an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message claas kgaa mbh type gmbh & co. kgaa industry agricultural machinery agriculture founded 1913 headquarters harsewinkel germany key people theo freye speaker of the executive board revenue billion 3.8246 eur 2013 1 number of employees 9 697 2013 website www.claas.com claas combine harvester tractor claas axos 320 claas hay rake claas tractor claas forage harvester claas jaguar 850 claas is an agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1913 based in harsewinkel ostwestfalen lippe germany in the state of north rhine westphalia . the product range includes combine harvesters forage harvesters balers mowers rakes tractors tedders and other harvesting machines . claas is believed to be the top combine harvester manufacturer in the world producing its 450 000th machine in 2013 . claas is the world leader in rubber tracked wheel technology for combine harvesters . over 45 % of all new combines are equipped with rubber tracks . claas also has the largest selling self propelled forage harvester in the world and manufactures a full line of tractors . citation needed contents 1 history 1.1 modern era 1970s 1.2 since 2000 2 claas museum 3 references 4 external links history edit the start of the claas group took place in 1913 2 when august claas developed the company in clarholz germany . in 1919 the business was transferred to harsewinkel germany where the company focused on the production of reapers . two years later the company obtained their first patent for a knotter to efficiently bind straw . in 1930 the first harvester was developed with the european market in mind with the first pick up baler following in 1934 . in 1936 claas started to market the first combine harvester built in europe as opposed to imported machines previously available . they then offered trailed combine harvesters reaper binders to the european market . in 1946 following the war claas introduced self propelled combine harvesters . by the mid 1950s they opened a new factory in paderborn germany and their first outside germany in metz france in 1961 . claas took over josef bautz agricultural machinery factory in 1969 and expanded the product range to include green harvest machinery . modern era 1970s edit this article contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . february 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message 1971 development of a pick up sugar cane harvester 1973 presentation of the first self propelled forage harvester 1976 introduction of the first claas round baler rollant 1983 introduction of jaguar self propelled forage harvesters 1988 claas presents quadrant the first claas large square baler 1994 start of development of agrocom a computer based satellite assisted agricultural information system 1995 claas in a joint partnership with caterpillar introduces the lexion combine the most powerful combine in the world up to 40 tonnes of grain per hour . since 2000 edit 2001 claas omaha col opened in 2001 and starts to produce the lexion combine series . caterpillar sells its 50 % stake in the venture to claas . 3 north american lexion combines continue to be distributed by caterpillar dealers . 2003 claas acquires a majority stake in renault agriculture and expands its product range with tractors and the 400 000th combine harvester a lexion 480 is produced . 2004 the 20 000th jaguar forage harvester commemorated with a special coat of paint and the 1000th tractor are produced . 2005 claas opens a new factory in krasnodar in south russia . launch of lexion 600 combine . 2006 claas manufactures the 80 000th rollant baler and launch of the axion tractor . 2007 claas launches tucano combine larger jaguar from 630 hp 830 hp arion tractor 112 hp 175 hp and larger xerion 379 hp . 2008 claas acquires the remaining stake of renault agriculture to make it 100 % claas owned . the axos tractor up to 100hp is unveiled . 2009 the avero a compact class combine harvester is introduced . the xerion 5000 is released which features more than 500hp . 2010 the 1000th xerion tractor rolls of the line and features a special coat of white paint . a new technology center opens up in harsewinkel . 2011 the axion 900 is presented at the sima show in paris france . the 30 000th jaguar is produced and receives a special coat of paint . the lexion 770 the world s only class 10 combine harvester at the time sets a guinness world record with 675.84 tons of grain harvested in 8 hours . 4 2013 claas produces its 450 000th combine a lexion 740 terra trac at claas of america s la vista nebraska assembly plant . 5 2013 claas introduces the all new axion 800 series . at the end of the year the axion 850 wins tractor and machine of the year 2014 at the agritechnica show in germany . claas museum edit the claas museum is located in the claas technoparc in harsewinkel germany and features a display of historical harvesting machines and agriculture equipment . visitation is during working days only . references edit annual report statistics . claas group . retrieved 21 january 2014 . http www.claas group.com cc servlet generator cl gr en company history milestones start bpsite 35108.html henderson lynn . claas the harvesting specialists . agrimarketing.com . retrieved 13 october 2013 . combine harvesting wheat team in eight hours . guinness world records . guinness world records . retrieved 10 august 2013 . nohr emily . claas celebrates milestone with combine masterpiece . omaha world herald . retrieved 13 october 2013 . external links edit media related to claas at wikimedia commons official website claas museum authority control worldcat identities viaf 143970933 gnd 5320916 3 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