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Fine traditions and a bright future Founded in 1779 as forge hammer mill in Hasloch, a small village in the Spessart hills, Kurtz Ersa has since developed into an international conglomerate. Today we are technologyrespectively world market leaders in many of our business areas. The family-owned corporation is meanwhile managed by the sixth generation, and the corporate management is assisted by an advisory board made up of personalities excelling in their respective industries. 1968 Production of soldering systems 1999 Invention of the ERSASCOPE 2001 Implementation of SAP R/3 1971 Production...

1779 Hereditary leasehold 1852 Foundry 1860 Machine factory 1921 First patent for Ersa hammer mill in Hasloch 1921 The Ersa HI: an electric 1932 Take-over of Joachim & 1946 Ersa shack after move 1949 Production of paper board soldering iron with 200 W Son, Schweinfurt from Berlin to Wertheim equipment 1971 First shape moulding 1984 Foundation of 1992 Patent application of the 1998 Move into the new machine Kurtz North America LTH technology corporate headquarters Innovation Medal 2000 First Ersa Technology Zhuhai Manufacturing Wertheim GmbH

Our Vision Our competitive lead in technology optimizes quality, costs and delivery service in our customers‘ production process. Our Mission Our products serve to optimize manufacturing processes used in production environments The requirements of our customers are the measure for our actions. We are a global player with a singular product range. We are a member of a strong, diversified group of companies, and draw from this extensive synergy potentials. As a family enterprise, we place as much emphasis on achieving adequate growth of our equity and to receive a reasonable return on our investment,...

Production needs us. Rainer Kurtz Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Uwe Rothaug Technology Thomas Mühleck Finances (from left to right ) Kurtz Ersa is a technology corporation also serving the industry as a supplier of components with a tradition of almost 250 years. Due to this longstanding tradition, we feel especially obligated to orient our corporate strategies towards long-term, healthy and enduring growth. We are diversified into three areas of business – electronic production equipment, moulding machines and metal components – which we would like to introduce to you in this brochure. Being...

Diversity is our strength 2 We offer our customers the certainty that, with Kurtz Ersa, they have found an internationally oriented partner who knows the customs and practices found on the global market place. We have repeatedly set new standards in technology with our products. Our willingness to take new venues has enabled us to meet specific requests of our customers, but it also enables us to optimize our performance and competitiveness. Kurtz Ersa’s business areas have grown historically. Due to our long corporate tradition, we are accustomed to early develop and integrate new technologies,...

Our three Business Segments provide innovative solutions for the manufacturing industry. Electronics Production Equipment Moulding Machines Particle foam machines Foundry machines Soldering systems Soldering tools Kurtz Ersa corporation Metal Components Castings Sheet metal Machining 3

Electronics Production Equipment Soldering systems and soldering tools 4

Our customer base is found in the fields of consumer electronics, sub-contractors, telecommunication, automotive, computer /IT and other industrial applications. Global connections. Being Europe’s largest manufacturer of soldering systems, we care, on a world-wide basis, for the connections in the electronic industry. Figure bottom left: i-CON 1 electronically temperature controlled hand soldering station Figure bottom right: Ersa POWERFLOW wave soldering system Under the brand name Ersa, the Kurtz Ersa corporation offers the complete technology necessary to provide permanently conductive connections....

Metal Components Foundry products, sheet metal technology and machining 6

We cooperate with numerous renowned customers from many different fields of technology: these technologies include sophisticated equipment manufacturing, drive technology, building- and building material manufacturing equipment, printing machines, power generation technology, automotive industry, medical technology, drive engine building, rail systems, wind power stations and vacuum technology. Competence in metals We at Kurtz Ersa are aware of the fact that excellent quality, adherence to agreed schedules and high flexibility are as important to our customers as is competitiveness with regard...

Moulding Machines Particle foam machines Foundry machines 8

Our customers are from the packaging-, constructionand automotive industry. From foundryman for foundrymen: technologically superior casting machines and trimming presses. We give shape to ideas Equipment designed and manufactured by Kurtz includes machines for the processing of particle foams, casting machines and trimming presses. The motto for all Kurtz machines and plants is “best in class”. Kurtz’s equipment for the processing of particle foam materials sets the standard in quality, technology and cost efficiency. It is our declared goal to find and subsequently implement the best solution...

Permanent innovation Our tradition of yesterday, today and tomorrow 10

Figure right: VERSAPRINT stencil printer with integrated 100 % AOI (Automated Optical Inspection) The first patented solder iron Ersa H1 (1921) and an actual Ersa i-TOOL with patented heating technology. Innovation is based on experience and history. Since 1779 we have been implementing many decisive technical innovations, and for just as long have we been cultivating enduring customer relations based on true partnership. Today, we have more than 80 experienced engineers and technicians working on new innovations and improvements every day. The Kurtz Ersa corporation is already technology- respectively...