HISTORY.

• Company founded by Dr. Folkert Kassen
• Contract development for well-known companies

• Development and production of positioning controls for mechatronic systems

• New company building ITK Dr. Kassen GmbH
• Start of internal production of milled parts
• Development and production of high-resolution positioning controls, e.g. for machines for the production of spectacle lenses and fine-optical lenses
• Employment of further staff

• Establishment of the company in the field of mechanical machining, development, design and production of complete mechanical systems
• Development, production and sales of complete mechatronic positioning systems
• Development and production of high-resolution MR measuring systems for linear and rotary positioning systems

• Extension of the existing company building and expansion of the production area
• Expansion of the production capacity in the field of machining

• Start of production of complex geometries with five-axis machines

• Further extension to the existing company building. Centralisation of development and design work

• Development, production and distribution of microscope stages

• Enlargement of the production area
• Hiring of additional employees

• Introduction of DIN EN ISO 9001

• Sale of the company to Dr. Rolf Slatter
• Expansion of incoming goods inspection and inspection during production
• Additional employees in the area of incoming goods and assembly

• Introduction of a modern enterprise resource planning system (ERP)
• Creation of a certifiable ESD area
• Certification as a family-friendly company "audit berufundfamilie" (work and family audit)
• Implementation of conversion measures to optimise production processes
• Hiring of additional employees
• Central warehouse and reconstruction of the internal logistics process

• Establishment of export sales

• 40th company anniversary

• Relocation to the new company building Am Römerlager 5 in 35633 Lahnau, Germany.

• Change of name to ITK Precisioning GmbH.

• We have decided on the artificial word “Precisioning” – which is a combination of “Precision and Positioning”. Two terms that are part of ITK's DNA.

Dr. Ingolf Schäfer is stepping down as managing director of ITK and hands over the reins to Sebastian Rivera on 1 January 2026.