Bettcher GmbH

Vital moments in Bettcher's history:
1944
Louis Bettcher opened his machine shop in Cleveland's meatpacking district
1947
Bettcher launched the carcass splitter
1954
Invention of the first Whizard handheld trimmer
1959
Export sales of the Whizard trimmer began
1965
Bettcher sales surpass $1 million
1971
Bettcher facilities move to the iconic red barn off the Ohio Turnpike outside of Cleveland
1978
Bettcher opened a European sales and service company in Switzerland
2001
International sales volume reached half of total annual sales
2001
Bettcher opened additional offices in Brazil and China, with distribution to more than 70 countries
2008
Expanded Ohio facilities for more R&D, engineering, manufacturing, and warehouse space
2011
Established Exsurco Medical to offer revolutionary surgery devices for burn patients
2017
Renovated and upgraded Ohio facilities further, including opening the Bettcher Innovation Center
2019
Acquired Cantrell and Gainco to form Bettcher subsidiary Cantrell-Gainco Group
2021
KKR, a global investment firm, acquires Bettcher
2024
Fortifi Food Processing Solutions launches, making Bettcher part of the overarching Fortifi platform…