1974
Koch Technik - How it all began...
This is where it all began: In the garage at Karlstraße 7 in Ispringen, Werner Koch invested a lot of hard work, sweat and passion into his first devices for dosing, mixing and conveying plastic materials. With years of experience in the field of construction, he put his ideas from theory into practice. The numerous patents and industrial property rights are still the basis for the existing know-how of KOCH-TECHNIK. Today, Prof. Dr. h.c. Werner Koch, founder and managing partner of Werner Koch Maschinentechnik GmbH, who has turned a one-man operation into a globally active company with more than 200 employees, is one of the most successful and influential figures in the plastics industry.


1984
The first company building...
Construction of the first company building, which was continuously expanded. Since 1984, dry air dryers have also been developed at the current site in Ispringer Industriestraße, which are characterized in particular by the achievement of an exceptional dew point down to -60° C and thus achieve good drying results that are considered the benchmark for all competitors.
1996
PRASAD-KOCH GROUP Ltd. INDIA
In 1996, KOCH-Technik opened its first plant in Ahmedabad, India, with joint venture partner Prasad-Koch Group Ltd.


2001
TECHNICAL CENTER - HIGH-BAY WAREHOUSE
In 2001, a technical center and training center as well as a high-bay warehouse are built at the existing plant in Ispringen in order to meet the increased demand for products and appliances as quickly as possible.
2003
NEW DRYER CONSTRUCTION PLANT 2
Following the expansion, a new production hall was built for dryer construction in the neighboring municipality of Göbrichen in order to meet the increasing requirements and the particularly successful dryer series. Approx. 4,000 m² of production space with state-of-the-art equipment is now available for optimum production of the pellet dryers.


2006
AWARD OF PROFESSORSHIP
The oldest Russian university for technology "Technological Institute" in St. Petersburg awards Werner Koch the title of professor in a ceremony on April 25, 2006. The honor is based on his tireless efforts with the University of St. Petersburg, as well as numerous guest lectures and technical support in the field of plastics technology in Russia. In addition to Prof. Bogdanov, Head of the Department of Plastics, the Vice-Rector Muslennikov and the Chairman of the University Council, Dr. Dr. Skobotschkin, were also present. Werner Koch also received high recognition with the exhibition of his life's work in the museum of St. Petersburg Technical University.
2008
AWARD OF HONORARY DOCTORATE
On June 26, 2008, Prof. h.c. Werner Koch receives an honorary doctorate from the St. Petersburg Academy of Education for his achievements in the field of production organization. For more than ten years, Werner Koch has been offering St. Petersburg students from the Mechanical Engineering for Plastics Technology course the opportunity to complete a ten-day internship in Germany. The Russian students go through a comprehensive program with training courses, factory tours at companies in the plastics industry and technical discussions with experts. Every year, the opportunity to do this internship in Germany generates a great deal of motivation among the students.


2010
TAKEOVER OF THE FASTI COMPANY
In 2010, the company FASTI and its product portfolio of small dryers for plastic pellets was acquired and relocated to Ispringen as FASTI KOCH.
2018
SHAREHOLDERS IN GITAMSA MEXICO
In 2018, KOCH-Technik acquired a majority stake in the Mexican company GiTamsa, based in Querétaro, with which it had been working successfully since it was founded in 2011. The new sales and training center in Querétaro was opened this year. KOCH-Technik has already acquired another property in Saltillo (near Monterrey) for the opening of a further sales office and TechCenter in the north of Mexico in order to expand its market presence there.


2019
ALEX KOCH JOINS THE COMPANY
Werner Koch's youngest son, Alex Koch, joined the company in 2019 with a dual study program at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University in Karlsruhe and has since been supporting the management alongside his studies in "Entrepreneurship".
2023
MANAGING DIRECTOR ALEX KOCH
Alex Koch, Werner Koch's third eldest son, becomes managing partner of Werner Koch Maschinentechnik alongside his father.
