Leister Technologies

"Leister" redirects here. For other uses, see Leister (disambiguation).
Leister AG
Private
Industry Hot Air Tools
Founded 1949 - Solingen, Germany
Headquarters Kaegiswil, Switzerland
Key people
 Karl Leister - Founder, Christiane Leister - Owner, CEO - Beat Mettler
Website leister.com

Leister AG is a manufacturer of hot air plastic welding equipment, laser welding systems and sensor equipment. The company is currently based in Kaegiswil, near Sarnen in Switzerland. It was founded in 1949 by German Karl Leister.

Leister is a long-established Swiss company, consistently dedicated to customer satisfaction. This is ensured through extremely high production quality, permanent innovation, a wealth of experience shared by its employees and above-average service. Wherever you need to apply heat: Leister provides the ideal solution. For over 60 years now. Leister are worldwide leaders in the fields of plastic welding and industrial hot air solutions. Leister has been developing innovative and effective laser systems and pioneering microsystems for many years.

Leister develop and produce all Leister products in Switzerland. 98% of Leister production is exported. For this reason Leister has established a dense network of sales and service centres throughout the world.

Corporate Structure

Since its founding in 1949, Leister Process Technologies has operated in the legal form of a sole proprietorship. With the growth over the last few decades, diversification into additional business areas, as well as the formation of companies in the United States, China, India, Japan, Germany, Benelux and Italy the Leister activities have developed into a group of companies. In order to optimize and efficiently manage all business units, effective immediately, the sole proprietor company was transformed into a holding structure with independent limited companies. All group companies are in possession and under the overall direction of Christiane Leister. The Leister Group has its headquarters is Kägiswil/Switzerland and is worldwide present with sales and service centers in more than hundred countries.

• Leister AG acts as the holding company, responsible for the management and control of the Leister group.
• Leister Technologies AG since more than 60 years worldwide known in the area of plastic welding, industrial hot air solutions and laser systems. • The former business unit, Axetris, was transformed into an independent company Axetris AG. It is active in the areas of gas sensors and micro optics.

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