History

• Foundation of the Inge Langner sole proprietorship by Gerd Langner
• The company started out with seven employees in an old sawmill in Eibelshausen

• The Inge Langner sole proprietorship is renamed to ILA-Langner GmbH & Co. KG

• Groundbreaking of the first own production hall (approx. 1500m²) incl. administration facilities, which is still used as a production hall today.
• Manfred Buth joins the company as the first authorized signatory

• Construction of the tool hall

• The current managing director – Bernd Engelkemeier – was hired as head of quality assurance.
• The company’s first own apprentice started training
• At that time, the company employed 27 employees*.

• Construction of a further production hall covering approx. 600m²
• The first new deep drawing press – a 4000kN Omera press – was purchased
• The company was certified DIN EN ISO 9002 for the first time

• Commissioning of the first automated cutting centre incl. robot assembly
• Bernd Engelkemeier was promoted to technical manager

• Bernd Engelkemeier is appointed as the second authorised signatory of the company
• The company now has a workforce of 100 employees
• Acquisition of the company’s most powerful press to date, a 13,000kN Gigant deep-drawing press.

• Purchase of three additional adjoining properties
• Purchase of further machines, among others a 10.000kN powerful deep drawing press

• Bernd Engelkemeier is appointed as salaried managing director
• Purchase of additional machines, including an 8,000 kN deep-drawing press
• Thomas Schrenk is hired as production foreman

• Construction of a two-storey assembly hall of approx. 330m² each
• Purchase of a 3kW 3D laser
• Thomas Schrenk is promoted to production manager

• The company is sold in equal parts to Melanie Langner, Isabel Langner and Bernd Engelkemeier.

• The neighbouring site of an insolvent industrial joinery was acquired (approx. 11,000m²)
• Relocation of cutting, dispatch and sheet metal storage to the newly acquired halls
• With this move, the factory premises grew to approx. 19,000m²

• Construction of an approx. 500m² hall for the expansion and separation of laser technology
• Acquisition of an additional 5kW 2D laser
• Acquisition of an approx. 7,500m² plot of land in the adjacent, new industrial estate

• Construction of an approx. 1000m² production hall as an extension to the press hall
• Christian Nickel joins the company as a commercial employee

• Purchase of a 10,000kN deep-drawing press, which is operated directly from the coil in the new production hall

• Celebration of the 25th anniversary of the company ILA-Langner
• Gerd Langner retires from the company as an active employee
• Gerd Langner continues as managing director of ILA-Langner GmbH & Co. KG

• Christian Nickel becomes authorised signatory of the company and replaces Manfred Buth, who retires after 23 years of service
• The company now has over 150 employees
• The company is certified according to DIN EN 14001 for the first time

• The production of fire bowls and accessories was initiated in order to expand the product portfolio
• In 2022, the production of fire bowls counts as one of the largest business areas of the company

• Replacement of the 5 KW CO2 laser by a 6 KW laser with fibre technology
• Development and sale of a TÜV-certified fire bowl

• Further expansion of the fire bowl division to produce over 300,000 pieces / year
• Commencement of the construction of an independent fire bowl production hall and a new administration building adjacent to the fire bowl production hall
• Daniel Engelkemeier joins the company as technical manager
• The company currently has approx. 140 employees and a total area of approx. 27,000m²