Company history

1948

Foundation of the company through Mr August Hörter and Alfred Köhler

1951

Construction and building of own product series of oil-lubricated pistopn compressors

1962

Construction and bulilding of the first oil-free-piston compressors

1966

Construction and building of the first reciprocating compressors

(Picture: former operating side 1965)

1973

Production of oil-lubricated piston compressors ceased

1974

Enlargement of the type program

1979

Building of the first reciprocating compressors for high aggressive NOX gas

1980

Building of the first reciprocating compressors for the CO2 extracting

1981

Delivery of the first leckage-free reciprocating compressor with pressure-tight crankcase

1982

Delivery of the first reprocating compressor for H2S gas

1983

Delivery of the first reprocating compressor for gas tube plant

1984

Admission of our reciprocating compressors through Germanischen Lloyd and delivery of the first one for gassing oil tanker

Construction and building of the first bulkhead shafts

1985

Introduction of a new and extended type line from reciprocating compressors

1987

Delivery of the first vapour gas reciprocating compressors

1989

Modernisation and overhaul of the first external reciprocating compressor

1992

Delivery of the 1000th KoHo-Compressor

1994

License agreement with the Japanese firm Tanabe

1996

Delivery of the first reciprocating compressor for dry hydrogen up to 250 bar

1998

Manufacturing of a reciprocating compressor for the biggest natural/city gas storage tubes in Europe

1999

Company enlargement, building up a new production hall with separate testing room and 20 tons lifting crane

2000

Delivery of the 100th bulkhead passage

2002

TÜV certification as pressure device manufacturer according to recommendation 97/23/EG Module H,H1

2003

Utility model apllication for a natural gas container plant with gas motor

2004

Expansion of the business activities to develop the Asian market

2005

Manufacturing of the first compressor unit of the 18er series - three-cylinder version with a larger crankcase

2007

Launch of the compressor range for benzene-enrichment

2008

Implementation of an new ERP-System

2013

Expansion of workshop space by the addition of a 400m² hall

2015

Extension of the product portfolio to leakage free and gas tight compressors

2016

Successful development of the new machine line for the compression of cryogenic gases for LNG or Ethylen boil-off