Founded in 1913, the family-owned company CLAAS is one of the world's leading manufacturers of agricultural machinery. Headquartered in Harsewinkel, Westphalia, the company is the world market leader in forage harvesters. CLAAS is also the European market leader in another core segment, combine harvesters. CLAAS is also a world leader in agricultural technology with tractors, agricultural balers and grassland harvesting machinery. The product range also includes state-of-the-art agricultural information technology.