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HISTORY.

40 years of company history

40 years of company history

Company foundation

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

1982

Development and production

  • Development and production of positioning controls for mechatronic systems

1992

New company building

  • 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

1997

Expansion of the company

  • 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

2000

Expansion of the company

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

2005

Manufacturing portfolio expanded

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

2010

Expansion of the company

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

2012

Expansion of the company

  • Development, production and distribution of microscope stages

2015

Enlargement of the company

  • Enlargement of the production area
  • Hiring of additional employees

2016

Introduction of new standards

  • Introduction of DIN EN ISO 9001

2017

New Era

  • 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

2018

Modernisation

  • 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

2019

Export set-up

  • Establishment of export sales

2021

40th company anniversary ITK

  • 40th company anniversary

2022

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