Kramer-Werke GmbH is a manufacturer of compact construction machines , such as wheel loaders , tele wheel loaders and telehandlers located in Pfullendorf ( Baden-Württemberg ), Germany. It was formerly one of the pioneers in tractor manufacturing. It is part of the Wacker Neuson group.
6-521: In 1925 the brothers Kramer started to develop and produce mowing machines and Tractors in Gutmadingen , Germany. These were the first ones built in Germany and a revolution in agricultural work. The company headquarters was moved to Überlingen (Bodensee) in 1952. Between 1957 and 1958, a special department for industrial and construction machines was set up. It caused a sensation, when Kramer introduced in 1968
12-648: A 30 million Euro facility in Pfullendorf . The new production site has an area of about 16 hectare and the facility itself offers 160.000 square meters of factory space. The annual production capacity increased from 1000 to 6000 machines. Geisingen Geisingen is a town in the district of Tuttlingen , in Baden-Württemberg , Germany . It is situated on the Danube , 13 km southwest of Tuttlingen , and 21 km southeast of Villingen-Schwenningen . Geisingen
18-504: Is referenced (spelled variously as 'Chisincs' and 'Gisinga') in deeds dated in the years 724 and 829 recorded in the monastery of St. Gallen , Switzerland, and as such is attested as one of the oldest towns in the region. The town is on the left (here, the northern) bank of the Danube at the eastern edge of a plateau known as the Baar. Where the valley of the Danube leads out of town to the east,
24-443: The first German wheel loader with four-wheel drive and same-sized tires. Many other four-wheel steered machines followed this example. In 1973 an important change of direction occurred, when the company decided to close down the "tractor" manufacturing division of the business and focused on construction machines . At this time the global tractor manufacturing business was changing with local companies suffering reduced market share as
30-482: The major players consolidated and average tractor horse power increased. Many of the post war European tractor manufactures failed. In 1987 the company's focus was adjusted to the four-wheel steering based models. At the same time the Kramer 312 SL became the first wheel loader with four-wheel steering to be mass-produced . In 2000 the merger between Kramer-Werke GmbH and Neuson Baumaschinen GmbH took place. The company
36-669: Was renamed to Neuson Kramer Baumaschinen GmbH, situated in Linz Since 2005 Kramer produces telehandlers for the agricultural machinery manufacturer Claas . As part of this cooperation, Claas acquired a minority interest in Kramer. In March 2007 the merger between the Wacker Construction Equipment AG, Munich and the Neuson Kramer Baumaschinen AG was announced. The Wacker Neuson SE was created following this merger On April 5, 2007, construction began on
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