Components and system solutions for hydraulics: filtration, control technology, fluid management and sensor technology
ARGO-HYTOS Group AG
Baar (CH) · Kraichtal (DE) · Vrchlabí (CZ) · Ostrava (CZ) · Zator (PL) · Coimbatore (IN) · Yangzhou (CN) · Bowling Green, Ohio (US)New on Amplifa
About ARGO-HYTOS
ARGO-HYTOS Group AG, headquartered in Baar (Switzerland), develops and produces components and system solutions for fluid technology, especially for mobile hydraulics. The portfolio includes hydraulic filters and filter elements, control technology components such as valves and hydraulic power units, fluid management systems as well as sensor and measurement technology. With more than 1,000 employees and over 75 years of experience in Fluid Motion Control and filtration, the company supplies manufacturers of agricultural machinery, construction machinery, production and machine tools as well as municipal and energy technology. Production takes place at six sites in Germany (Kraichtal), the Czech Republic (Vrchlabí, Ostrava), Poland (Zator), India (Coimbatore), China (Yangzhou) and the USA (Bowling Green, Ohio). Since August 2022, Voith Group has held the majority stake; ARGO-HYTOS is integrated into the Voith Turbo division and leads the Off-Highway business there.
- Site
- Kraichtal
- Processes
- System solutions for hydraulics (Fluid Motion Control), Filtration / hydraulic filters and filter elements, Control technology, Fluid management systems, Sensor and measurement technology, Repair service, Spare parts
- Materials
- Hydraulic fluid technology
- Founded
- 1947
- Employees
- >1,000 (Group,
- Industries
- Agricultural machinery, Construction machinery, General mechanical engineering, Industry, Renewable energies / wind power, Municipal technology
- 01
Development and engineering
- 02
Component manufacturing (valves, filters, sensors)
- 03
System integration and assembly
- 04
Testing and oil analysis (OPCom)
- 05
Distribution via own sales companies worldwide
- 06
Repair service and spare parts service
Products and Technologies
Hydraulic fluid technology
Components and systems for Fluid Motion Control and filtration in mobile and industrial hydraulics.
Sites
Kraichtal
DEProduction plant and German administrative headquarters
Vrchlabí
CZProduction plant
Ostrava
CZSite
Zator
PLProduction plant
Coimbatore
INProduction plant
Yangzhou
CNProduction plant
Bowling Green, Ohio
USProduction plant
Products and Components
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1947
Founding of Argo GmbH for precision mechanics in Stuttgart on 7 July at the initiative of Herbert Kienzle (Kienzle Apparate).
- 1952
Patent for magnetic filter.
- 1965
Relocation of the administrative headquarters to Kraichtal.
- ca. 1980
First own foreign sales company in France; further ones followed in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the USA, Sweden, Hong Kong, Italy, Poland, China and Turkey.
- 1990
Christian H. Kienzle takes over the management.
- 1993
Renamed ARGO GmbH für Fluidtechnik; acquisition of shares in the Czech hydraulic manufacturer Hytos.
- 2003
Joint operation under the name Argo-Hytos.
- 2021
Erich Hofer takes over the CEO position of ARGO-HYTOS Group AG on 1 July.
- 2022
Voith Group acquires the majority stake from August; integration into the Voith Turbo division (Off-Highway).
- 2024
Marcus Fischer takes over the CEO position in July.