• Karl Leister founded "Karl Leister Elektro-Gerätebau" in Solingen, Germany as a sole proprietorship.

• Development of distribution network: 10 countries in Europe and Australia

• First Leister trade show booth at the international plastics 'K' trade fair in Duesseldorf, Germany

• Expansion of distribution network in six European countries, as well as in the United States, Canada, South Africa, Israel and Japan

• Opening of branch operation in Kaegiswil, Switzerland
• 34 employees

• New company building in Kaegiswil
• 50 employees

• New product line for Process Heat: Air heaters and blowers

• New plant in Solingen

• First production expansion in Kaegiswil

• Own motor production founded

• A historical farm house is turned into an office building in Kaegiswil
• 150 employees

• Expansion of sales network in 17 countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America

• Third and fourth production expansions in Kaegiswil
• 200 employees

• Last production expansion in Kaegiswil
• Sales and service centers in 41 countries
• 220 employees

• Christiane Leister takes over control of the company and the executive management as successor

• "Weldy" hot-air blowers

• Leister Technologies LLC in Itasca, Illinois, United States

• Leister Technologies Ltd., Shanghai, China
• Production relocation of Weldy hot air units to China

• Acquisition of "IR Microsystems SA" to expand Axetris’ product portfolio

• Acquisition of a representative, industrial building for the use as headquarters in Kaegiswil

• Leister Technologies KK in Yokohama, Japan

• Leister Technologies India Pvt., Chennai, India

• Foundation of the sales organization Leister International AG in Switzerland
• 960 employees

Opening of the new production site in Coimbatore, India.

• Company anniversary: 75 years Leister Group
• 900 employees worldwide, 590 of these in Switzerland

Leadership change at the Leister Group. Marcel Roth becomes the new Chairman of the Board, and Dr. Nicolas Niedhart is appointed CEO.