The Company

KLN Ultraschall AG is one of the world's leading manufacturers of machines, systems and tools for welding and joining plastic parts as well as industrial cleaning technology. The complex technologies of plastic joining technology and ultrasonic and spray cleaning technology are the main activities of our company. Here on two plants in Heppenheim our team of experts with 170 employes are working on different projects.

Our Team

KLN contact persons

Our team of experts currently comprises 170 employees who work for KLN every day at the two locations in Heppenheim with expertise and enthusiasm. Get to know our team:

KLN Team

Our equipment is sold all over the world. The global KLN service and sales network ensures high product and service quality wherever you are in the world. Find the right agent:

Sales Partner Welding   Sales Partner Cleaning

Career & Education

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Apprenticeship at KLN

Are you interested in training at KLN?
We place among others:
Duale Hochschule Darmstadt - Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Technology Mechatronics Technician, Industrial Mechanic, Industrial Electronics Technician, Technical Product Designer, Industrial Clerk and Trainee positions.

Company-Group

The CREST-Group

Since January 2000, the KLN Ultraschall AG has been a company of the Crest Ultrasonics Corp, Trenton, New Jersey/USA. The CREST Group employs more than 1,000 people at 20 locations in 12 countries.

No matter from which part of the world you come to us, in which business field you work with us - the international know-how of the entire group of companies is at your disposal.

All companies in the CREST Group work according to common principles, are in constant exchange of people, ideas and experience, have access to our entire programme and can adapt our technology to individual specifications and national standards.

Website CREST-Incorporated

Our
Philosophy

The KLN Ultraschall AG has been established on the market for decades as a firm partner of renowned companies. In order to continue to be a strong partner for our customers in the future, our guiding principle is:

Do better tomorrow what is good today.

To achieve this, we commit ourselves:

  • to increase the customer satisfaction
  • to be one step ahead of our customers' wishes
  • to maintain an open dialogue with our customers
  • constantly improve our processes through preventive and corrective actions
  • to continuously develop our products and services
  • communicate quickly and efficiently both internally and externally

History 1947 – 2024

  • 1947
  • 1950
  • 1963
  • 1966
  • 1972
  • 1978
  • 1986
  • 1989
  • 1992
  • 1998
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2004
  • 2004
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2023
Establishment
1947

Establishment

Company founded by the physicist Dr Wilhelm Lehfeldt; company name at the time: Dr Lehfeldt & Co.

Start of production ultrasound medical technology
1950

Start of production ultrasound medical technology

Start of production in Heppenheim - ultrasonic medical technology, cleaning equipment

Location Fürth
1963

Location Fürth

Establishment of the Fürth site in the Odenwald region

1966

Production start of ultrasonic plastic welding technology

Production start of ultrasonic plastic welding technology

1972

Name change

Change of name to KLN Ultraschall GmbH
Logo using the former sales company
Kretz - Technik Österreich
Lehfeld - Heppenheim
Nirona - Kunststoffverarbeiter Taunusstein

1978

Incorporation

Integration into the Forward Technology Industries plc. group

Start of production hot plate welding
1986

Start of production hot plate welding

Start of production hot plate welding

1989

Production start of vibration welding technology and hot stamping systems

Production start of vibration welding technology and hot stamping systems

Production start of spin welding systems
1992

Production start of spin welding systems

Production start of spin welding systems

1998

Change of name

Change of name to FTI Forward Technology Industries GmbH

1999

Production start of hot air welding systems

Production start of hot air welding systems

2000

Change of name back to KLN Ultraschall GmbH

Change of name back to KLN Ultraschall GmbH and takeover by the globally active Crest Ultrasonics Corp., Trenton/USA

2001

Production start of robotic tank systems

Production start of robotic tank systems

2004

New Plant Shanghai/China

KLN opens a new plant for the Asian market in Shanghai/China

2004

Change of corporate form

Change of corporate form: KLN Ultraschall GmbH to KLN Ultraschall AG

2006

Production location Heppenheim

Planning and groundbreaking ceremony for the new production site in Heppenheim

Move to new location
2007

Move to new location

Move to new location in Odenwaldstraße at the turn of the year 2007 - 2008

Opening of production halls
2008

Opening of production halls

Opening of the new production halls and administration

2010

Production start of infrared welding technology

Production start of infrared welding technology

New construction of production hall
2014

New construction of production hall

New construction of a further production hall in the new Heppenheim industrial estate, Lise-Meitner-Straße 18

Production start H2-tank welding machines
2023

Production start H2-tank welding machines

Production start H2-tank welding machines