Introduction
Introduction
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operations, today a production site for water and waste water
pumps.
To strengthen activities in key markets such as China, India and
Brazil, many new companies and joint ventures were founded
from the mid-1990s. In Europe additional companies such as
DP Industries B.V. in the Netherlands joined the Group, further
expanding KSB’s portfolio of products.
Smart for the future
KSB helps customers to remain competitive with digital
solutions geared towards the future. Smart products and
services ensure greater transparency in systems and increase
their efficiency.
Through its digital factory approach, KSB is increasingly
switching its production processes to standardised and
automatic operations. Already today, additive manufacturing
enables spare parts to be rapidly produced using 3D printing
processes.
150 years of experience
KSB is one of the world’s leading suppliers of pumps, valves and
related systems. Over 15,000 employees work in production,
sales and service locations on all continents. The Group is
represented with subsidiaries in more than 40 countries.
KSB’s highly efficient and reliable products are used in
applications where fluids need to be transported or reliably shut
Inside the valves shop in
Frankenthal (around 1930)
off, for example in building services and industrial applications,
in the chemical/petrochemical industries, in water supply and
waste water treatment as well as in power plant processes and
mining.
Around the globe, over 190 service workshops and some 3500
service specialists provide inspection, maintenance and repair
services locally under the brand name KSB SupremeServ.
Innovative technology that is the fruit of KSB’s research and
development activities forms the basis for the company’s success.
Additive manufacturing enables KSB to produce complex components.