KHS GmbH is a global company with a history going back over 145 years. In 1868 pioneers Karl Kappert and Luis Holstein founded the company in Dortmund, Germany, driven by the vision of being the first to build filling systems for what was then the new 'invention' of bottled beer. KHS GmbH is now one of the leading manufacturers of innovative filling and packaging systems serving many different customers in the beverage, food, and non - food industries worldwide. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Salzgitter Klöckner - Werke GmbH, which is part of the Salzgitter Group.