Kinze

Kinze

Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. is an American company that produces agricultural equipment. Kinze Welding first opened in 1965 by Jon Kinzenbaw as a small welding and repair shop in Ladora, Iowa. Initially starting by doing repairs for local farmers, it grew quickly by taking on custom fabrication projects such as wagons, end loaders, and fertilizer spreaders. In 1968, Jon seized an opportunity to re-power John Deere 5020s with 300+ horsepower Detroit Diesel engines, which provided recognition for his company. In 1976, Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. moved to Williamsburg, Iowa where its factory facilities grew to keep pace with the production of agricultural equipment. Today, Kinze is a leading manufacturer of row crop planters, grain carts, and high-speed disks. Kinze opened a production facility in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2013 to meet the growing demand for their products in Central and Eastern Europe. This enabled Kinze to provide better and faster service to European customers and freed up production space at the Williamsburg, Iowa plant for North American production.

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