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ From the company's history ( Memento from May 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ). Website of Senoplast Klepsch & Co. GmbH. Retrieved October 17, 2011 (PDF; 201 kB).
- ↑ ZELLAMID® - Technical semi-finished plastic products ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 8.3 MB). Catalog from Zell-Metall, page 47. Retrieved on November 3, 2015.
- ↑ Zell-Metall: Semi-finished product production in the USA . KunststoffWeb GmbH website. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ Company profile ( Memento from June 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). Website of Senoplast Klepsch & Co. GmbH. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ↑ Products ( Memento from June 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). Website of Senoplast Klepsch & Co. GmbH. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ↑ Österreichische Leitbetriebe ( Memento of the original of October 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the leading Austrian companies. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ↑ companies - Senosan GmbH . Senosan GmbH website. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ Company - Seno Spezialmaschinen GmbH . Website of Seno Spezialmaschinen GmbH. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ The best brought to the curtain ( memento from August 1, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ). Website of the Salzburg Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: "Excellent teaching" ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 455 kB). In: IV Positions, members' magazine of the Federation of Industrialists. Issue 12 / 09-01 / 10, page 12. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ↑ Pinzgauer Lokalbahn starts freight traffic ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . ORF Salzburg website. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
