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The founding
1946: Karl-Heinz Kilian founds the company in Mittweida, Saxony, producing tin snips and shoemaker’s nails.
In the 1950s: Following the move from East Germany, the company relocates first to Berlin and later to Düsseldorf. Its product range shifts to mechanical engineering, machine overhauls and machinery trading.
1958: A new production hall is built at the present site in Langenfeld in the Rhineland, and contract machining work (turning and drilling) begins for local customers.
In the 1960s: The production area and machinery are expanded, with contract deep-hole drilling becoming the company’s core focus.
1970s and 1980s
In the 1970s: The first modern BTA deep-hole drilling machines are acquired. Karl-Heinz Kilian contributes to the development of the machine design that remains standard today.
In the 1980s: Production capacity is expanded to machine larger and heavier workpieces (up to 50 tonnes), meeting the increased demands of the nuclear industry. Production for series manufacturing is also expanded and modernised through partial automation.
1989: Volker Kludig acquires the company from his uncle and leads Kilian GmbH&Co.KG into its second generation.
Recent past
In the 1990s: Investments are made in four large deep-hole drilling machines as well as additional lathes and honing machines. A certified quality management system is introduced.
In the 2000s: Christian and Michael Kludig join the company as its third generation. A new hall is built, existing deep-hole drilling machines are modernised and overhauled, and major investments are made in environmental protection.
Since 2010: The machinery, production facilities and IT infrastructure have undergone extensive modernisation, including two new honing machines and two new deep-hole drilling machines.
