KÜNDIG AG
According to own information one of the leading manufacturers of grinding machines with headquarters in 8620 Wetzikon (Zurich)/Switzerland.
Further information
- Production: in Wetzikon/ CH and Gotha/ BRD
- Subsidiaries in Germany, France and England as well as cooperation with many partner companies (thus has a worldwide sales and service network)
- received various awards and patents, e.g. for the diagonal sanding technology, which was pioneering in the technology of wide belt sanding machines: 'Challenger Award' of the largest American wood trade fair (IWF, Atlanta, USA)
- New developments in the last decades: thickness measurement over the entire working width, automatic storage of current work settings, eco* energy saving mode software
- Model series of wide belt sanders: Premium, Brilliant (since 2004), Perfect, Technic
- Model series of edge sanding machines: Uniq, Uniq-S, Flash
History
2019 | Lukas Kündig becomes successive manager. With this, the Swiss machine company stays within the family after almost 75 years. The management up until now, consisting of father Stephan Kündig (management Technik & Produktion) and Uncle Hansruedi Kündig (Management Marketing) will be a supportive figure for the ETH master graduate in the field of engineering. |
2010 | Managing Director: Hansruedi Kündig, lic. oec. and Stephan Kündig, mechanical engineer, HTL; approx. 100 employees |
1996 | Reconstruction of the plant in Gotha and renaming of ENORM Schleifmaschinen GmbH to Kündig GmbH. Kündig is relocated to Gotha. |
1993 | Acquisition of a manufacturing plant near Gotha |
Since about 1990 | Manufacturing of edge- and wide belt sanders |
Since 1987 | Foundation of the German subsidiary ENORM Schleifmaschinen GmbH in Kirchheim/Neckar |
1945 | Founded in Zurich by Armin Kündig |
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