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Subsidiary of Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH of Bernard Krone Holding GmbH & Co. KG
Krone North America has been a primary distributor of Krone hay and forage machines, produced in Germany, since the mid 1970's. With the addition of the North American facility headquartered in Memphis, TN, Krone's production of forage harvesting tools began to dramatically increase through the 1980's and 1990's. Though those same decades saw a declining market in Germany, the company succeeded in stabilizing and partially increasing its market shares in self-propelled machines and high-capacity balers by increasing the export share of sales to North America, Australia, France and other European countries from 44% to 68% (as of 2007).

History
Krone, parent company to Krone North America, was founded in 1906 in Spelle as by the blacksmith master Bernhard Krone and his wife Anna. Krone focused first on the hoof fittings and agricultural hardware. The sons of Bernhard and Anna, Bernard and Heinrich, began jointly operating the company in 1924 and launched the first self-actuated water pump. Toward the end of the 1920's hand-held trimmers, disk-wheel beet cutters, potato crushers, disc harrows and cultivators were added to the production line. In 1936 a change took place in the company management when Bernard Krone was registered as a the company's sole owner. Bernard Krone Holding GmbH &Co. KG, still family property, consists of three judicially independent companies: The European company continued to broaden its market with international facility additions. One of those additions was established in the USA in 1974. Krone North America is still headquaretered in Memphis, TN, and in 20XX added a western North American headquarter structure in Reno, NV. As Krone's physical footprint grew, so did its hold in the agricultural market with new products such as a round baler and silage chopper.
 * Fahrzeugwerk (Vehicle Manufactury) Bernard Krone GmbH
 * Maschinenfabrik (Machine Manufactury) Bernard Krone GmbH
 * Landtechnik Vertrieb und Dienstleistungen (Agricultural Distribution and Services) Bernard Krone Gmbh

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In 1989, the first haymachine and single-rotor rake KS 330/10 were added to the program. In the same year Krone presented the first Rotary tedders 550 / 4x7 (working width 5.50) and KW 640/6 (working width 6.40) at Agritechnica . In 1993, the first two-wheeled side rotary rake came onto the market. In the following year, 1994, the company put aside production of the tillage equipment and manure spreaders and concentrated on the forage harvesting machines that had begun to take off in North America and around the world. CombiPack 1250 Frontmähwerk

In 1997 the CombiPack press wrapping combinations were presented. These are round baler presses which press and wrap in one working step. In the same year, the first four-rotor rake and the self-propelled Krone mower conditioner (BiG M) were presented at Agritechnica. The latter shows a good mowing pattern, a good feed processing and has the possibility to dispense with tedders. With his mowing performance he is in the 2001 Guinness Book of Records . Crown BiG X 700 In the year 2000, the first self-propelled Krone-Maishäcksler (BiG X) and the row-independent corn bite (EasyCollect) were introduced. In the same year the company bought the production company Norfrig A / S Denmark, now Bernard Krone A / S (production of refrigerated trucks). In 2001 the training center Drive & Train was builtfrom the halls of the former high rack warehouse. There is an exhibition hall next to the training rooms as well as a Krone shop. In addition, can be driven to the surrounding terrain crown machine test.

In 2002, Krone offered the EasyCut mowers with a flat-mounted cutter bar and larger mowing discs for sale. In 2003 Krone presented the technical progress with the BiG Pack 1270, because large packs can be divided into up to six small bales. In the same year, Bernard Krone A / S received the Best Workplace of the Year award . In the following year, in 2004, the company was awarded the Shell Service Award as the best German agricultural machine company for the LVD. At the Royal Smithfield Show, BiG X and BiG Pack 1270 received the coveted New Maschinery Award, Also in 2004, Krone, the world's first manufacturer, offered a shredding drum at the factory which is specifically designed to meet the requirements of modern biogas plants. The new crown "biogas drum" is equipped with 40 (2x20) V-shaped knives, which allows a theoretical chopping length of only 2.5 mm. In 2005 the BiG X received an award for its chopping quality at OMÈK. In 2006, Krone was awarded the Innovative Technology award for the MultiBale system of the BiGPack at FIMA.

In 2007, Europe's most advanced diving system was put into operation in the machine factory. The components to be painted pass through 52 stations.

Publications

 * Book: Nicola Krone: 100 Years of Krone
 * Media Outlet: Krone Newsroom

Web Links

 * Website of Krone North America
 * Krone North America YouTube Channel