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KMCKREUTERMANUFACTURINGCOMPANY
KMC CONTROLSMC
ANNIVERSARY
Venture becomes known as Kreuter Manufacturing
Company
1970
Klaus Mueller assumes production leadership; assisted
by sons, Joerg and Klaus
1978
Production moves to new 4000 ft2 facility in New Paris, IN
1st (non-residential) company headquarters; Thief River Falls, MN
1974
Company incorporates with Wayne Kehler as President
Two Piper Malibus (our 3rd & 4th corporate aircraft)
serve the company from 1984 to 1995
Kreuter Manufacturing Company begins doing business as
KMC Controls
1993
Ken Kreuter establishes the company
as an OEM supplierin Winnepeg, Manitoba
Wayne Kehler (center)joins the company
1972
Production Pioneer, Klaus Mueller, passes away
2006
Founding Father, Ken Kreuter, passes away
1995
1st Corporate Aircraft (Cessna Cardinal; 1978–1980)
‘Kreuter Air’ is born
Sales team relocates from Atlanta to Indiana, consolidating
all corporate functions
1991
‘Kreuter Air’ enters the jet age(Cessna Citation)
Quality system is ISO 9001 registered
1997
Facility experiences �nal expansion for the 20th century
1996
Production facility experiences 1st major expansion
Quality system established
1981
Production facility grows with company needs; expansions in 1984, 1986 and this year
1988
KMC begins an annual tradition of participating in the largest industry event, the AHR Expo
1987
Next stop: 50 years!
Lyall Steger, Wayne, & Ken at Virginia headquarters of Steger Supply
Management and sta� have included:Two generations of Kehlers
Three generations of MuellersThree generations of Kreuters
Employee meetings, summer picnics, holiday carry-ins, and Friday morning snack breaks—such things have contributed to the family atmosphere that has always been important to
company culture, as this scene from 1990 depicts.
Our computer era begins: 1st computer-controlled machine in tool room (picture foreground); 1st Manufacturing CAD
system; 1st Engineering CAD system
1986
After 24 years as President, Wayne Kehler steps aside to focus
on his continuing role as Chairman
2002
Our 2nd Cessna Conquest IIenters service
2001
2009
One of our earliest employees, Geo� Cross,
receives his �rst paycheck1973
Chris Kreuter, our 1st employee, celebrates 40 years from the time he began assisting his father in the shop
2008
In this same year, Ken’s eldest son, Chris, began his work as our chief industrial designer. His �rst designs
included the NetSensor and KMD-7000 depicted below for 1996.
Joerg Mueller steps up as VP of Manufacturing following
his father’s retirement
2003
Engi
neer
ing
relo
cate
s to
Indi
ana
head
quar
ters
1973
1st (non-OEM) company product:
PE Switch
1990
THE-1002
Multinet
KMD-5500
STE-5000InControl
1991
CTE-3006
XEC-3001
MEP-5000
CTC-1600
KMD-5550
1992
KMD Tier 2 in SnapTrack
MEP-1200
1974
CCE-1000
RCC-1501
1976
CSC-1001
MCP-1160
1977
CSC-2002
MCP-1020
MCP-5140
1978
MCP-8031
1981
SSS-1001
CTC-2000
CMC-1002
1982
CTC-1000
CTC-4001
1983
SSE-1001
1984
REE-1004
1985
CME-1001
1986
CTC-1500CTE-5000CTE-6001CEE-2004MCP-3061CSC-3011
1987
CTC-5511CTE-1100VCP-3420CME-1001CEP-4000CEE-2000
1988
CSP-4000
CCC-1001
1989
CCC-1002
CSC-3501
1993
CSP-5001
TSP-5000
CTE-5101
KMD-6000
KMD Tier 2 in molded enclosure
1994
CTC-4101
MEP-5300
Data Logger
1995
VEP-4000
VEP-5000
1996
VCP-61
VCP-5000
KMD-7000
NetSensor
1997
NetView
1998
Redesigned 8x8 & 4x4
controllers
1999
CommTalk
FirstWatch
WinControl
2000
VCP-559
CME-7001
MEP-7000/7700
KMD-5210
2001
NetView II
VEP-43/45
2002
KMD-5540
NetSensor II
2003
THE-1100
WebLite
LanLite
WinControl XL
2004
CAE-1003
SAE-1002
BACnet Advanced Application Controllers
BACnet Router
BACstage
2005
TPE-1464
MEP-4000
STE-6000
2007
MEP-4003
TotalControl
2006
BACnet Building Controller
2008
VEV-43
VEB-53/56
VCB-41/42/46
MEP-72/75/7800
2009
FlexStat
BACnet AutoAddressing
1972
1st (OEM) company products:
Gage Ell & Tee,Tubing Header and
Terminal Strip
1969 1979 1989 1999