Komet Group

Komet Group is a German manufacturer of precision cutting tools and related services, headquartered in Besigheim. The company was founded in 1918 by Robert Breuning and has carried the name Komet since 1924. Its business covers the development, production and distribution of metal-cutting tools (Zerspanungswerkzeuge) and associated services, serving industrial machining customers in Germany, Europe and worldwide. In October 2017 the Komet Group was acquired by the Luxembourg-based Ceratizit Group and integrated into its Cutting Tools business segment. Since 1 March 2021 the Austrian Plansee Group has held the majority of Ceratizit. As part of the integration, Komet Deutschland GmbH was renamed Ceratizit Besigheim GmbH with effect from 15 December 2022. Komet is known for high-precision tooling used in drilling, milling, threading and reaming applications, and it operates as a brand within the broader Ceratizit cutting-tools portfolio. The company's heritage dates back more than a century, and its products are used in sectors such as automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering and general metalworking.

Komet Group was founded in 1918 by Robert Breuning. In 1924 the company adopted the name Komet, which it has retained since. Over the following decades it built a business in the development, manufacture and sale of metal-cutting tools and related services, establishing itself as a German precision tooling specialist. In October 2017 the Komet Group was acquired by the Luxembourg-based Ceratizit Group and integrated into Ceratizit's Cutting Tools (Zerspanungswerkzeuge) business segment. This brought Komet into a larger hard-material and tooling group. Since 1 March 2021 the Austrian Plansee Group has held the majority stake in Ceratizit, making Komet part of the Plansee corporate family. As part of the ongoing integration into Ceratizit, Komet Deutschland GmbH was renamed Ceratizit Besigheim GmbH with effect from 15 December 2022. The Komet brand continues to be used for cutting-tool products within the Ceratizit portfolio.

• 2022

  Komet Deutschland GmbH renamed Ceratizit Besigheim GmbH on 15 December.

• 2021

  Plansee Group of Austria takes majority ownership of Ceratizit on 1 March.

• 2017

  Acquired by the Luxembourg-based Ceratizit Group in October and integrated into its Cutting Tools segment.

• 1924

  Company adopts the name Komet.

• 1918

  Founded by Robert Breuning.

High-precision German cutting-tool brand within the Ceratizit Group's Cutting Tools segment.

• Precision cutting tools

• Drilling, milling, threading and reaming tools

• Tooling-related services

1. 1Komet Group – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Komet Group – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org