1968

Takeover of the tire retreading company "Wöhl-Gummitechnik"

In 1968, the KRAIBURG Group takes over the company "Wöhl" and founds the Gummiwerk KRAIBURG Elastik GmbH in Tittmoning.

New recycling procedure

Company founder Peter Schmidt had the vision of a new recycling procedure: to process the high-quality raw material resulting from tire retreading into products.

First (main) product: "Elastik"-slabs (impact protection slabs)

With a staff of 10 employees and three small production units the production of elastic slabs starts.

1972

Start of producing animal house mats

With the first production unit "Press 1" the production of animal house mats starts

KRAIBURG Elastik premises at this time

1973

Expansion of the sales network: the first factory representatives are founded 

• for the Netherlands: Snel Hout- en Rubber
• for Northern Germany: Stalltechnik-Fachhandel e.K. Arno Hahn

Expansion of the production capacity

With the start of the new production unit "Press 4" (with 5 floors), the economic volume production begins.

1976

The first animal house mat is tested and approved by the DLG (German Agricultural Society)

The "KRAIBURG Riefenstallmatte" (rubber mat with grooves on lower side) gets officially tested and approved by the DLG, the German Agricultural Society.

1980

Big capacity expansion with new production unit

The new production unit "Press 9" with more than 600,000 m² (= 100 soccer fields) production capacity per years gets started.

→ thus, KRAIBURG is ahead of many other manufacturers in the business regarding price and quality

"Press 9"

"Press 9" stands in this newly built hall

1982

The first elastic slatted floor covering is invented: ESPA

• The rubber was backfilled with concrete. This means that the concrete slatted floor was fixed permanently to the rubber cover. The disadvantages were recognized soon: the fixed connection of rubber and concrete limited both softness and durability. In addition, the mats could not be flexibly installed or replaced.
• To solve these problems, the loose, elastic slatted floor covering was developed later: LOSPA, which has proven itself to this day

New KRAIBURG logo

becomes 

1984

First participation at the "DLG" exhibition

For the first time, KRAIBURG participates at the "DLG" exhibition in Frankfurt with its own booth. The "DLG" was Europe's largest agricultural exhibition and is thus the predecessor of today's agricultural fairs "EuroTier" and "Agritechnica".

1985

The first KRAIBURG perforated mat is launched

(surface diamond pattern, lower side studs)

1991

New technical center for research and development

• material and product tests can be carried out in the own laboratory
• the in-house development department moves in 

KRAIBURG Elastik premises at this time

1995

New factory representative in Eastern Germany

Our representative for Eastern Germany "Stalltechnik Fachhandels GmbH, Dipl.-Ing. Falko Obenaus" is founded.

1996

Product innovation Soft Bed System

This is the first time foam is used in the cow house.

Product launch KEN (simple lying mat with studs)

KEN is still used in tying stalls today.

1998

Important milestone for a new generation of lying mats

The start of the new production unit "Press 13" is a big step for the possibilites in production

This is the first production unit where thicker mats with more details can be produced (edge, slope, ...).
→ Thereby we move away from the very simple mats.

Product innovation KEW (KRAIBURG single mat soft bed)

This is the first lying mat of the new generation:

• with foam core
• with many details: surrounding rim, different softness zones and slope

Inauguration of the KEW mat

30 years Gummiwerk KRAIBURG in Tittmoning

More than 5 million cows lie on KRAIBURG rubber mats.

KRAIBURG Elastik premises at this time

1999

The interlocking puzzle is born

From the idea at the desk over the laboratory into the cow house: the puzzle as an ideal combination of single mat and continuous roll

Great success for KEW

KEW achieves the record result of 98% in the preference behavior of the animals as part of the approval by the DLG (German Agricultural Society).

2000

New: cutting with water

KRAIBURG starts with new technology high pressure water jet cutting of rubber mats

The first water jet cutting unit gets started.

Product launch KSL (KRAIBURG single mat without foam)

This is the first thick, soft lying mat on the market, which does without foam.

Further capacity expansion with the new production unit "Press 14"

Our customers are already watching what's happening here...

2002

New products

The KRAIBURG "Kuschelmatte" ("super soft") KKM is launched

KURA – the first walking area mat is launched

for paved/concrete floors and tailor-made for slatted floors

KURA is awarded with the DLG Innovation Award in silver by the German Agricultural Society at the EuroTier 2002.

Right picture: presentation at the EuroTier booth with our humorous scraper model 

2003

Increase for customized products

The demand for tailor-made products increases steadily

• from now on there is a separate department for customized products
• the third water jet cutting unit starts

2004

Product launch KEW Plus – new 3-layer comfort lying mat

ISO-certification

The KRAIBURG quality management system is certified with the worldwide ISO 9001 standard.

New mixing technology

Launch of the first "planetary-gear extruder" for compounding

2005

The first BELMONDO^® horse mat is launched

(more information on BELMONDO horse mats at www.kraiburg-belmondo.com)

2006

New products

CALMA - lying mat for young cattle

LENTA - for tying stalls

Facility expansion

• start of the new production unit "Press 15" with a capacity expansion of 300,000 m²

• extension of administrative building

Sales/Export

Start towards Eastern Europe: this is the entry into new regions and more exotic markets with other cultures and languages.

2007

Facility expansion

• stock and dispatch are outsourced to the industrial area Tittmoning-Mayerhofen
• a new production hall with space for two production units is built on the former storage area 

The new production hall is completed

Sales start towards Eastern Europe pays off

Large order from Russia: over 20,000 cows lie on KRAIBURG KKM mats

2008

40 years Gummiwerk KRAIBURG in Tittmoning

Approx. 15 million cows lie or stand on KRAIBURG rubber mats.

Facility expansion

Start of the new production unit "Press 16" with a capacity expansion of 300,000 m²

2009

New products

pediKURA^® – the first walking area mat with integrated abrasive agent for selective claw abrasion

SIESTA - for calving pen / selection area

LOSPA swiss - for fattening bulls and heifers in pens

ergoMILK - for the milking pit

WINGFLEX - innovative comfort lying mat: 6 cm thick and without foam

ergoBOARD - the first brisket board made of rubber

Facility expansion

Start of the new produciton unit "Press 17" with a further expansion of the production capacity of 300,000 m²

2010

New technology of LongLine-production (lying mats as continuous roll)

Start of the first two "LongLine"-presses

New products

KKM LongLine

KIM LongLine

Sales / Export

First farm project sold to China: 3,500 m² KURA walking area mats in the milking center for 6,600  cows

2011

New products

KURA Flush / SUN - for flushing manure removal respectively direct solar radiation

maxiBOX - for the elevated deep litter cubicle

2012

Products

Products for camels

Soft Bed LongLine – the classic "Soft Bed System" from 1996 is reissued

KE LongLine

Sales / Export

First container delivered to Brasil

2013

New products

KARERA - walking area mat for basic comfort

maxiBOARD - brisket board

VITA - for calving pen / selection area

Start at the new stock and dispatch center with adequate hall in the industrial area Tittmoning-Mayerhofen

The big new hub with space for 250,000 m² rubber mats

2014

New products

profiKURA - walking area mat for optimized claw abrasion

KIM - the lying area covering KIM LongLine is now also available as single mat

2015

New products

profiKURA S - tailor-made slatted floor covering for optimized claw abrasion

WELA LongLine - 5 cm thick, innovative continuous system with sensational softness

Big facility expansion

New 2-storey production hall with

• LongLine-production (lying mats as continuous rolls)
• new water jet cutting unit (number 6)

relocation of the parking lot and

expansion of the storage area by 3,000 m² 

left picture: "LongLine"-production line; right picture: water jet cutting unit

Slope fixation with a huge pile wall and relocation of the parking lot as a terrace on top of the slope

Expanded storage area along the "pile wall"

Sales / Export

The "Ferdinandshof" farm (Europe´s biggest fattening bull farm) fills the 10,000 m² with further 2,000 m².

2016

New generation of slatted floor coverings – with slope towards the slit

KURA SB - for fattening of veal calves & beef calves in pens

LOSPA SB - for fattening bulls and heifers in pens

New products

LOMAX - perforated mat for muddy soil

MONTA - for steep passages

TARSA receives DLG innovation award in silver

Sales / Export

Large-scale project in Minnesota, USA

KIM LongLine for 70,000 cows: 40,000 m² KIM LongLine delivered by the end of 2017

2017

New products

WELA – the popular comfort lying area covering (continuous system) is now also available as single mat

TARSA – lying mat with special tarsal zone, awarded with the DLG innovation award, goes into serial production
 

Facility expansion

Start of the new production unit "Press 18"

• State-of-the-art ventilation technology
• low-noise electrical systems 
• heat recovery for cooling the large control cabinets
• Capacity expansion of 700,000 m²: production capacity increases to 2.5 million m² / year

2018

New product

POLSTA - the deep litter cubicle cushion

50 years KRAIBURG in Tittmoning 

• KRAIBURG delivers goods to 71 countries of all continents. Including countries like Mongolia, Colombia, Mexico, Kenya, Vietnam, Qatar, ...
• We celebrate the anniversary with an open day and a big summer party

KRAIBURG Elastik premises, 2018