SCHLOTE GMBH & CO. KG

THE COMPANY

Schlote GmbH & Co. KG is a development partner and series supplier to the automotive and automotive components industry, the metal casting industry, and the mechanical engineering sector.

At the company location in Harsum near Hildesheim, we manufacture products in small, medium and large series. The company was founded in 1969 and currently has 198 employees.

Schlote GmbH & Co. KG in Harsum

Services

Schlote GmbH & Co. KG has specialized in the machining of workpieces made from a wide variety of materials using the latest technology and has extensive expertise in this field.

This specialist knowledge is today reflected in complex production islands and lines. The focus of production lies on cast and forged products.

We are increasingly adopting automated operating sequences including integrated assembly processes. A high degree of automation guarantees our customers an optimal quality standard with corresponding process capability.

COMPANY HISTORY

1969 Foundation of Schlote GmbH & Co.KG in Harsum with the objective of mechanically processing cast parts made of metal.

1974 Purchase of a former cowshed in Bavenstedt and construction of a workshop hall.

As early as 1976, the first hall of our company's own was built in Harsum. 6 workers employed.

1977 Relocation of the company to new premises, entry into the commercial register as Schlote & Co. Harsum KG. Introduction of CNC technology, which was still new at the time, by Michael Schlote. Start of a dynamic development that has continued to this day by the acquisition of the first CNC milling machines as a key element in company development.


The company headquarters in Harsum in 1976		Christlinde Schlote being handed over the first Matchmaker CNC machine

1984 Purchase of a hall belonging to a neighboring agricultural machinery trading company to extend the factory space from 450 to 1,200 square meters.
The new premises were already occupied 3 months after purchase by a staff that had meanwhile grown to 35. The proprietors Christlinde and Johannes Schlote made further investments in the modernization of the machinery.

1987 A new production hall allowed the manufacture of components for the automotive industry. The company now employs 54 people.
The company's entire works area now totals 1,650 square meters.

Matchmaker machines to machine venting casings made using aluminum permanent mold casting

1988 With the foundation of the company Alu-Point GmbH in Harsum, Schlote extended its capabilities to include single-piece production and tool construction.

Expansion steps undertaken by Schlote GmbH & Co. KG from 1978 to 1987

1991 Foundation of Schlote GmbH Rathenow in Rathenow.

1995 With Schlote FormTec GmbH, a further company is created in Harsum.

1996 Affiliation of the company Getriebe- und Antriebstechnik Wernigerode GmbH within the SCHLOTE GROUP.

2003 The foundation of Schlote-Automotive Czech s.r.o. creates the first location outside Germany.

2006 Foundation of Schlote Brandenburg GmbH & Co. KG, one of the most modern and innovative production sites for ready-to-install housing components.
Historical development of the SCHLOTE GROUP.

2011 Start of construction for the extension of the administration building in Harsum, a new production access road, a new area for the storage of the chip containers, an evaporation plant, and an improved transport link.

Takeover of the insolvent IWESA Präzisionstechnik GmbH in Saarbrücken and foundation of Schlote Saar GmbH.

Schlote GmbH & Co. KG

Carl-Zeiss-Straße 1
D-31177 Harsum
Phone: +49 (0) 51 27 / 9 71-0
Telefax: +49 (0) 51 27 / 9 71-390

E-Mail: info@schlote.com