Bizerba
| Industry | Food processing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1866 |
| Headquarters | Balingen, Germany |
Area served | International |
Key people | Andreas Wilhelm Kraut (Managing Director), Stefan Junker (Managing Director) |
| Products | Retail scales, slicers, logistics systems, labels |
| Revenue | €503 million (2014) |
Number of employees | 3400 (2015) |
| Website | www.bizerba.com |
Bizerba GmbH & Co. KG is a German provider of weighing and slicing technologies for industry and trade and is a worldwide leading specialist in industrial weighing and labeling technologies.
It was founded in 1866 by the Bizer brothers in Balingen. Its name is a composite of the city's name and Bizer. Bizerba currently has over 100 divisions worldwide and a headquarters located in Balingen, Germany.
Bizerba has approximately 3400 employees worldwide, including its headquarters and 3 production facilities in Germany as well as 41 subsidiaries and 69 national representatives.
Bizerba USA, Inc. has been incorporated in 1984 as a subsidiary of parent company Bizerba GmbH & Co. KG (Germany). Its corporate office is located in Joppa, MD. Bizerba is working with factory authorized distributors in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Bizerba Engineered Solutions is a new subsidiary located in Richmond USA.
Milestones
Bizerba is well known in the food industry for pioneering some very important developments and achievements:
- 1866: Bizerba founded in Balingen, Germany by Mr. Bizer
- 1924: The world's first pendulum scale was patented by Bizerba[1]
- 1930: First industrial scale worldwide was designed and produced by Bizerba. The numerical printing system and dial controls were technological marvels of their time.
- 1965: Bizerba brings electronics into retail shops. Now weight reporting against different product pricing structures was easier than ever.
- 2002: Bizerba introduces the first CE class touch screen scales that revolutionize scale management and updating.
- 2006: Bizerba introduces Optical Article Recognition Scale CE-H 800 SV
- 2007: First generation of modular checkweigher leave the factory
- 2010: The new Ceraclean surface finish is introduced to Bizerba slicers
- 2011: With the appointment of Andreas Wilhelm Kraut as Chairmen of the Executive Board (CEO) the family company Bizerba is again managed by a fifth generation shareholder
- 2012: Bizerba develops the KScalePad, which is a weighing counter board that serves as a weighing platform and work surface for hygienic cutting
References
- ↑ "History of the Scales Pt. 3", 11 November 2011. Accessed 13 May 2015
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