From founding to innovation
Technology with foresight
K&S Anlagenbau GmbH was founded in 1990 as a toolmaking company and quickly established itself in plant engineering, particularly in the field of high-performance plant automation (precision meets speed).
Through continuous technological development and the targeted acquisition of expertise, K&S has established itself as a holistic thinking and acting partner for its customers.
1990 founding
In the 1990s, Thomas Settele and Anton Kelz began manufacturing toolmaking components.
1997 Move to the new building in Lengenwang
First production hall of our own
1998 Construction of the first KSRadial 8
cam-controlled rotary indexing machine
2001 First series of KSLinear modules
Curve-controlled linear cycle machine
2004 Erstzertifizierung nach DIN EN ISO 9001
Curve-controlled linear cycle machine
2008 Awarded TOP 100
The 100 most innovative companies among small and medium-sized enterprises
2009 Development of waste-free punching
KSCombi
2013 Großer Preis des Mittelstandes
Awarding of the “Großen Preis des Mittelstandes” by the Oskar-Patzelt Foundation in Würzburg
2013 Founding of the KELZ Produktionstechnologie
KELZ Produktionstechnologie was founded as a sister company to produce in-house with our equipment and achieve series production readiness.
2014 Delivery of a production line
Customized system solution
With 30 tracks, a total of 5,500 individual parts per minute are fed into the system.
2016 Presentation of the feed system at the MOTEK trade fair in Stuttgart
2022 Presentation of KSMulti at the all about automation trade fair in Friedrichshafen
Fast market entry thanks to new flexible robot cell for various processes with series tools for end products suitable for series production
2024 Newly developed 20-ton press goes into series production
The first heavy-duty press XL with more than double the pressing force is delivered.