KEB | Automation with Drive
As a well-known supplier of drive technology, KEB Automation stands for custom-fit automation. Plastics machinery, wood processing, process technology and intralogistics or even wind energy and e-mobility are some of the application areas in which KEB products and solutions are in demand. Whether comprehensive hardware solutions in combination with software around Control & Automation, reliable drive controllers such as the COMBIVERT F6, powerful motors and gears or high-quality brakes and clutches: KEB offers complete solutions that fit individual needs. KEB NOA goes one step further and rethinks production. The system uses data and existing know-how to ensure more efficient workflows, reduced machine downtime and minimal maintenance costs.
KEB has its origins in 1972. Karl-Ernst Brinkmann – hence KEB – founded the company to develop, produce and sell electromagnetic clutches and brakes. In the 1980s, drive technology was added, followed by a plant for geared motors in 1993 and control technology in the 2000s. With cloud based IIoT services, KEB today offers automation solutions from a single source. This is also reflected in the company name: in 2017, Karl E. Brinkmann GmbH became KEB Automation. The addition of "Automation" in the company name underlines the active orientation as a system supplier for mechanical and plant engineering.
Started with six employees, the company has developed into a globally active medium-sized enterprise with twelve subsidiaries and more than 50 partners worldwide. Over 1,500 employees – around 950 of them at the headquarters in Barntrup (Germany) – work for KEB today. The company is owner-managed in the second family generation.
