- KHS (company)
KHS AG is a manufacturer of packaging and bottling machinery based in
Dortmund ,Germany .KHS has two main facilities in the United States. They are located in Waukesha,
Wisconsin and Sarasota,Florida .History
The Holstein & Kappert GmbH was founded in 1868 by Carl Kappert and Louis Holstein in Dortmund. In 1979 Klöckner-Werke AG took control of 51% of the Holstein & Kappert GmbH.
At the same time, Seitz, Enzinger and Noll merged to the company SEN, from which Klöckner-Werke AG held 24% in stocks.
In 1993, KHS was founded as a merger from different companies Holstein & Kappert GmbH and SEN. The abbreviation "KHS" represents the three former companies: Klöckner, Holstein and Seitz.
External links
* [http://www.khs.com/ KHS] Official site.
References
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3469/is_4_56/ai_n11852515 Modern Brewery Age, Jan 24, 2005 - Fuller, Smith & Turner buys new KHS keg line]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3301/is_6_107/ai_n16499309 Dairy Foods, June, 2006 - KHS]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3469/is_30_55/ai_n6160675 Modern Brewery Age, July 26, 2004 - The KHS Innopas C modular pasteurizer system]
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