Vehicle market in China
Kistler takes over Chinese special machine manufacturer
Kistler has acquired the Chinese special machine manufacturer LIK in order to strengthen its presence in the Chinese vehicle market. In future, Kistler's portfolio will also include automated assembly lines.
It is a double premiere: with LIK Mechanical and Electrical Technology, founded in Shanghai in 2010, Kistler is not only acquiring a company in the Far East for the first time, but is also expanding its industrial expertise to include the construction of automated production lines, particularly for the growth sector of electric vehicles. With the takeover, the Kistler Group now employs more than 2000 people.
LIK has established itself very well in a short space of time and supplies well-known, often international customers with highly automated assembly lines for vehicle components such as seats, brake and safety systems as well as test benches for electric motors.
With the acquisition of LIK, Kistler is strengthening its presence in the world's largest vehicle market and will also manufacture its systems for quality monitoring and process optimization for the Chinese market in China in future. These include, in particular, the highly sought-after electromechanical joining systems, test benches for electric motors and systems for process monitoring and test automation.
"With China Manufacturing 2025, China has made a clear commitment to a resource-efficient, highly automated and quality-oriented industry. As the Kistler Group, we have the right technologies for this vision - it is therefore only logical to take this step. Together with LIK, we can offer a comprehensive range of integrated production systems and thus meet the growing demand for turnkey solutions - especially in the Far East," emphasizes Rolf Sonderegger, CEO of the Kistler Group.
New production site for the future
The current locations of LIK and Kistler China in Shanghai will be retained. As LIK, with over 100 employees, will soon reach the limits of its capacity, planning for a further production site in China has already begun. There are no plans to relocate jobs from other Kistler Group production sites. as
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