Kissling moves with the times
Since its founding in 1925, the company has continuously adapted to new requirements, specifications and customer requirements. Several milestones in the company's history are provided below:
1925 Founding
1950 Use of hardened and ground toothed wheels
1959 First ropeway gear unit for the Squaw Valley Olympics
1975 Entry into the extruder gear unit market
1989 First test bench gear unit for AAR over 60,000 rpm
1997 Ulrich Kissling founds the company KISSsoft AG
1999 PK-21 sets new standards
2001 Amusement parks rely on Kissling quality
2002 KissCom revolutionises gear unit diagnostics
2003 Artec represents Kissling in North America
2005 Engineering of its in-house standard gear series
2006 Increased market share in turbo gear units 2008 New paths with ASTRO gear units
2008 Dr Esther Kissling takes over the management in April
2009 Large-scale industrial sugar mill is fitted with Kissling gear units
2009 The powerful ropeway gear unit is built for a cable car in Rio de Janeiro.
2009 Relocation to Bachenbülach and name change to Kissling AG
2010 Several test bench gear units are built for the aviation industry
2011 The popular theoretical and practical seminars are held for the first time with internal and external speakers
2012 Management change at Kissling AG in November, Martin Kissling takes over the management
2013 Wega 490, double-helical planetary gear for 10,000 rpm
2014 Sirius-CS 125, star planetary gear 400 kW @ 20,000 rpm
2016 Environmental certification ISO 14001 and occupational safety OHSAS 18001
2017 New, compact and small ropeway gear SKP is developed
2017 First SKPO-18 and SKPO-20 are developed and sold
