Dr. Heinz Jörg Fuhrmann - Schau Verlag Hamburg

PHOTOS: KHS
Waukesha
Zinacantepec
Sarasota
Ahmedabad
Shantou
Bad Arolsen
Niederzissen Kriftel
Bad Kreuznach
Represented
worldwide
KHS operates 14
production plants
worldwide including
8 in Germany, 2 in
the USA and 1 each
São Paulo
Worms
in Mexico, Brazil,
India and China
KHS Büros
KHS production plants
KHS Agenturen
KHS agents KHS offices
KHS Produktionsstätten
KHS betreibt 14 Produktionsstätten weltweit, 8 in Deutschland, 2 in den USA
und je 1 in Mexiko, Brasilien, Indien und China
A filling plant: General view –
and a keen eye for detail (right)
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Fruit juice and beer
top the list
Kleve
Dortmund
Hamburg
Other Klöckner-Werke AG companies
The Group’s machines are equally at home in the footwear and confectionery industries
Klöckner Desma
Elastomertechnik GmbH
Desma Elastomertechnik, based in Friedingen, has ranked as
one of the world’s leading manufacturers of rubber / silicon
injection molding machines for 40 years now. In addition to
conventional vertical and horizontal machines with a clamping force
of between 250 kN and 40,000 kN, the company also produces rotary,
pump stator and C-frame machines as well as presses. Outstanding
developments in recent years include the highly innovative
BENCHMARK clamping system for vertical machines, the patented
FIFO A injection unit as well as cold runners with a hydraulic needle
shut-off system (FlowControl), ITM and the DESFLEX system to
minimize waste. When it comes to complete systems, DESMA is the
world market leader with its own high-performance mold making
facility. The company’s extensive range of technical plant and equipment
provides the ideal basis for efficient process development, as
well as customer-specific training. Desma Elastomertechnik employs
a workforce of over 300 members of staff.
Klöckner Desma
Schuhmaschinen GmbH
Klöckner Desma Schuhmaschinen GmbH, based in Achim,
manufactures special machines for the footwear industry.
Products range from injection molding machines, molds, robots
and automation systems through to complete factory planning.
The company also makes special machines for other technical applications.
With a workforce of 176, the company expects to generate
sales of around 37 million euros in 2007. In 2003 a subsidiary was established
in China where 28 members of staff are currently active.
Klöckner Hänsel
Processing GmbH
Klöckner Hänsel Processing GmbH, Hanover, is a supplier of
plant and systems to the confectionery industry. From
individual machines through to complete production plants,
the company can fulfill virtually every requirement for the manufac-ture
of confectionery. The roots of Klöckner Hänsel Processing
stretch back to the historic Otto Hänsel company founded in Dresden-Freital
in 1911. The works have been located in Hanover since
1948, with the present factory and office premises on Lister Damm
doing duty since 1952. For over 90 years, KHP has been supplying
processing equipment and packaging machinery for the confectionery
industry and is one of the few companies that can point to
such long experience in this field. KHP operates worldwide in cooperation
with its numerous agencies in almost every country on
earth. Over the past 20 years, KHP has specialized in increasingly
greater depth in processing systems and is now the leading supplier
of process equipment for the confectionery industry. New and ever
more efficient machines and processes are constantly being developed
for the manufacture of confectionery products. The company’s
applications center known as the CandyLab carries out development
work for both KHP and its customers and experiments
with completely new products. Here, engineers develop concepts
and customer-specific solutions for high-quality and highly efficient
plants and systems.
RSE Grundbesitz- und
Beteiligungs-AG
RSE AG is a real estate company that invests in commercial
properties in Germany. The majority shareholder in RSE AG
is Salzgitter AG which holds a 99.56 percent of the stock.
New addition to the Technology Division
Acquisition of SIG-Beverages adds PET technology to the Klöckner/KHS portfolio
With the acquisition of SIG-Beverages and the ensuing integration
of PET blow molding technology, Salzgitter AG has injected
decisive new strength into the Technology Division. The vendor
is the Swiss SIG Group.
When Salzgitter first acquired Klöckner-Werke AG and entered
the market for special-purpose beverage filling and packaging
systems, the company clearly stated that “Salzgitter AG intends to
play an active role in shaping the future strategic and operational
development of Klöckner-Werke.”
The first significant step has now been taken with the purchase
of SIG-Beverages. In the dynamically growing market for plastic
bottle technology, the newcomer to the Technology Division will
in future enable Klöckner-Werke subsidiary KHS to offer complete
system installations from a single source. KHS already has a long
history in this market, and by closing this gap in its product portfolio,
the company can now substantially enhance the service it offers.
SIG-Beverages employs some 480 staff, based mainly in Germany,
and recorded sales of around 150 million euros in 2007.
KHS AG ranks among the world market leaders in beverage filling
technology. However, in the field of PET blow molding technology,
in the past suitable equipment had to be sourced from external
suppliers. This acquisition puts in place another of the requirements
to enable KHS to supply every element of its filling systems
from a single source.
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