130 years of KSB

Key dates and technical milestones - a success story

2007

The Supervisory Board approves the largest single investment in KSB’s recent history.
It covers the construction of new halls as well as modern production and testing facilities at the Frankenthal and Halle sites.

KSB’s innovative product Microchem is the world’s first centrifugal pump for moving the smallest of quantities in micro-process engineering applications.

2006

KSB receives an order for valves amounting to roughly € 17 million, the largest valves contract ever secured in the company's history.
In December of 2006, the 60,000th Eta pump produced in that year left the factory. This is an all-time record in KSB's standard pumps production.

2005

KSB acquired the valve business of IVC S/A Indústria de Válvulas e Controles, a Brazilian company whose products are primarily employed in the oil and gas industry, in power stations, paper mills and in various other industrial applications.

2004

KSB introduced a new system for use in reverse osmosis (RO) desalination. The system, called "SalTec", enables energy costs to be reduced compared with conventional turbine solutions through hydraulic power transmission.

2004

KSB established Dalian KSB AMRI Valves Co. Ltd. in the Chinese foreign trade zone. The company specializes in the manufacture and assembly of butterfly valves for industrial and building services applications.

2003

By acquiring the Dutch pump supplier DP industries B.V., KSB extends its range to include pumps made of deep-drawn stainless sheet steel for building services and industrial applications.
In the same year, KSB acquired the majority interest in Bombas ITUR, S.A. of Zarautz, Spain. Their well-established sales organization in the fields of general industry, building services and marine applications will open up new business opportunities for KSB.