articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2016 kasto maschinenbau industry manufacturing founded 1844 headquarters achern germany products metal working machines revenue 101.6 mio . euro 2013 1 number of employees 700 2 website www.kasto.com kasto maschinenbau based in achern gamshurst germany specialises in sawing and storage technology of bar stock . the company manufactures metal cutting saws semi automatic and automatic storage systems as well as automatic handling systems for metal bars sheet metal and pre cut parts . contents 1 history 2 corporate structure 3 external links 4 citations history edit in 1844 carpenter karl stolzer set up the company as a mechanical workshop in achern in the baden w rttemberg region of germany . initially stolzer focused on the manufacture of machines with wooden constructions and iron plated parts . the company manufactured products such as water wheels weaving looms and paper and milling machines . with the construction of saw mills and later of saw mill plants karl stolzer set the foundations for his company s success . with the invention of the hacksaw machine in 1947 kasto took a vital step towards becoming a modern machine tool manufacturer . in the 1960s circular saws were added to the product range . with its move into series and volume cutting production kasto recognised the need to mechanise bar stock storage and material handling . at the beginning of the 1970s kasto introduced the first fully automated bar stock storage system . it featured a portal operating gantry crane for the handling and transport of self supporting cassettes . this was the precursor of the first combined storage and sawing systems that kasto manufactured from 1980 onwards . in 2014 kasto celebrated its 170th anniversary . for over 25 years armin stolzer has been at the helm of this family business now in its fifth generation and has recently brought the sixth generation on board as well . 3 corporate structure edit kasto produces exclusively in germany . in addition to its headquarters in achern and a branch in schalkau thuringia the company has subsidiaries in england france singapore switzerland and the united states . 2 external links edit official website citations edit jahresabschluss zum gesch ftsjahr vom 01.01.2013 bis zum 31.12.2013 . bundesanzeiger 26 . februar 2015 a b ber uns unternehmen kasto s gen. lager . mehr . . kasto.com . retrieved 2015 09 18 . 170 jahre kasto eine badische erfolgsgeschichte . maschinewerkzeug.de 13.08.2014 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kasto & oldid 736237296 categories companies of germanymanufacturing companies of germanycompanies established in 1844companies based in baden w rttemberghidden categories orphaned articles from august 2016all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 26 august 2016 at 03 45 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view