EMCO, a mechanical engineering company based in Salzburg, ranks among Europe's leading machine tool manufacturers. EMCO currently employs about 800 people at a total of 5 production sites in Austria, Germany and Italy. The international, family-run company owes its success to more than 75 years of expertise and experience in the area of machine tool engineering. Today, EMCO stands for top-of-the-line, customised, automated complete solutions for both turning and milling.
The success story of this Austrian company, which was founded in 1947, started with the production of conventional lathes. EMCO in the meantime has become one of Europe’s leading producers of machine tools and has production plants in Austria, Germany and Italy. Since December 2011 EMCO is part of the Kuhn Holding GmbH. As a family entrepreneur, Günter Kuhn has been active in the field of construction machinery and charging technology since 1973. EMCO expanded the Group's extensive portfolio into the mechanical engineering segment and is now an important mainstay for a solid footing in a dynamic and globalised environment. The family-owned Kuhn Holding comprises 6 production sites and 52 branch offices with around 1600 employees, generating a total annual turnover of 649 million euros.