CLAAS Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien mbH engages in the manufacture and sale of agricultural equipment, industrial engineering, and production technology products worldwide. It offers combine harvesters, foragers, balers, forage harvesting machinery, and tractors, as well as services and replacement parts, such as bale packaging materials, lubricants, batteries, camera systems, measuring instruments, workshop equipments, tires, fueling systems, and front weights. The company also supplies drive technology, hydraulics, and electronics for customers in the agricultural equipment, construction machinery, and municipal technology sectors, as well as products in automobile and aviation industries. CLAAS Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien mbH was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Harsewinkel, Germany.
The Foundation
The objective of the CLAAS foundation, set up by Helmut Claas in 1999, is the furtherance of developments in agricultural engineering and farming all around the world.
The Helmut Claas Scholarship prize is awarded annually for outstanding projects or studies in the fields of agricultural engineering, general engineering or business management. Dissertations and diploma work are supported as part of the project promotion. The CLAAS foundation also recognises research projects.
The Foundation Objectives
The objective of the CLAAS Foundation is to promote science and research, as well as educate in the field of agricultural engineering and the related areas of engineering and economic science.
Our activities are targeted to generate interest among young people in agriculture and associated subjects.
The future importance of farming and farm machinery must be underlined and public awareness enhanced.
Above all, there is a need to increase the understanding of what is happening in the farming sector to strengthen its reputation.