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title: "Claas: AI company profile, people and coverage"
description: "CLAAS is an agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Harsewinkel, Germany, in the federal state of North Rhine Westphalia. Founded in 1913 by August Claas, CLAAS is a family business and one of the market and technology leaders in harvesting technology."
canonical: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-claas
type: Organization
wikidata: Q704756
wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claas
website: http://www.claas.com
source: AI News Monitor
publisher: Paciva
license: CC BY 4.0 for this page's own layer; facts from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
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# Claas

> CLAAS is an agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Harsewinkel, Germany, in the federal state of North Rhine Westphalia. Founded in 1913 by August Claas, CLAAS is a family business and one of the market and technology leaders in harvesting technology.

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## Facts

- Category: Artificial intelligence
- Country: Germany
- Founded: 1913-01-01
- Headquarters: Harsewinkel
- Status: private
- Website: http://www.claas.com
- Industries: agriculture, agricultural machinery, machinery industry and plant construction

## Ownership

Subsidiaries: J. Bautz AG Erntemaschinenwerke

## Products

- combine harvester
- tractor
- baler

## Coverage on the Monitor

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## Sources

- Facts: Wikidata (CC0 1.0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q704756, read 2026-11-11
- Summary: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claas

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