Trotec

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Trotec Laser GmbH
legal form Company with limited liability
founding 1997
Seat Marchtrenk , Austria
management Andreas Penz, spokesman for the management
Number of employees 540 worldwide (2017)
sales 130 million EUR (2017)
Branch Lasers, laser engravers, laser cutting machines
Website www.troteclaser.com

The Trotec Laser GmbH is an Austrian company that is the largest manufacturer of laser equipment in the world by its own account. The company headquarters of Trotec Laser GmbH is located in Marchtrenk in Upper Austria . Trotec Laser GmbH is part of the Trodat Trotec Group and employs more than 540 people worldwide (as of 2017).

history

Trotec GmbH was founded in 1997 as a subsidiary of the former Trodat Holding (today Trodat Trotec Holding GmbH). It developed from a research branch of Trodat GmbH, in which laser devices are designed for engraving rubber stamp text plates.

Through a growth strategy based on the development of new markets (see product-market matrix ) and an expansion of the range of laser devices, Trotec was able to increase the number of employees to 540, who work in numerous branches around the world. Based on its own information, Trotec GmbH is the largest manufacturer of laser devices worldwide based on the number of units sold (as of 2017).

The name Trotec

The company name (company) Trotec is derived from the name of the sister company Trodat . Trotec is made up of the syllables Tro and Tec . Tro stands for Trolitul - a plastic that was used to manufacture stamps at the beginning of the 20th century - and tec stands for the development of technical products.

Business areas

According to the areas of application of laser devices, Trotec GmbH is organized in the three business areas Engraving ( engraving ), Cutting ( laser cutting ) and Marking ( laser inscription ). Each business area focuses on specific industries, which are listed below:

Engraving (engraving)

  • Cup engraving
  • Sign engraving
  • Stamp engraving
  • Promotional item engraving

Cutting (laser cutting)

Marking (laser inscription)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Trotec - Howling Pixel. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
  2. Product-Market-Matrix - Howling Pixel. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
  3. Laser specialist Trotec is aiming for 200 million sales. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 14.8 "  N , 14 ° 4 ′ 45"  E