Leister : Plastic Welding, Process Heat, Lasersystems, Microsystems

Milestones in the company history

  • 1949: Founded in Solingen, Germany by Karl Leister
  • 1963: Opening of a subsidiary in Kägiswil/Obwalden, Switzerland
  • End of the 1970s: All activities solely in Obwalden, Switzerland
  • 1998: Laser systems and microsystems
  • 1999: Relocation to the new headquarters in Sarnen, Switzerland
  • End of the 1990s: Expansion of infrastructure for microsystems with a cleanroom in Kägiswil, Switzerland
  • 2004: Opening of production facilities in Shanghai, China
  • 2007: Leister acquires Infrared Gas Sensor Company IR Microsystems SA
  • 2008: Relocation to the new headquarters in Kaegiswil
  • 2009: Establishing Leister Technologies, Japan: Sales and service centre for all Leister Products
  • 2010: Establishing Leister sales and service centre China with offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Qindao and Chongqing
  • 2010: Leister acquires Concord Geotechnical (USA)
  • 2011: Transfer of Leister Process Technologies into a Corporate Structure with
      • Leister AG
      • Leister Technologis AG
      • Axetris AG
  • 2013: Establishing Leister Technologies Benelux B.V. in Houten, Holland
  • 2013: Establishing Leister Technologies India Pvt Ltd in Chennai, Indien
 Leister vacuum cleanerBack in the fifties...

 ...and today.