Claas

CLAAS KGaA mbH
GmbH & Co. KGaA
Industry Agricultural machinery, Agriculture
Founded 1913
Headquarters Harsewinkel, Germany
Key people
Theo Freye, speaker of the executive board
Revenue Increase € billion 3.8246EUR (2013) [1]
Number of employees
9,697 (2013)
Slogan Your Harvesting Specialist
Website www.claas.com
Claas combine harvester
Claas hay rake
Claas tractor, Claas forage harvester
Claas Jaguar 850

Claas is an agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1913, based in Harsewinkel, Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Germany, in the state of North Rhine Westphalia. The product range includes combine harvesters, forage harvesters, balers, mowers, rakes, tractors, tedders and other harvesting machines. Claas is believed to be the top combine harvester manufacturer in the world, producing its 450,000th machine in 2013. Claas is the world leader in rubber tracked wheel technology for combine harvesters. Over 45% of all new combines are equipped with rubber tracks. Claas also has the largest selling self-propelled forage harvester in the world and manufactures a full line of tractors.

History

The start of the Claas group took place in 1913[2] when August Claas, developed the company in Clarholz, Germany. In 1919, the business was transferred to Harsewinkel, Germany, where the company focused on the production of reapers. Two years later the company obtained their first patent – for a knotter to efficiently bind straw. In 1930, the first Harvester was developed with the European market in mind with the first Pick-up Baler following in 1934. In 1936 Claas started to market the first combine harvester built in Europe, as opposed to imported machines previously available. They then offered trailed combine harvesters (reaper-binders) to the European market.

In 1946, following the war, Claas introduced self-propelled combine harvesters. By the mid 1950s they opened a new factory in Paderborn, Germany, and their first outside Germany – in Metz, France in 1961. Claas took over Josef Bautz, (agricultural machinery factory) in 1969 and expanded the product range to include green harvest machinery.

Modern era 1970s

Since 2000

Claas Museum

The Claas Museum is located in the Claas Technoparc in Harsewinkel, Germany, and features a display of historical harvesting machines and agriculture equipment. Visitation is during working days only.

References

  1. "Annual Report - Statistics". CLAAS Group. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. http://www.claas-group.com/cc/servlet/generator/cl-gr/en/company/history/milestones/start,bpSite=35108.html
  3. Henderson, Lynn. "CLAAS: The Harvesting Specialists". AgriMarketing.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. "Combine Harvesting (Wheat) - Team in Eight Hours". Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  5. Nohr, Emily. "CLAAS celebrates milestone with combine 'masterpiece'". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

External links

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