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History of the company

1906

1906 Foundation by Kaspar Walter. This was the begin of a family-owned and -operated company for gravure cylinder making. Milestones in the company’s history include development of full immersion equipment or synchronously turning, grinding and polishing machines.
1978

1978 K.Walter sets decisive market standards with the first automatic line. To this day, we remain a pioneer in this area with our modern system integration.
2000

2000 The starting signal for our partnership with Johannes Bauer Logistik-Systeme GmbH & Co.KG in Hohenlockstedt – a specialist for transport and storage systems.
2001

2001 Relocation of headquarters to Krailling (greater Munich area) for logistical reasons. Move into a newly constructed building the following year.
2002

2002 K.Walter begins close cooperation with the renowned HELL Gravure Systems GmbH & Co.KGin Kiel – for the ultimate benefit of our customers.
2009

2009 Peter Daetwyler (MDC Max Daetwyler Gruppe) and Max Rid (HELL Gravure Systems, K. Walter, Bauer Logistik) merge the areas of Development, Manufacturing, Sales, After Sales and Service and found the Heliograph Holding GmbH.
This holding includes the new Daetwyler Graphics company as well as HELL Gravure Systems, K.Walter, Bauer Logistik, Schepers, Ohio Gravure Technologies (Daetwyler R&D Dayton) and their worldwide subsidiaries.
Today and tomorrow

Today and tomorrow,
Our innovations in equipment and automation technology as well as our cooperation with all companies in the Heliograph Holding make us your competent partner for gravure cylinder making equipment.
KWalter's erstes eigenes Firmengebäude im Jahre 1919 in der Plinganserstrasse in München.

In 1919, K.Walter established its first company building on Plinganser Street in Munich

Ab 1972 befand sich der Sitz des Unternehmens in der Aidenbachstrasse in München

The company headquarters moved to Munich’s Aidenbach Street in 1972

Seit dem Jahre 2002 präsentiert sich das Unternehmen im neuen, modernen Firmen- und Produktionsgebäude in Krailling bei München

Since 2002, the enterprise has been located in a modern new company and production facility in Krailling, a small township in the greater Munich area

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