History

1958
The company is founded “in true manual labour” by Werner Kaltenbach; production of agricultural equipment and vehicles
1965
Renaming to Werner Kaltenbach GmbH & Co. KG; relocation to new building in Rheinweg 9, Neuenburg-Zienken. Start of production of transport facilities for Hans Kaltenbach
1971
Erection and completion of hall 2, section 1. Development of own products: universal workstations
1973
The 50th employee joins the company. Expansion of hall 2, section 2
1982
Upgrading the machinery by a dedicated boring mill department; expansion of hall 2
1985
Production and development of the mobile “Wanderkran” workshop crane
1987
Conversion of the boring mill department with the help of CNC machining centres
1988
New development of the “KWP” positioning system
1997
Contractual partnership with m-tec mathis technik GmbH
1998
Expansion of the assembly department, increased assembly of silo placing unit vehicles and machines for customers
2000
Expansion of the CAD engineering department as a service
2003
Development of a strategic partnership, production of plants for sewage sludge drying
2004
Separate production area for stainless steel; construction of process systems for the food and cosmetic industries.
2005
Breaking through the EUR 10 M turnover threshold, 100 employees, 14 trainees, new erection of hall 3, 6,500 m² hall area
2007
Contractual partnership with Mototok International GmbH
2008
50 years of Maschinenbau Kaltenbach
2008
Founding of K-Process
2009
Winner of the ReBrand Global AWARD 2009 laureate photograph
2012
Participation in IST-Anlagen GmbH
2013
The company is structured into 3 product sections
2014
New erection of “Halle Süd”
2015
Contractual partnership with ART Engineering GmbH
2016
Expansion of the roofed-over storage areas by 1,000 m²
2017
Contractual partnership with Lüber GmbH
2018
Contractual partnerships with Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG and Brückner Service GmbH

Kaltenbach Today

  • Internationally operating company
  • over 100 employees
  • over 7,000 m² production area
  • over € 20 million annual turnover

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