History of ANDRITZ Küsters
The company’s history begins with the production of textile machinery by Eduard Küsters in 1949, and continues through its acquisition by ANDRITZ and the integration of Rollteck in 2011.
ANDRITZ Küsters is now part of the Paper Technology Division in the ANDRITZ GROUP, and includes the formerly acquired companies BMB and Rollteck.
| 2011 | ANDRITZ Rollteck is integrated into ANDRITZ Küsters GmbH |
| 2009 | Rollteck becomes part of the ANDRITZ GROUP |
| 2006 | Acquisition of Küsters by ANDRITZ AG; creation of ANDRITZ Küsters |
| 2005 | Jagenberg AG takes over Küsters |
| 2002 | Küsters takes over the textile and nonwoven calender business of KKA Kleinewefers. |
| 2000 | Reorganization: creation of divisions for textiles, nonwovens, and paper Rollteck Winding Technology is established |
| 1998 | Development of the arcus winder |
| 1997 | Joint Venture Küsters Beloit |
| 1974 | Foundation of Küsters Corporation in Spartanburg, SC, in the United States |
| 1970 | Installation of first center winder |
| 1961 | First implementation of the Swimming Roll on a paper machine |
| 1956 | First patent on the Küsters Swimming Roll |
| 1953 | Founding of Eduard Küsters Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG |
| 1949 | A development location for textile machinery is established in Krefeld, Germany, by Eduard Küsters. |