History
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1932
LANGGUTH is founded by mechanical engineer Albin Langguth. Type of business: any kind of repairs (machines in breweries, dairies, laundries, filling machines, etc.) and the construction of new machines.
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1945
The company has been bombed out three times during the war. In March 1945 the company ceases to exist. However, knowledge and know-how remains as well as the ambition to revive the success before the war.
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1962
As the premises located on the street Dahlweg become too small for the revived company the family buys a 5.000 m2 plot from the city of Muenster situated in the street Daimlerweg.
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1962
Ferdinand Langguth becomes general manager.
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1970
LANGGUTH manufactures the first fully automatic labelling machine “Unomatic” with a maximum capacity of 7.000 Labellings/hour.
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80ies
LANGGUTH develops a high performance labelling machine based on a hotmelt labelling technology. This machine has a significant lower glue consumption compared to earlier manufactured machines and is able to label 1000 cans per minute.
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1992
LANGGUTH expands its activities on a worldwide level and requires more space in order to meet the increasing demand. In February 1992 the whole company moves to a 15.000 m2 site located in Senden-Bösensell.
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1994
After the death of Ferdinand Langguth his children Irene and Hilmar Langguth become owner of the company. The achievements in research and development are profitable: LANGGUTH includes pail destackers, pail closing machines and hotmelt rotary machines in its production programme.
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90ies
LANGGUTH develops a labelling machine for self-adhesive labels to face the new requirements of the market.
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2000
Considering the customers’ requirements as well as the inventive talent of LANGGUTH’s engineers new innovations are generated. Labelling machines for self-adhesive labels, pail destackers and pail clothing machines basically used in the paint and varnish industry extend the range of products.
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2007
LANGGUTH develops a rotary labeller using servo technology. This invention allows a flexible application of wet glue, hotmelt or self-adhesive labels.
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2008
LANGGUTH expands its worldwide activities furthermore and founds a company in Canada to improve the quality of consulting und service in North America.
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2011
Hilmar Langguth dies in a tragic accident.
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2012
Irene Langguth becomes the sole owner of the company.
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2012
LANGGUTH celebrates its 80-year company anniversary with an Oktoberfest where colleagues and former employees of several generations meet customers and business partners from all over the world.
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2012
Thorsten Langguth, the son of Irene Langguth, becomes co-partner of the company.
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2014
LANGGUTH founds another company in France to build up its own channel of distribution and service with French employees.
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2015
Klaus Pekruhl and Peter Tschoepe manage the operative business of LANGGUTH together.
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2018
Inauguration of our new production hall, which doubled our production capacity.
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2020
Klaus Pekruhl retires. Peter Tschoepe is from now on solely responsible for the operative business.