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'''Technoform'''is a German company headquartered in [[Kassel]], Germany, with operations worldwide. The company specializes in the extrusion of thermoplastic profiles and employs 1,500 people worldwide.<ref name="Karriere-Familienunternehmen" />
'''Technoform''' is a German company headquartered in [[Kassel]], Germany, with operations worldwide. The company specializes in the extrusion of thermoplastic profiles and employs 1,500 people worldwide.<ref name="Karriere-Familienunternehmen" />


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 11:09, 24 March 2020

Technoform
Company typeGmbH
IndustryChemistry
Founded1969
Headquarters,
Key people
Management:
  • Andreas Caprano
  • Matteo Dolcera
  • Thorsten Siodla
Revenue377 Mio EUR[1] (2019)
Number of employees
1500[1] (2019)
Websitehttps://www.technoform.com/

Technoform is a German company headquartered in Kassel, Germany, with operations worldwide. The company specializes in the extrusion of thermoplastic profiles and employs 1,500 people worldwide.[1]

History

Technoform was founded in 1969 by Karl-Hans Caprano and Erwin Brunnhofer in Kassel. The family-run enterprise first began to manufacture technical extrusions from thermoplastics under the German-language tagline “Präzision in Kunststoff” (English: Precision in plastic). The first patent application for the PPZ I process developed by Technoform was filed in 1975.[2]

In its early years, the company manufactured special profiles made from polystyrene, surface profiles made from ABS for skis, and running surface profiles from polyethylene. Over time, the company successively expanded its product portfolio, and, since the 1990s, has continually enlarged its production and sales capacities across various divisions. The company is now in its second generation, managed by family members of the original founders. It has a presence in major markets with its own dedicated production facilities or regional sales offices on nearly every continent.

Technoform manufactures around a billion meters of high-precision plastic profiles worldwide every year, making it one of the largest producers of its kind.[2]

At the end of September 2016, two companies - the Kassel-based Extrusion Tooling GmbH (TET) and the Fuldabrück-based Technoform Bautec GmbH announced their intention to merge. This would theoretically lead to an automatic breakup of TET's existing works council following the merger. This led to accusations from multiple parties that this was the real intention behind the merger. [3][4]

Locations

The company headquarters are in Kassel in the north of the state of Hesse in Germany. Here, Technoform is one of the most important companies and employers in the region.[5] The German production sites are located in Kassel and Lohfelden. Technoform also has manufacturing facilities in Italy, Spain, the United States, China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The company has sales offices in 26 countries worldwide, including Australia, Brazil, China, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[2]

Products

Technoform specializes in the extrusion of thermoplastic profiles. This specialization applies particularly to the manufacture and development of insulating profiles for aluminum windows, doors, and facades.[6] Technoform is also one of the leading suppliers of plastic hybrid stainless steel spacers and other thermally optimized solutions for the edge seal of the insulating glass unit. Along with its range of standardized products, the company also offers tailor-made solutions and high-precision thermoplastics adapted to the individual needs of customers from numerous industries.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Technoform - Karriere im Familienunternehmen". Der Entrepreneurs Club e.K. 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  2. ^ a b c "Kompetenz | Technoform". Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  3. ^ Fusion von zwei Firmen führt zur Auflösung des Betriebsrats, HNA, abgerufen am 28. Februar 2020.
  4. ^ Kampagne gegen unliebsamen Betriebsrat?, Göttinger Tageblatt, abgerufen am 28. Februar 2020.
  5. ^ Archived (Date missing) at wfg-kassel.de (Error: unknown archive URL), abgerufen am 23. Juli 2014
  6. ^ "Startschuss für neue Technoform-Fabrik im Langen Feld in Kassel" (in German). 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  7. ^ "Branchenübersicht | Technoform". Retrieved 2019-03-18.