Representatives of the Lahn-Dill district visit ITK Precisioning GmbH.
The market opportunities and the associated development of medium-sized companies as employers in the Lahn-Dill district are topics of particular interest to both District Administrator Carsten Braun and Prof. Dr. Harald Danne, Head of the Transformation and Strategic Development division. During their visit to ITK Precisioning GmbH, they were accompanied by Christian Walendsius, Mayor of Lahnau, Sebastian Hoffmanns, Managing Director of the Lahn-Dill District Chamber of Crafts, Saskia Kuhl, Head of Location Policy at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, and Jacob Manderbach from the Economic Development Agency.
Founded in 1982 by Dr. Folkert Kassen, ITK began as an engineering firm specialising in hardware and software. With the development and production of positioning controls for mechatronic systems and the move into the company building ‘Beim Eberacker’ in Lahnau, he laid the foundation for today’s company. Following the sudden death of the founder, Dr Rolf Slatter became the new owner at the end of 2017 and Dr Ingolf Schäfer took over the management.
After strong growth in recent years, the company now has almost 70 employees, also trains apprentices and offers an extensive product portfolio of high-precision positioning and motion systems, controllers and components for use in the semiconductor industry, life sciences, materials diagnosis and analysis, and measurement technology. The company secures its market position with a high level of vertical integration and the ability to deliver tailor-made solutions to its customers. In 2024, it was nominated as a finalist in the ‘Hessen Champions’ competition, which honours companies with exceptional innovative strength.
However, this overall positive development also brings with it a lack of space. In 2024, the company moved into its new production and administration building at ‘Am Römerlager 5’. ‘With the move and the extensive investments, we are responding to the positive business development of recent years and the resulting increasing demands on the technical and spatial equipment of all departments of the company,’ explains Sebastian Rivera, Head of Marketing & Sales. He presented the products and their industrial applications to visitors during a tour of the company. Topics such as the acute shortage of skilled workers and the generally weak overall economic situation in Germany were discussed. “In view of the global situation, we are also affected by uncertainties such as delivery bottlenecks from our suppliers or reluctance on the part of our customers to place orders. However, we are trying to remain delivery-capable and tap into new markets through skilful advance planning and local resources,” explains Rivera.
‘It is important to us to be perceived as a secure and attractive employer and source of ideas in our home region. Only then can we continue to grow and expand our target markets despite the currently rather weak overall economic situation in Germany,’ says Rivera.
The guests were pleased with the overall positive economic development of the company, which has also been offering apprenticeships for young people for several years. ITK would like to thank the local politicians and business representatives for their interest and looks forward to further visits in the future.
Photo from left to right: Sebastian Hoffmanns (Managing Director of the Lahn-Dill District Chamber of Crafts), Prof. Dr. Harald Danne (Head of Transformation and Strategic Development), Christian Walendsius (Mayor of Lahnau), Carsten Braun (District Administrator of Lahn-Dill), Sebastian Rivera (Head of Marketing & Sales at ITK), Dr Rolf Slatter (ITK shareholder), Wulf Weil (ITK Operations Manager), Jacob Manderbach (Economic Development), Saskia Kuhl (Lahn-Dill Chamber of Industry and Commerce)