Company

History

1987 Founding of the company

In June 1987, KTW K. Weißhaupt GmbH was spun out of the design office at that time 18 years existing. KTW specializes in individual solutions in manufacturing technology. With a lot of expertise and creativity we find special solutions in engineering, especially in load bearing, clamping and mounting devices. Based on our experience, we are particularly strong in the development and production of semi- and fully automated systems.

2003 The new company building

2010 Nadine Weishaupt is part of the executive management

2012 25 years KTW K. Weißhaupt GmbH

2016 Foundation of KTW Hungary Kft. in Budapest

2019 Change of Management

2022 Saying goodbye to Nadine Weißhaupt

Nadine Weißhaupt left the management on 01.01.2022 and will support the company in the future as chairman of the advisory board and as a consultant.

Peter Hatzing takes over the sole management as of 01.01.2022, having previously been KTW's technical managing director since 2019.

As support, Selina Weißhaupt takes over the role of commercial management in the future. In addition, she will be granted power of attorney.

2023 Change of Management

2025: The Carl Stahl Group Becomes the Owner of KTW

As of April 1, 2025, the internationally active Carl Stahl Group will take over KTW.

Carl Stahl was founded in 1880 in Süßen, in the Swabian region of Germany. From its beginnings as a mechanical rope manufacturer, Carl Stahl has developed into a highly diversified, family-run group now in its sixth generation.

The Carl Stahl Group expects the acquisition of KTW to create synergies in both directions – within the Carl Stahl Group and for KTW – ultimately making the offering even more attractive to customers.

Quality policy

The objective of KTW Carl Stahl is to develop and produce products in the field of production technology and automation and to provide services which meet the requirements of the customers and fulfill the legal regulations.

As customer satisfaction is obligatory for KTW Carl Stahl, a high level of quality and reliability is a mandatory requirement. Of course, quality assurance is carried out throughout the entire process chain, from the constructive design, through production and assembly, to support in use at the customer's site.

The quality policy of KTW Carl Stahl as well as the quality management system are aimed at achieving the set goals under consideration of economic aspects. The processes and defined procedures described in our quality management manual serve to fulfill the quality requirements according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015.

Essential for the effectiveness of the quality management system of KTW Carl Stahl is the participation of every single employee in the company in the quality fulfillment of our customer specifications. Therefore, the employees of KTW Carl Stahl are also called upon to comply with the requirements according to quality regulations and instructions and to support the quality management in the fulfillment of the tasks.

Systematic quality management

We ensure high standards of our products and services through systematic quality management. This includes:

constant comparison of requirements with our customers
close contact and auditing of our suppliers
Application of zero-defect strategies
continuous optimization and improvement of our processes

The key to highest quality is our responsible employees.

Compliance

The whistleblower system of KTW K. Weißhaupt GmbH gives you the opportunity to inform us about violations of the law or disregard of the compliance guidelines and to contribute to their detection.

Adherence to legal regulations and internal compliance rules

Adherence to legal regulations and internal compliance rules is a top priority for KTW K. Weißhaupt GmbH. Violations of these must be detected at an early stage in order to initiate appropriate countermeasures and avert possible damage to customers, employees, business partners and the company.

Violations in the company

In order to detect violations and infringements within the company in various ways, not only internal employees, but also external information regarding violations of antitrust law, money laundering or fraud as well as bribery offenses can be submitted.

Contact

You have the option of contacting us in various ways.