4 specialists working together as one global player
The Kern-Liebers Group can look back over a long history. Founded in 1888 by Hugo Kern in Schramberg, Germany, the company initially manufactured springs for the watch and clock industry. Since then, the product range has expanded and now covers springs made from wire and steel strip, fine-blanked and stamped parts, as well as needles and sinkers for the textile industry.
Customers of the Kern-Liebers Group benefit from the unique expertise of a large, globally active company. More than 6,000 employees in over 50 subsidiaries worldwide are working to develop customer-oriented individual solutions that meet the most rigorous technical requirements.
Established as a dedicated business unit in 1999, Kern-Liebers Textiles has since grown steadily. The acquisition of Saxonia Textile Parts GmbH, the Bavarian needle plate manufacturer Paul Leistner GmbH and SächsischeNadel- und Platinenfabriken GmbH laid the foundation for its subsequent growth, a development complemented by the acquisition of the German needle manufacturer Haase and Kühn. Company development in recent years has been rapid, particularly in the needle sector.
Under the umbrella brand Kern-Liebers Textiles, a corporate network that is capable of meeting the widest range of requirements within the textile industry has been created. Through its rapid expansion, the company has steadily evolved into an expert in the field of knitted fabric technology and has emerged a full-line supplier to the market.
In addition to needles, Kern-Liebers also offers a complete range of components for knitting and warp knitting machines and products for tentering frames and combing machines. The range of products includes more than 55,000 needles and sinkers.
The Kern-Liebers Textiles Group now employs more than 1,150 people around the world. It plans to expand sales beyond the 100 million euro barrier in the coming years. In the last decade, over five billion end-products were turned out. The high sales figures are only possible because almost all of the world’s machine engineers use Kern-Liebers Textiles products. The increasing number of end consumers in the knitwear and warp sector underpins its strong market position.
But the growth of Kern-Liebers Textiles is evident not only in its turnover and staff strength, but also in its close partnership with customers. The provision of fast service worldwide is a central concern. The company also benefits from its experienced specialists, who complement each other perfectly through the high potential for synergies within the group. An example of a synergy effect is the combination of expertise in spring technology with years of experience in the production of stamped parts for textile machines.
As a technology partner, the group is constantly pushing itself to develop new solutions in co-operation with its customers. The co-operation is characterised by intensive transfer of knowledge, and by creativity and loyalty. Quality is achieved only through perfect interaction of all involved.
As an ideal partner of the textile machine engineering sector, end customers across the widest range of textile applications also benefit from the high level of competence of the Kern-Liebers Textiles Group. With the merger of four companies, the group is in a position to offer a unique service around the world.