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KEBA Industrial Automation Germany

Hand in hand for your perfect automation solution

Your partner for demanding automation solutions

The merger of KEBA AG and LTI Motion GmbH, which has been trading under the name KEBA Industrial Automation Germany GmbH since the end of 2019, will benefit customers of both companies.

Our joint solution portfolio stands for technological innovation, maximum flexibility, reliability and stability.

With more than 49 years of know-how, KEBA Industrial Automation Germany develops, produces and sells high-quality automation solutions for demanding applications in mechanical engineering. The development and production of all hardware and software components is carried out 100% in-house. All technologies and services are optimally coordinated.

We see ourselves as a high-performance partner that finds innovative automation solutions to significantly increase your machine performance.
We are convinced that this portfolio, combined with our rapid response to markets and customer requirements, gives our customers clear competitive advantages.

"Through the merger, KEBA became a total solution provider. Our customers see it as a great advantage to receive automation solutions from a single source, from operation to control and safety technology to drive technology - all from a single source, suitable for their respective industries. In the future, we will now also operate under a strong common brand," explains Gerhard Luftensteiner, CEO of KEBA AG.

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Our promise

At three locations in Germany and with around 650 employees who are enthusiastically working for you, we implement drive and automation technology that meets the highest demands on productivity, dynamics and precision.
Understanding the world of our customers and their challenges - that is our claim. In many industries, we are now among the leading automation experts because we know our customers' processes down to the last detail. And it is precisely this know-how that forms the basis for a successful and long-term partnership.

Through the merger of KEBA AG and LTI Motion, with which a long-standing cooperation in the area of automation is preceding, we now offer complete solutions from a single source as well as coordinated individual components - geared to the respective customer requirements.

Company foundation

The physician Karl-Heinz Lust, born September 2, 1946, founded Lust Electronic-Systeme GmbH in 1971. He remained on the management board as managing partner until his death in 2009. Karl-Heinz Lust was highly esteemed by the employees and business partners for his charisma, foresight and dynamic entrepreneurial spirit. Through his visions, which he consistently implemented from both a technical as well as organizational perspective, he created an international group of companies in the drive, sensor and energy technology industry from very modest beginnings.

Milestones of a success story

The history of LTI Motion is that of a company whose successful corporate strategy brought together tradition and progress, firm values and big ideas, brave decisions and technological expertise. The result: a solid foundation for sophisticated technologies and system solutions for the 21st century.

2020

LTI Motion GmbH becomes KEBA Industrial Automation Germany GmbH
2019

KEBA acquires the german company LTI Motion GmbH
2015

Integration of the LTi DRiVES, LTI ELECTRONiCS, andron and LEViTEC into the newly created LTI Motion GmbH
2013

Takeover by the Körber Group
2012

The Mars rover „Curiosity“ lands on Mars with sensors by Sensitec
2009

Expansion of the control technology division with the acquisition of andron GmbH, manufacturer of high-end CNC controls for machine tools - Acquisition of Heinz Fiege GmbH & Co. KG, manufacturer in the field of spindle technology - Founding of LTi ELECTRONiCS GmbH, manufacturing service provider for electrical assemblies and devices
2008

Takeover of the previous partner for electrical automation solutions, Dressel GmbH & Co KG
2007

Renaming of LUST as Lust Technology international (LTi)
2001

Takeover of Stromag Elektronik GmbH and renaming in LTI ReEnergy GmbH, operating in the field of energy technology
2000

Founding of Sensitec GmbH, a leading company in the field of magnetoresistive sensor technology
1998

Expansion of system expertise for motor and magnetic bearing components with new developments and the founding of LEViTEC GmbH
1996

Expansion of the servo system product range with the MC7000 servo controllers
1986

First fully digital inverter
1981

The first standard inverter range for 0.75 kW to 4 kW goes into production
1975

Construction of and move into the first company building
1972

Development and subsequent series production of the first brushless direct current drive for a high-speed application
1971

Founding of Lust Electronic-Systeme GmbH – today's KEBA Industrial Automation Germany GmbH, specialist in the field of drive and automation technology