Klein Tools history

1972 Through establishment of a Mexican subsidiary, Herramientas Klein, S.A. De C.V., the company produces tools and equipment that Mexico increasingly needs to expedite its ambitious programs of industrial expansion.

By 1975, the time had come for Klein Tools to dramatically increase their forging production.

1978 The William Warne Co., a leather pouch manufacturer, joined the Klein family of companies.

The continued growth of the business drove an addition to this facility in 1984.

1989 A new plant in Roselle, IL, went into operation.

1996 A new plant in Schaumburg, IL, was added to expand Klein's Chicago-area manufacturing capacity.

2005 KalFact Plastics, a plastics molding company out of Rockford, MI, is purchased and renamed Klein Plastics.

2007 Heritage Cutlery, of Bolivar, NY, was acquired by Klein and began operating under the name Klein Cutlery, LLC. Klein Cutlery is a leading manufacturer of hand tools and occupational equipment for professional tradesman.

2011 Klein opened the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center in Mansfield, TX, adding to its growing number of US facilities.

2012 Klein acquired Civitella & Cia Ltda, a Brazilian equipment manufacturer, to supply a full range of products for the electrical, construction, oil & gas and telecommunications industries in Brazil, the sixth-largest economy in the world.

2014 Klein continued to invest in United States manufacturing with the opening of the Heat Treating facility in Mansfield, TX. The new facility allows Klein to keep pace with product demand, streamline operations to stay competitive and provide American jobs in advanced manufacturing.

2015 Klein expanded the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center in Mansfield, TX.