Technology leader in steel processing
Our company
Steel processing stands for manufacturing new long lasting structures. While producing such durable materials and products, you will need the most powerful and reliable machines. From locksmith’s shop to steel construction, from bridge building to automotive industry.
Our enthusiastic team of professionals knows your business and the challenges you have to face every day. Many years of experience and high innovation rates enable us to set the standard in the industry, especially in the areas of sustainability and cost effective processing.
Special attention is given to a safe, healthy and pleasant working environment.
Mission and vision
Our drive and pride is to protect and guarantee the quality, reliability and durability of the steel and steel products of our customer, through our high-end solutions for steel processing and conservation. Every day, we continue to improve sustainability and reliability in all aspects.
KALTENBACH’s long-term expertise and drive for innovation are used to reduce the costs of ownership of the solutions, improve insight into the process and simplify the operation of steel processing and surface treatment solutions.
We develop, build and supply total solutions and machines for sawing, drilling, coping and thermal cutting, as well as shot blasting and painting of steel and steel products, including transport systems, control and information systems.
KALTENBACH STANDS FOR PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY
Our customers
As a systems provider, KALTENBACH offers all of our services as a package, from planning and implementation to after-sales service! From small machine manufacturers to large stockholders and traders around the world, they all depend on our experience and core competence.
Read, hear and see for yourself what customers are saying about us!
ReferencesWe are there - wherever you need us
Our partners
Global provider
International cooperation
More than 400 employees and customer consultants in over 40 countries ensure accessible KALTENBACH support services. A tight network of national and international service partners guarantees the presence of a specialist on-site without delay. For many years, more than 20 international dealers have been distributing KALTENBACH products around the globe.
We guarantee efficient solutions to ensure stable productivity and flexibility at the highest level.
Therefore we work together with carefully selected partners you can rely on, just like us.
1887
Julius Kaltenbach establishes the KALTENBACH company in Lörrach, Germany. The business is primarily focussed on the manufacture of machine tools.
1920
Range of products expands to include agricultural machinery and tooling.
1953
With assumption of control by Dieter Kaltenbach, the company now focusses primarily on the manufacture of Circular Sawing Machines.
1980
First CNC-controlled circular sawing machine, KKS 400.
1994
Production of the first band sawing machines for steel.
1995
Introduction of 3 Axis Drilling Machines for the processing of steel profiles.
1995
Launch of the first plate processing centres.
1997
Range of products expands to include punching/shearing machines for flat and angled steels.
2001
Development and production of profile processing robots.
2009
KALTENBACH acquires GIETART Machinefabrik B.V. and expands the company’s product portfolio to include shotblasting and material preservation systems.
2010
Launch of the ‘fastest Bandsaw in the world’ for steel section sawing.
2017
The company celebrates its 130-year anniversary and Codymag GmbH & Co. KG - managed by Zobel Values AG - joins as the new majority shareholder.
2018
Introduction of the high performance KDP drilling machine.
2020
Start of the cooperation with HGG for our coping robot.
2021
Introduction of new, energy-saving GIETART ECO Blaster.
2021
Launch of the new KALTENBACH Website.
2021
Introduction of the new KBB band sawing series and KDB drilling series.
2022
KALTENBACH | GIETART in Hengelo (NL) celebrates its 100-year anniversary.
2023
KALTENBACH and GRENZEBACH are strengthening their cooperation.
Systems for Steel Processing
KALTENBACH Cutting Systems
Systems for Surface Treatment
Meet our enthusiastic team of professionals
Our people
Executive Board KALTENBACH Group
Stephan Toxopeüs
CEO of the KALTENBACH Group | Managing Director (CEO) - KALTENBACH B.V.
International Sales Center
Patrick Wagner
Austria
David Wilkins
United Kingdom, Ireland
Dzevdet Muric
Switzerland
Peng Yam Yap
Asia
Willi Mohamed Weber
Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, U.A.E., Oman, Yemen, India
David Saycocie
France, Africa
Richard Dostál
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova
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