Krah
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The German Krah AG is one of the worlds leading companies for production and turn-key installation of pipe production plants for plastic pipe in diameters up to 4000 mm. Currently it is head quartered in Schutzbach
, Germany
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. Over time the company has developed from a small workshop and "one man show" to a worldwide manufacturer of specialized machines in pipe production plants for big diameters of non pressure plastic pipes, as well as plastic pressure pipes. The company is still family-managed currently by Alexander Krah, the youngest son of Karl-Heinz Krah. The company has production facilities in Spain, Croatia, Germany, Argentina, USA, Kuwait and Oman. In 2007 an Arab investor injected money in cash for a 50% share in the company. The remaining shares are held equally by Karl-Heinz Krah and Alexander Krah.
In 2008 the Krah pipe manufacturer (Krah Pipe Systems)in Greenwood/USA set up the world's first plant for large diameter helical extrusion
pipes, ranging up to 120 inches (305 cm) for municipal water.
Schutzbach
Schutzbach is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. It is home to the pipe manufacturer Krah AG....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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History
The family-owned company has a 40 year history rooted in a small engineering company specializing in the design of small machines and tools founded by Karl-Heinz Krah in 1968 in WesterwaldWesterwald
The Westerwald is a low mountain range on the right bank of the River Rhine in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a part of the Rhine Massif...
. Over time the company has developed from a small workshop and "one man show" to a worldwide manufacturer of specialized machines in pipe production plants for big diameters of non pressure plastic pipes, as well as plastic pressure pipes. The company is still family-managed currently by Alexander Krah, the youngest son of Karl-Heinz Krah. The company has production facilities in Spain, Croatia, Germany, Argentina, USA, Kuwait and Oman. In 2007 an Arab investor injected money in cash for a 50% share in the company. The remaining shares are held equally by Karl-Heinz Krah and Alexander Krah.
In 2008 the Krah pipe manufacturer (Krah Pipe Systems)in Greenwood/USA set up the world's first plant for large diameter helical extrusion
Helical extrusion
Helical extrusion technology is applied in the plastic pipe industry. Basically the production process is a direct extrusion. During the pipe production several different materials - depending on the desired final pipe - are mixed in the extrusion unit according to a special formula depending...
pipes, ranging up to 120 inches (305 cm) for municipal water.