History

1863 Registration in the Commercial Register

1908 Start of production of machine knives

1922 The toolmaker’s shop in Hückeswagen is changed into a special engineering shop (today Klingelnberg GmbH in Hückeswagen)

1991 Legal spin-off of „Industry Knives Business“ (IKS Klingelnberg GmbH in Remscheid) from “Engineering Business” (Klingelnberg GmbH Hückeswagen), birth of IKS Klingelnberg as an independent Group

1991 Acquisition of „Geringswalder Werkzeug GmbH“ in Saxony, today´s IKS Messerfabrik Geringswalde GmbH

1993 Construction of the new knife factory in Remscheid-Bergisch Born and move from Berghauser Straße to Bergisch Born

1995 Establishment of IKS Klingelnberg Asia Ltd. in Singapore and Shanghai IKS Mechanical Blade Co. Ltd. in Shanghai

1997 Acquisition of ROLF MEYER Messer- und Ersatzteilfabrikation GmbH in Bargteheide near Hamburg

1998 Acquisition of DIACARB B.V. in Rotterdam/Netherlands and Buland S.A. in Palaiseau near Paris/France

2000 Acquisition of BÖHLER MILLER Messer und Sägen GmbH with production sites in Böhlerwerk/Austria and Traismauer/Austria

2001 Establishment of TKM GmbH in Remscheid, the holding company of the IKS Klingelnberg Group owned by the shareholder families Klingelnberg and Meyer

2001 Acquisition of OY Saksan Terä AB in Espoo/Finland

2001 Establishment of IKS Knife and Saw, Indonesia

2002 Establishment of TKM United States INC. in Hebron, KY/USA

2005 Acquisition of all shares in TTT Technology OY AB, Toijala, Finland with factories in Outokumpu and Toijala

2005 Establishment of TKM Canada Industries Inc., St. Alphonse DE Granby, Canada

2006 Acquisition of the industry knive business of Guhdo (Guhdo Carb) and subsequent integration into the IKS Klingelnberg GmbH