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KEBA wins "Fit for Future" state prize
Great success for KEBA: We were honoured with the ‘Fit for Future’ State Prize 2024 in the special category ‘Apprentice Reels: Education up close’! The prize, awarded by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economic Affairs (BMAW) and the Austrian Institute for Business Education Research (ibw), underlines our commitment to innovative and practical apprenticeship training.
KEBA acquires EnerCharge
KEBA, one of the leading European providers of charging solutions, has announced the acquisition of EnerCharge. With this strategic acquisition, KEBA is expanding its portfolio with DC charging solutions for the (semi-)public sector, thereby strengthening its position in the market as a full-range provider.
KEBA impresses with innovation and diversification in a challenging market environment
In the past financial year, the strategic fundament of the KEBA Group, namely the diversification of the business into different markets and industries, once again proved to be a solid and stable basis for the international company.
With a new apprenticeship in application development - coding to combat the shortage of skilled workers
Currently, 58 apprentices are being trained in six apprenticeship professions at KEBA Group AG in Austria. Overall, the number of apprentices at the Linz-based automation specialist has doubled compared to three years ago with the new starters in September 2023.
Business Medal of the WKOÖ in silver
Gerhard Luftensteiner, CEO of the KEBA Group, and Franz Höller, Chief Technology Officer, were awarded the "Wirtschaftsmedaille der WKO Oberösterreich in Silber" (Silver Medal of the Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce) for their entrepreneurial commitment and many years of service to Upper Austria as a business location.
Win Big with KEBA's Eco-Friendly Lottery Terminal
The first climate-neutral lottery terminal comes from the Austrian manufacturer KEBA. The new KeWin Micro was introduced last year and is now also available in a climate-neutral version on request. Together with the experts for climateneutral production, the current CO2 footprint was calculated and measures for reduction were implemented.
KEBA grows by 3% in a dynamic environment to a new high of 553.5 million euros
The KEBA Group, headquartered in Linz, increased its sales from 537.7 million € to 553.5 million € in the past business year (April 2022 - March 2023). This corresponds to a sales growth of approximately 16 million € or 3% . Looking at the last five years, the average annual growth is around 17% (CAGR).
Ring of Honor of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria for Karl Kletzmaier
Karl Kletzmaier, co-founder and chairman of the supervisory board of KEBA, was awarded the Ring of Honor of the Upper Austrian University of Applied Sciences for his many years of service as chairman of the Research & Development Advisory Board of the Upper Austrian University of Applied Sciences.
Christoph Knogler becomes member of the board of KEBA Group AG
KEBA Group AG is setting the personnel course for the future and has appointed Christoph Knogler as a new member of the Executive Board. He will take up his new position on August 1st, 2023 as announced by the Supervisory Board today.
Milestone: 500,000 wallboxes sold
At the beginning of 2021 we sold the 250,000th wallbox. Just 20 months later, this number has doubled to half a million. The reason behind this: the specialisation in intelligent charging technology and consistently climate-neutral production at the site in Linz.
Forward-looking strategy secures 30% increase in turnover for KEBA
The KEBA Group, headquartered in Linz, increased its sales from € 415.4 million to € 537.7 million in the past business year
(April 2021 - March 2022). With a jump in turnover of around 122 million € and a turnover growth of almost 30 % , the KEBA Group repeatedly achieved the highest turnover in its history. Looking at the last five years, the average annual growth is 22.7 % (CAGR).
The first KEBA parcel locker with home advantage.
In 2001, KEBA installed the very first parcel locker. At that time, the journey was to neighboring Germany. In the meantime, thousands of KEBA parcel lockers have left the birthplace/production site in Linz and have also traveled far beyond the national border and Europe. Now, more than 20 years later, KEBA is pleased to announce the realization of a long-planned heartfelt project: a KePol parcel locker from KEBA in the KEBA area. Together with the Austrian Post, an outdoor location was chosen that is publicly accessible for all people at the KEBA Group AG site, in Linz / Upper Austria.
KEBA acquires German software company
drag and bot GmbH
In December 2021, KEBA acquired the Stuttgart / Germany-based software company drag and bot. The start-up develops an innovative operating system for robots. As a 100% subsidiary, drag and bot GmbH is part of KEBA Industrial Automation GmbH, one of the three business areas of KEBA Group AG. With this new acquisition, KEBA strengthens its position in industrial automation and strategically expands its product portfolio with flexible automation software.
KEBA honoured with "Austria's Best Managed Companies" Award
The international Best Managed Companies programme, which is already established in more than 30 countries and awards outstandingly managed companies, was carried out in Austria for the first time this year. KEBA is one of the first Austrian award winners.
IAA Mobility. New Name, New City, New Concept.
In 2021, the International Automobile Exhibition IAA became IAA Mobility. The name says it all: Rather than putting only the car at center stage, the focus was now on mobility today and tomorrow. In addition to cars, especially bicycles and even small airplanes were presented at the Munich Trade Fair Center.
KEBA achieves significant growth over past fiscal year
With a turnover of 415.4 M€, which corresponds to an increase of around 11%, the KEBA Group once again achieved the highest revenues in its history. Considered over a period of 10 years, the company thus quadrupled its sales. In a dynamic year characterized by Corona, KEBA benefited from its different pillars, which operate in different industries and markets and are therefore subject to different cycles and triggers. With a new structure, KEBA strengthens its growth course.
KEBA awarded Pegasus in bronze
The list of nominated companies was long and all of them are top companies in Upper Austrian industry. Therefore, we are particularly pleased that we were awarded the Pegasus in bronze in the category "Lighthouses" this year at the most important business award in Upper Austria.
Commerzbank invests in 800 ATMs from Austrian company KEBA
Commerzbank is investing in its modern branch equipment and will gradually install 800 new ATMs in its nationwide branches until 2024. Again, the devices exclusively come from Austrian automation expert KEBA AG and combine deposit as well as withdrawal of banknotes and coins.
IM TREND 2021
New in May is not only the hot off the press edition of the KEBA banking magazine IM TREND, but also the brand new design, which is characterized by a modern structured layout and better readability. Of course, the exciting insights into new technologies and well-founded field reports from our customers and partners remain unchanged.
Over 250,000 wallboxes sold
With over 250,000 wallboxes sold, KEBA is establishing itself as one of the largest manufacturers of charging solutions for hybrid and electric vehicles. In its Energy Automation division, the Austrian automation expert KEBA AG specialises in charging stations for electric mobility and heating controls for heat pumps and biomass heating systems.
KEBA expands its Management Board
The KEBA AG Supervisory Board has appointed Andreas Schoberleitner (43) to the Management Board as of April 1, 2021. As Chief Financial Officer (CFO), he is now the third member of the Management Board of the internationally active technology company, together with Gerhard Luftensteiner (CEO) and Franz Höller (CTO).
KEBA China and former LTI China – bundled competencies
From now on you will find the entire industrial automation product portfolio united on one website. Click through and see for yourself: Choose your industry – whether mechanical engineering, machine tools, plastics, robotics, wind energy, turbo blower or sheet metal processing – the portfolios of KEBA and the former LTI Motion complement each other perfectly.
KEBA Live Dialog brings automation solutions from KEBA into the office or home office
Nothing can replace a personal conversation. Despite adverse circumstances in times of Corona - when classic industry contact points such as exhibitions are canceled and traveling is hardly possible - the Linz-based automation expert KEBA shows how to create a format that makes this possible and has added value.
The world’s most precise robot
The cycloidal gear specialist Nabtesco and the controller expert KEBA are among the technology leaders in their industries. Now the two robotics experts are bundling their expertise, experience and know-how. The goal: Industrial robots with the highest precision available on the market.
KEBA named exclusive supplier for Honda Power Charger - the original charging station for the all-electric Honda e.
In the run up to releasing the first all-electric Honda e, KEBA was named the exclusive supplier for Honda Power Charger wall boxes. The charging station was jointly developed in record time and first presented at the last IAA in Frankfurt.
United on one website
From now on you will find the entire industrial automation product portfolio united on one website. Click through and see for yourself: Choose your industry – whether mechanical engineering, machine tools, plastics, robotics, wind energy, turbo blower or sheet metal processing – the portfolios of KEBA and the former LTI Motion complement each other perfectly.
The exhibition world stands still. We at KEBA do not!
Extraordinary times demand innovative ideas: KEBA Industrial Automation set up an in-house exhibition booth at the KEBA headquarters in Linz, Austria, to meet with customers and interested parties at the KEBA Live Dialogue, an exclusive real-time video conference for discussing exhibition topics.
KEBA produces and is available to its customers without restrictions
Many committed employees take care of the production of the ordered deliveries, our service technicians ensure functioning systems in the area of critical infrastructure and our more than 500 employees in the home office maintain the dialogue with our customers, partners and suppliers thanks to the latest technology.
Information on the current "Corona" situation
In connection with the "Coronavirus Covid-19", we are currently experiencing an extraordinary situation that challenges us all. The measures taken by the governments in Austria and in other countries are becoming more stringent every day. It can be said that at the moment an exceptional situation prevails in Austria.
New KEBA lottery terminals for 3,000 retail outlets of the Austrian Lotteries
Austrian Lotteries are investing 10 million euros and have been relying on Austrian quality with KEBA for over 20 years. By mid 2020, 3,000 of the total of around 5,000 retail outlets are to be equipped with the latest generation of KEBA terminals.
10 years of electromobility – a vision has become reality
“Back in 2009, electromobility was still just a vision for the future for many people. Nonetheless, KEBA, an Austrian company specialised in automation, decided to invest in this emerging area – with charging stations for electric cars. 10 years on, we are one of the market-leaders worldwide,” explains Gerhard Luftensteiner, CEO of KEBA AG.
One year KEBA & LTI Motion
One year after the merger of KEBA and LTI Motion, the high level of interest shown by national and international customers at this year's SPS reflects the opportunities and competitive advantages they see in the opportunity to obtain complete solutions from a single source.
Milestone: 150,000 wall boxes sold worldwide
10 years ago KEBA decided to take a bold step and enter a new business sector. Back then electromobility was still just a dream of the future. Today the Austrian automation expert has sold more than 150,000 wall boxes around the world. As a result, KEBA is now one of the top 3 global market leaders in the manufacture of smart charging stations.
Functional design that delights!
The series of awards for KEBA's automatic angle measurement device just won’t stop. After the device had already received an innovation award and been crowned with the "Red Dot" and the iF design award, two of the most coveted design awards for functional product design, it has now also been awarded the German Design Award, another premium international award.
KEBA children draw Christmas cards
Adorable drawings by KEBA children adorn our Christmas cards this year. This was preceded by a KEBA-wide drawing competition. The jury selected six drawings as title themes from among the many submissions. As a thank you to the young artists of the award-winning Christmas drawings, they each received an individual gift, which was presented at a nice celebration with their families.
Our online gallery shows all the drawings that our little artists submitted for the contest. We hope they will put a smile on your face, too!
100,000 charging stations sold
The Austrian automation company KEBA has been active in the electric mobility market since 2009. The company is now celebrating the biggest milestone in its electric mobility history - 100,000 charging stations sold! The golden “anniversary wall box” went to Swedish e-mobility provider Clever Sweden AB and was just recently installed in Sweden.
KEBA once again wins an internationally acclaimed award for functional design: the Red Dot Award
Having already been awarded with the iF DESIGN AWARD, KEBA was able to impress yet another jury of experts with its new angle measurement device KeMes, and is awarded the coveted "Red Dot" for product design. A remarkable success because this design prize too is an internationally renowned and well-respected seal of approval for outstanding design quality.
KEBA celebrates its 50th birthday
400 guests celebrated its 50th birthday together with KEBA. Customers, suppliers, partners and decisionmakers from the world of politics and economics enjoyed an evening that was informative yet, at the same time, not too heavy and supported by a great atmosphere.
KEBA celebrates with pupils and students
KEBA AG celebrated its fiftieth birthday over the course of three days. After a big opening ceremony on Thursday evening, the focus was on young people on Friday. KEBA invited 260 pupils and students from Upper Austria to discover the world of automation.
KEBA marks its 50th birthday with the best sales figures so far
With a leap in revenues of EUR 60.6 million, which represents growth of 31.5 per cent, the KEBA Group achieved the best sales figures in its fifty-year history. Moreover, when viewed over a period of the past five years, average group growth has amounted to 11 per cent annually (CAGR).
Together fit for the future! Partnership of Bühler and KEBA in action.
A team can accomplish more than individual members can do alone. That is true not only within a company, but above all also for cross-organizational cooperation. Bühler and KEBA are following this maxim since more than 24 years. And there is more than just business to this relationship. Some members of the core team have known each other since more than a decade, are getting along extraordinarily well and share some hobbies. This is why they have set up a running team for the 17th Linz Marathon.
KEBA wins internationally coveted design prize
Together with design agency idukk, KEBA can once again celebrate the iF DESIGN AWARD, one of the largest and most important design prizes. From 6,402 submitted products, an international jury selected KEBA’s KeMes laser angle measurement system as one of the winners of the coveted design label.
Raiffeisen Austria: KEBA to become exclusive supplier
The bank automation expert KEBA, based in Linz/Austria, has scored a major success within the Raiffeisen group Austria: KEBA is to become the exclusive supplier of non-cash terminals (account service terminals) and cash recycling systems.
Penetration in North China
KEBA China has a new branch site in Jinan that’s been in operation for some time now. As the brand awareness of KeMotion began to accumulate, some robots manufacture in north China chose us as the solution supplier. Jilin Universal Machinery Co., Ltd was one of them. (Hereinafter referred to as JT)
Happy Birthday! 10 years of KEBA Romania
KEBA AG, located in Linz, Austria, is celebrating an important anniversary together with its customers and partners: for 10 years, the internationally-active automation specialist has been represented by its own branch in Bucharest, Romania. The main areas for KEBA Romania are banking and service automation.
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KEBA maintains its successful growth - Increased sales revenues through internationalization
Austrian Post installs its 100th KEBA pick-up station
Another page is added to a logistics success story.