Happy 45th Birthday to KEB America!

On February 28, 1979, KEB was established in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as a joint venture with Tolomatic. With a small downtown office, the German company was ready to expand into the North American market with its unique line of Combistop and Combibox clutch-brake units.

Since then, we’ve grown as a company and brought many advancements to automation and control in North America. Here are some of the milestones that we hit on our journey from Tolomatic/KEB Inc. to KEBCO Inc., and finally KEB America, Inc.

KEB America Inc. – Company Timeline

2024

This year, KEB America has taken advantage of the extra space inside the building expansion. We have added storage shelving, offices, a new service and repair center, and a new brake and clutch assembly area. These new areas have been set up to streamline our manufacturing process and provide our customers with the best product and support in the industry.

2022

KEB Automation celebrates 50 years at its headquarters in Barntrup, Germany.

2019

Construction on a new addition officially starts on KEB America’s 80,000 sq. ft. facility. This expansion almost doubles the size to 150,000 sq. ft., allowing for more space to enhance the engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and service of KEB products. Watch the construction progress here.

2015

KEB America launches its website, KEBblog.com. The site hosts news about the company and industry, as well as information about KEB’s full product catalog.

2005

KEB America, Inc. officially opens its 86,000 square foot facility in Shakopee, MN. This manufacturing and assembly location produces inverters, gearmotors, clutches, and brakes for the North American market.

2003

Production of electronics and inverters (up to 200kw) for the North American market is started at the KEBCO facility.

1995

KEBCO, now with 30 employees, expands and relocates the facility to Mendota Heights, MN.

1990

KEBCO begins to manufacture electromagnetic clutches and brakes for the local North American market.

1985

KEB HQ begins production of variable frequency drives, KEBCO in Minnesota sells and services the drives for the North American market.

1982

KEBCO is officially incorporated in the US after the termination of the joint venture. The company has two employees and works out of St. Louis Park, MN.

1979

KEB enters the North American market in a joint venture.

Looking toward the future

As a company, we are committed to moving forward and finding better ways to serve our customers and create new products that meet the evolving needs of industrial automation. We want to express our gratitude to all our employees, their families, and the Shakopee community for their contributions to KEB America. Here’s to another 40 years of success!