Company History
When the company was founded in 1982 by Josef Lang, it started off as a contractor for mould-makers and manufacturer of general mechanical components. A few years later his son Guenter took over the business and worked meticulously on the company’s success story. An important milestone of the company was the market introduction of the first own product in 1997: The Vario-Tec pin system. Hard work and inventive talent were crucial for further product developments in the following years, such as the Grip-Fix, Makro-Grip, Quick-Point systems. Today the company has about 130 employees and is recognized as one of the leading manufacturers of workholding and machine tool automation. Every month thousands of clamping set-ups are delivered to customers all over the world to help them increase their production efficiency.
Some of the company’s milestones are listed below:
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1982LANG Werkzeugbau is founded by Josef Lang
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1982-2000Contract manufacturing, toolmaking and general mechanical components
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1985Guenter Lang takes over as the CEO
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1986Name change to LANG Werkzeugtechnik
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1989Building of Headquarters in 73765 Neuhausen/Germany, Zabergaeustr. 5
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1997Introduction of the Vario-Tec system to the market - our first own product - at the EMO trade fair in Hannover
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1999Clean-Tec chip fan is introduced to the market
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2001In short time intervals the form-closure stamping technology along with the Makro-Grip workholding and the Quick-Point zero-point clamping system are introduced to the market
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2007The Eco-Tower 60 machine tool automation is introduced at the EMO trade fair in Hannover
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2008The company name is changed to LANG Technik
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2008Our USA subsidiary LANG Technovation Co. is established in Waukesha, WI
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2008Ground-breaking ceremony for the new premises in 73271 Holzmaden/Germany
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2009Completion of the first production factory in Holzmaden
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2009Introduction of the Eco-Compact 10 machine tool automation at LANG's open house
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2010Expansion of the production floor at the Holzmaden premises
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Spring 2013Construction of an additional production facility and office building in Holzmaden
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Fall 2013The Eco-Compact 20 machine tool automation system is introduced to the market
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Fall 2014Relocation of our administration/sales/shipping/warehouse deptartments to the new Headquarters in Holzmaden
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Spring/Summer 2015Completion of the new training and technology centre in 73765 Neuhausen
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Spring 2016Opening of Special Custom Made Products Department
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Summer 2016Presentation of the new LANG logo in the course of Corporate Design Modifications
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Fall 2016The Robo-Trex machine tool automation system is introduced to the market
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Fall 2019Completing of the new company building for automation and research & development
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Winter 2019LANG Technik UK Ltd. is the new and exclusive distributor of all LANG products in the UK