Claas

The Groupe CLAAS is a German manufacturer of farm equipments who repurchased the French manufacturer Renault Agriculture. Its seat is located at Harsewinkel in Germany.

History

  • 1913 - Creation of the company by August Claas with Clarholz in Germany
  • 1914 - August and Franz Claas found the company Gebr. CLAAS
  • 1919 - Transfer to Harsewinkel, manufacture of sheaf-binding machines of straw
  • 1921 - First patent CLAAS for a nouor allowing to rationalize the tying of the straw
  • 1930 - Beginning of the development of the first combine harvester
  • 1953 - Launching of the first self-propelling combine harvesters
  • 1956 - Creation of the factory of Paderborn in Germany
  • 1962 - Starting of the production in the new factory of presses of Metz in France
  • 1973 - Presentation of the first ensileuse railcar
  • 1995 - Launching of new combine harvester LEXION (champion of world with 40 tons of cereals/hour)
  • 1997 - Acquisition of a new factory with Törökszentmiklos in Hungary
  • 2003 - While becoming majority shareholder of Renault Agriculture, CLAAS extends its pallet of products to the tractors

Factories

In Europe

Germany

  • Harsewinkel : Combine harvesters, ensileuses motorized
  • Bad Saulgau: Reapers, tedders, andaineurs, autochargeuses
  • Hamm: Logistics and parts
  • Bielefeld: Agrocom
  • Beelen
  • Paderborn
  • Nördlingen
  • Wiefelstede

France

Hungary

  • Törökszentmiklos : Components, cutter bars of combine harvesters, reapers with drum

Russia

In North America

The United States

  • Omaha, Nebraska: Combine harvesters Lexion CAT

In Asia

India

  • Faridabad : Combine harvesters

See too

Related articles

  • List of manufacturers of agricultural machinery

  • List of the agricultural marks

External bonds

  • http://www.claas.com/ Site of the company
  • http://www2.harsewinkel.de/index.cfm site of the town of Harsewinkel

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