1999 | Takeover of CAPEWELL SPRINGS in Capetown, South Africa and concentration of all South African activities in Capetown.
Takeover of the FORMATECNICA S.A. stamped and bent part and spring factory in Mexico City, Mexico by KERN-LIEBERS USA INC.
Beginning of production at KERN-LIEBERS POLSKA SP. Z O.O. in Czestochowa, Poland
Manufacturing plant restructured and division-based organization introduced: The Power and Constant-force Springs, Wire Springs, Fineblanked/Stamped Parts and Dispensing Technology divisions become independent units that for the most part handle their markets autonomously and globally with support from the foreign plants.
KERN-LIEBERS KNITTING PARTS GMBH acquired newly-built hall at the Schramberg site.
Now the effective area at the main headquarters measures 52,000 sqm, |
2002 | Majority interest in the precision spring factory KURT MEDER GMBH in Villingen-Schwenningen - expansion of the wire spring product range. |
2003 | Acquisition of the dispensing technology division by the RAMPF Group.
Extension of the wire spring production hall at Schramberg. |
2004 | Majority interest in the BOHNERT GMBH Hardt - expansion of the wire spring product range.
Majority interest in the THÜHRINGER PRÄZISIONSFEDERNFABRIK GMBH RUHLA per majority share in Bohnert GmbH.
Takeover of GEBRÜDER SCHMIDT GMBH Wuppertal.
Takeover of SAXONIA INTERNATIONAL BV with SAXONIA UMFORMTECHNIK GMBH in Göppingen, PAUL LEISTNER GMBH in Schwabach and operations in the Czech Republic, Malaysia, China, Hongkong and the USA. |
2005 | Takeover of SCHWEIZER GMBH & CO. KG FEDERNTECHNIK in Reutlingen, Germany
Beginning of production at TIANJIN KERN-LIEBERS PRECISION ELEMENTS CO. LTD. in Tianjin, China
Beginning of production at KERN-LIEBERS PIERON AUTOPARTS CO. LTD. in Taicang, China
Majority interest in BRUKER TECHNIK GMBH in Schramberg, Germany
Takeover of MOLLIFICIO 3M S.P.A. in Bottanuco, Italy
Foundation of KERN-LIEBERS PARS CO. LTD.in Tehran, Iran
Foundation of KERN-LIEBERS CARPATIA S.R.L. in Targu-Mures, Romania
Foundation of KERN-LIEBERS (GUANGZHOU) PRECISION METAL PARTS CO. LTD. in Guangzhou, China |
