History
Take an exciting journey through the history of our company, founded in 1898, and discover why our robots now dominate the world market.
1905 Oxyacetylene welding
Oxyacetylene welding
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 In view of the development of a succession of new sources of light (“Osram lamp”) and the overproduction of calcium carbide, combined with a drastic fall in prices, Keller & Knappich GmbH decide to extend production to the new invention of oxyacetylene welding.
Contemporary backdrop
1901: Daimler builds the first Mercedes.

1903: Ford establishes the first car factory.
The Wright brothers succeed in making the first powered flight.      

1912: The luxury steamer “Titanic”, thought to be unsinkable, collides with an iceberg on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic and sinks.

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