{"id":17679,"date":"2023-08-06T19:02:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T19:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koebo-eco.com\/the-company\/history\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T17:26:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T17:26:47","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.koebo-eco.com\/en\/our-company\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Competence from Wuppertal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

OUR HISTORY<\/h1>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n
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K\u00d6BO ECO>PROCESS GmbH<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

We combine tradition and modernity<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

K\u00f6bo continues to set standards in the industry with its outstanding expertise and innovative strength<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

What began in 1894 in Wuppertal with the manufacture of precision chains has developed over more than a century into a specialised system supplier for conveyor and filter technology. We continue to draw on this long experience today \u2013 combining proven engineering expertise with modern technologies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Over generations, we have remained true to our Wuppertal location and to our aspiration: robust, reliable solutions for demanding industrial processes. The following timeline shows the most important milestones in our company history.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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1894<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Emil K\u00f6hler and Hermann Bovenkamp establish the company \"K\u00d6BO<\/strong>\" in Wuppertal and achieve their first successes with the production of precision chains and sprockets<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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1946<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Creation of the \"Conveyor Technology\"<\/strong> department<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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1949<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Foundation of K\u00d6BO GmbH, Mechanical Conveyor Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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1972<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Expansion of the range of services to include electrical and control technology<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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1994<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Expansion of the portfolio to include filter technology for cooling lubricants (KSS)<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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1996 to 2003<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Step-by-step production relocation to Znin, Poland<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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2005<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Takeover of the operational business of K\u00d6BO K\u00f6hler + Bovenkamp GmbH in its unchanged core areas of conveyor technology<\/a> and filter technology<\/a> by the newly founded K\u00d6BO ECO>PROCESS GmbH<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2008<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Foundation of K\u00d6BO ECO>PROCESS Service Solutions <\/b>GmbH as a wholly owned subsidiary<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2013<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Strategic takeover of K\u00d6BO ECO>PROCESS GmbH<\/strong> by Ad-PART Beteiligungen IV AG & Co. KG and Reber Systematic GmbH & Co. KG to bundle expertise<\/strong> in filtration, plant engineering<\/a> and chip handling<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2018<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Merger of K\u00d6BO ECO>PROCESS Service Solutions GmbH<\/strong> and K\u00d6BO ECO>PROCESS GmbH<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2023<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Implementation of the pipeline construction division<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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More than 80 years of experience<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Get to know the company behind the technology \u2013 talk to our experts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tGet in touch\n\t<\/a>\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Competence from Wuppertal OUR HISTORY K\u00d6BO ECO>PROCESS GmbH We combine tradition and modernity K\u00f6bo continues to set standards in the industry with its outstanding expertise and innovative strength What began in 1894 in Wuppertal with the manufacture of precision chains has developed over more than a century into a specialised system supplier for conveyor and… Continue reading History<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":20006,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"folder":[36],"class_list":["post-17679","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koebo-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koebo-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koebo-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koebo-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koebo-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17679"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.koebo-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29689,"href":"https:\/\/www.koebo-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17679\/revisions\/29689"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koebo-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koebo-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koebo-eco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=17679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}