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template message learn how and when to remove this template message leister ag type private industry hot air tools founded 1949 solingen germany headquarters kaegiswil switzerland key people karl leister founder christiane leister owner ceo beat mettler website leister.com leister ag is a manufacturer of hot air plastic welding equipment laser welding systems and sensor equipment . the company is currently based in kaegiswil near sarnen in switzerland . it was founded in 1949 by german karl leister . leister is a long established swiss company citation needed consistently dedicated to customer satisfaction . citation needed this is ensured through extremely high production quality citation needed permanent innovation citation needed a wealth of experience citation needed shared by its employees and above average service . citation needed wherever you need to apply heat leister provides the ideal solution . citation needed for over 60 years now . leister are worldwide leaders in the fields of plastic welding and industrial hot air solutions . citation needed leister has been developing innovative citation needed and effective citation needed laser systems and pioneering microsystems for many years . leister develop and produce all leister products in switzerland . citation needed 98 % of leister production is exported . for this reason leister has established a dense network of sales and service centres throughout the world . citation needed corporate structure edit since its founding in 1949 leister process technologies has operated in the legal form of a sole proprietorship . with the growth over the last few decades diversification into additional business areas as well as the formation of companies in the united states china india japan germany benelux and italy the leister activities have developed into a group of companies . in order to optimize and efficiently manage all business units effective immediately the sole proprietor company was transformed into a holding structure with independent limited companies . all group companies are in possession and under the overall direction of christiane leister . the leister group has its headquarters is k giswil switzerland and is worldwide present with sales and service centers in more than hundred countries . leister ag acts as the holding company responsible for the management and control of the leister group . leister technologies ag since more than 60 years worldwide known in the area of plastic welding industrial hot air solutions and laser systems . the former business unit axetris was transformed into an independent company axetris ag . it is active in the areas of gas sensors and micro optics . external links edit leister technologies ag switzerland leister technologies llc usa leister technologies ltd. china leister technologies kk japan retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title leister technologies & oldid 739570128 categories manufacturing companies of switzerlandhidden 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