| Year | Detail |
| 1959 |
Hans Conrad Sonderegger established Kistler in Winterthur to manufacture piezoelectric sensors industrially. |
| 1996 |
Kistler established Kistler China Ltd., strengthening the company's position in the Asia-Pacific region. |
| 2003 |
Kistler acquired Velos Messinstrumente GmbH, expanding its portfolio with solutions for testing Formula One cars and special-purpose vehicles. |
| 2006 |
Kistler expanded its range of solutions by acquiring Dr. Staiger Mohilo and Co. GmbH, which added electromechanical joining systems to the portfolio. |
| 2009 |
Kistler launched KiBox, an innovative, mobile system for combustion pressure analysis. |
| 2016 |
Schatz AG, Remscheid, was acquired by the company to analyze bolted joints, calibration equipment, test systems for torque tools, and portable measurement systems for random sample testing. |
| 2018 |
Kistler acquired AMS GmbH to offer software-based data management and data analysis solutions for evaluating vast quantities of measurement data. |
| 2021 |
Kistler established the innovation lab to collaborate with customers and R&D partners to develop smart data-based service solutions. |
| 2025 |
Kistler introduced a cylinder pressure sensor for R&D in high-performance combustion engines. |