Kölle Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen
German manufacturer of woodworking machinery for carpentries.
History
2001 | Declaration of bankruptcy and bankruptcy in June |
2000 | The best export markets are America, Sweden, England and France. |
2000 | The successful models were HKA 63 (surfacer and thicknesser), F45 (first spindle moulder with cylinder guide), FORMATIC (sliding table saw) |
about 1985 | Cooperation with Dornburg: Kölle standard machines are bought up with 'Dornburg' print. |
from about 1970 | Construction of the circular saw K45 (the first circular saw with motorized adjustment) |
1969 | Richard Koelle dies, his son Rolf Schmidt becomes managing director. |
from about 1955 | Surface and thickness planer HK 63 is an absolute success. Number of employees has dropped from 350 (before the war) to 150. |
about 1950 | Construction of thickness and surface planers, surface planers, spindle moulders, table saws. |
1949 | Establishment of Kölle Maschinenbau GmbH as a production and distribution company. |
1945 | Bombardment by the Americans because of the weapons manufacturing. |
1939 | Koelle becomes a weapon factory and later for the V2. |
1930 | Development of a metal band saw with infinitely adjustable transmission. |
1930s | Specialization on the series production of standard joinery machines. |
1920 | Rudolf Koelle dies. |
1917 | Richard Koelle takes over the company from his father and extends the production program to the vertical metal band sawing machines. |
about 1890 | Development of a mobile band saw. The engine is built by them, too. |
1882 | Establishment of a mechanical engineering by Rudolf Koelle that becomes known a few years later under the name Rud. Kölle Maschinenfabrik, Esslingen am Neckar. |
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