History
In 1971, Martin Förster founded his engineering office in Engen next to the Lake of Constance and invented the automatic calf feeder. This marked the beginning of automatic feeding in the calf barn. Since then, the company has grown steadily.
1971
Establishment of the engineering office for the construction of new automatic calf feeders.
1977
Start of in-house production of ad libitum automatic feeders for calves and lambs.
Förster-Technik quickly establishes itself among many other manufacturers in Germany.
1990-1995
Market launch of the Stand Alone feeder with the first integrated processor control for automatic calf feeders.
1999-2004
Förster-Technik receives numerous awards from the German Agricultural Society (DLG) and the Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag.
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2004
With the VARIO automatic calf feeder, the company is heralding a new era of automatic feeders.
2005
Generational change: Markus and Thomas Förster take over the management from their parents Martin and Hildegard Förster.
2008
Förster-Technik presents the innovative SynchroFeed parallel feeding system and the Multilyser for the determination of milk progesterone.
2011
40-year company anniversary.
2012
The 40FIT technology and the world innovation CalfRail are exhibited at EuroTier 2012.
2014
Presentation of the colostrum management system ColostroFIT at EuroTier 2014.
2015
Introduction of the new COMPACT & VARIO smart generation of automatic feeders – Internet-enabled as standard.
2016
The “Smart Calf System” health management system is awarded the gold medal at EuroTier 2016.
2018
The product innovation “Smart Thermometer” is awarded the silver medal at Eurotier 2018.
2019
Construction of the 3200 m2 production hall on the company premises.
2021
50-year company anniversary.
2022
The new product “Clean & Fill Station” (extension to the MilchMobil NEXT) is awarded the silver medal at Eurotier 2022.
2024
The AI-based calf management tool CalfGPT is awarded the gold medal at EuroTier 2024.
