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5.6.2025

KEBA enters into partnership with HMK in the UK

KEBA Industrial Automation has signed a partnership agreement with the British company HMK Automation Group Ltd. Together with HMK, KEBA now intends to expand its presence in the UK market.

9.4.2025

KEBA Group acquires AI pioneer 7LYTIX

The internationally active KEBA Group, headquartered in Linz (Austria), is taking over all employees and company assets of the insolvent Upper Austrian AI specialist 7LYTIX. This strengthens KEBA’s strategic focus on digital solutions and expands its position as a provider of software- and AI-based automation solutions.

7.3.2025

AI expansion module AE 550 awarded special prize

As part of the annual Product of the Year 2025 awards from the magazine INDUSTRIAL Production, our AI expansion module AE 550 was awarded the newly established special prize “Artificial Intelligence”.

13.12.2024

How a self-service terminal learns to speak

Together with the Software Competence Center Hagenberg (SCCH) as a project partner, an innovative voice assistant was developed for the citizen service terminal.

25.11.2024

KEBA wins "Fit for Future" state prize

Great success for KEBA: We were honoured with the ‘Fit for Future’ State Prize 2024 in the special category ‘Apprentice Reels: Education up close’! The prize, awarded by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economic Affairs (BMAW) and the Austrian Institute for Business Education Research (ibw), underlines our commitment to innovative and practical apprenticeship training.

24.10.2024

KEBA wins Innovation Award of Upper Austria

We are very pleased that our AI-based assistance system KeBob has won 2nd place the Upper Austrian Innovation Award in the category for major companies and has also been nominated for the State Prize for Innovation 2025!

Five men in suits pose with thumbs up in front of a fast charging station after KEBA's acquisition of EnerCharge.

26.9.2024

KEBA acquires EnerCharge

KEBA, one of the leading European providers of charging solutions, has announced the acquisition of EnerCharge. With this strategic acquisition, KEBA is expanding its portfolio with DC charging solutions for the (semi-)public sector, thereby strengthening its position in the market as a full-range provider.

27.6.2024

KEBA impresses with innovation and diversification in a challenging market environment

In the past financial year, the strategic fundament of the KEBA Group, namely the diversification of the business into different markets and industries, once again proved to be a solid and stable basis for the international company.

27.5.2024

Full house at KEBA!

KEBA had the pleasure of taking part in the Long Night of Research for the first time. We welcomed over 300 visitors - the youngest guest was just 2 years old, the oldest over 80.

13.9.2023

With a new apprenticeship in application development - coding to combat the shortage of skilled workers

Currently, 58 apprentices are being trained in six apprenticeship professions at KEBA Group AG in Austria. Overall, the number of apprentices at the Linz-based automation specialist has doubled compared to three years ago with the new starters in September 2023.

1.9.2023

Business Medal of the WKOÖ in silver

Gerhard Luftensteiner, CEO of the KEBA Group, and Franz Höller, Chief Technology Officer, were awarded the "Wirtschaftsmedaille der WKO Oberösterreich in Silber" (Silver Medal of the Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce) for their entrepreneurial commitment and many years of service to Upper Austria as a business location.

24.8.2023

KEBA holiday care celebrates premiere

With the 2023 school holidays, the holiday care programme of the Linz-based automation specialist KEBA started its first round and allows employees more flexibility in the summer.

5.7.2023

Win Big with KEBA's Eco-Friendly Lottery Terminal

The first climate-neutral lottery terminal comes from the Austrian manufacturer KEBA. The new KeWin Micro was introduced last year and is now also available in a climate-neutral version on request. Together with the experts for climateneutral production, the current CO2 footprint was calculated and measures for reduction were implemented.

22.6.2023

KEBA grows by 3% in a dynamic environment to a new high of 553.5 million euros

The KEBA Group, headquartered in Linz, increased its sales from 537.7 million € to 553.5 million € in the past business year (April 2022 - March 2023). This corresponds to a sales growth of approximately 16 million € or 3% . Looking at the last five years, the average annual growth is around 17% (CAGR).

30.5.2023

Ring of Honor of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria for Karl Kletzmaier

Karl Kletzmaier, co-founder and chairman of the supervisory board of KEBA, was awarded the Ring of Honor of the Upper Austrian University of Applied Sciences for his many years of service as chairman of the Research & Development Advisory Board of the Upper Austrian University of Applied Sciences.

24.4.2023

Christoph Knogler becomes member of the board of KEBA Group AG

KEBA Group AG is setting the personnel course for the future and has appointed Christoph Knogler as a new member of the Executive Board. He will take up his new position on August 1st, 2023 as announced by the Supervisory Board today.

4.4.2023

KeTop Safe Wireless is Product Of The Year 2023

Our wireless HMI solution KeTop Safe Wireless wins the vote for Product of the Year 2023 in the category "Operating and Monitoring".

16.11.2022

Great Golden Decoration of Honor of the City of Linz for Karl Kletzmaier

Karl Kletzmaier, founder and majority owner of KEBA, recently received one of the City of Linz's highest honors: the Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold for services to the economy.

18.10.2022

Gerhard Luftensteiner EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022

On October 14, this year's EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award was presented in Austria. In the category "Sustainability & Greentech" Gerhard Luftensteiner, CEO of KEBA Group AG was awarded.

Video: KEBA celebrates 500,000 charging stations sold

12.10.2022

Milestone: 500,000 wallboxes sold

At the beginning of 2021 we sold the 250,000th wallbox. Just 20 months later, this number has doubled to half a million. The reason behind this: the specialisation in intelligent charging technology and consistently climate-neutral production at the site in Linz.

9.8.2022

Architectural competition KEBA Technology Park

The planning of the new KEBA site in Leonding/Pasching (AT) is progressing rapidly. The winning project by the Viennese office Franz&Sue was selected from ten submissions.

21.6.2022

Forward-looking strategy secures 30% increase in turnover for KEBA

The KEBA Group, headquartered in Linz, increased its sales from € 415.4 million to € 537.7 million in the past business year
(April 2021 - March 2022). With a jump in turnover of around 122 million € and a turnover growth of almost 30 % , the KEBA Group repeatedly achieved the highest turnover in its history. Looking at the last five years, the average annual growth is 22.7 % (CAGR).

31.5.2022

The first KEBA parcel locker with home advantage.

In 2001, KEBA installed the very first parcel locker. At that time, the journey was to neighboring Germany. In the meantime, thousands of KEBA parcel lockers have left the birthplace/production site in Linz and have also traveled far beyond the national border and Europe. Now, more than 20 years later, KEBA is pleased to announce the realization of a long-planned heartfelt project: a KePol parcel locker from KEBA in the KEBA area. Together with the Austrian Post, an outdoor location was chosen that is publicly accessible for all people at the KEBA Group AG site, in Linz / Upper Austria.

26.4.2022

KEBA Group grows to over 2.000 employees

The Upper Austrian automation specialist KEBA continues to grow. In the last year alone, the internationally active company has grown by 225 employees, the majority of them in Austria. KEBA has thus reached the 2.000-employee mark.

Official opening of the KEBA eMobility Store in Linz-Urfahr by representatives from KEBA and LINZ AG in front of the building with green “eMobility Store” signage.

17.3.2022

KEBA eMobility Store officially opened in cooperation with LINZ AG

As the leading manufacturer of intelligent charging stations for hybrid and electric vehicles, KEBA is today opening the eMobility Store at Leonfeldnerstraße 2 in Linz-Urfahr together with LINZ AG.

9.2.2022

KEBA acquires German software company
drag and bot GmbH

In December 2021, KEBA acquired the Stuttgart / Germany-based software company drag and bot. The start-up develops an innovative operating system for robots. As a 100% subsidiary, drag and bot GmbH is part of KEBA Industrial Automation GmbH, one of the three business areas of KEBA Group AG. With this new acquisition, KEBA strengthens its position in industrial automation and strategically expands its product portfolio with flexible automation software.

30.9.2021

KEBA honoured with "Austria's Best Managed Companies" Award

The international Best Managed Companies programme, which is already established in more than 30 countries and awards outstandingly managed companies, was carried out in Austria for the first time this year. KEBA is one of the first Austrian award winners.

16.9.2021

IAA Mobility. New Name, New City, New Concept.

In 2021, the International Automobile Exhibition IAA became IAA Mobility. The name says it all: Rather than putting only the car at center stage, the focus was now on mobility today and tomorrow. In addition to cars, especially bicycles and even small airplanes were presented at the Munich Trade Fair Center.

24.6.2021

KEBA achieves significant growth over past fiscal year

With a turnover of 415.4 M€, which corresponds to an increase of around 11%, the KEBA Group once again achieved the highest revenues in its history. Considered over a period of 10 years, the company thus quadrupled its sales. In a dynamic year characterized by Corona, KEBA benefited from its different pillars, which operate in different industries and markets and are therefore subject to different cycles and triggers. With a new structure, KEBA strengthens its growth course.

15.6.2021

KEBA awarded Pegasus in bronze

The list of nominated companies was long and all of them are top companies in Upper Austrian industry. Therefore, we are particularly pleased that we were awarded the Pegasus in bronze in the category "Lighthouses" this year at the most important business award in Upper Austria.

31.5.2021

Commerzbank invests in 800 ATMs from Austrian company KEBA

Commerzbank is investing in its modern branch equipment and will gradually install 800 new ATMs in its nationwide branches until 2024. Again, the devices exclusively come from Austrian automation expert KEBA AG and combine deposit as well as withdrawal of banknotes and coins.

3.5.2021

IM TREND 2021

New in May is not only the hot off the press edition of the KEBA banking magazine IM TREND, but also the brand new design, which is characterized by a modern structured layout and better readability. Of course, the exciting insights into new technologies and well-founded field reports from our customers and partners remain unchanged.

22.4.2021

Over 250,000 wallboxes sold

With over 250,000 wallboxes sold, KEBA is establishing itself as one of the largest manufacturers of charging solutions for hybrid and electric vehicles. In its Energy Automation division, the Austrian automation expert KEBA AG specialises in charging stations for electric mobility and heating controls for heat pumps and biomass heating systems.

14.4.2021

KEBA expands in the west of Linz

KEBA plans an additional location at the Technologiering in the municipalities of Leonding and Pasching and announced this in a joint press conference with the mayor and mayoress of the respective municipalities.

7.4.2021

New navigation on the KEBA home page

The bundling of our business into the three business areas Industrial Automation, Handover Automation and Energy Automation is now also shown in the new and compact navigation of our KEBA home page www.keba.com.

1.4.2021

KEBA expands its Management Board

The KEBA AG Supervisory Board has appointed Andreas Schoberleitner (43) to the Management Board as of April 1, 2021. As Chief Financial Officer (CFO), he is now the third member of the Management Board of the internationally active technology company, together with Gerhard Luftensteiner (CEO) and Franz Höller (CTO).

9.3.2021

Our subsidiary KEMAS turns 30!

Our subsidiary KEMAS – handover automation expert – which has been part of the KEBA Group for five years, is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary.

23.2.2021

KEBA China and former LTI China – bundled competencies

From now on you will find the entire industrial automation product portfolio united on one website. Click through and see for yourself: Choose your industry – whether mechanical engineering, machine tools, plastics, robotics, wind energy, turbo blower or sheet metal processing – the portfolios of KEBA and the former LTI Motion complement each other perfectly.

11.2.2021

Immerse yourself in KEBA's world of automation

The KEBA showroom shines in new splendor and presents itself in a new contemporary look.

18.12.2020

KEBA Live Dialog brings automation solutions from KEBA into the office or home office

Nothing can replace a personal conversation. Despite adverse circumstances in times of Corona - when classic industry contact points such as exhibitions are canceled and traveling is hardly possible - the Linz-based automation expert KEBA shows how to create a format that makes this possible and has added value.

1.12.2020

KEBA awarded with Austria's Leading Companies Award

KEBA was awarded with the ALC Special Award 2020 in the category "Special achievements and sustainable innovations in economically challenging times".

17.11.2020

The world’s most precise robot

The cycloidal gear specialist Nabtesco and the controller expert KEBA are among the technology leaders in their industries. Now the two robotics experts are bundling their expertise, experience and know-how. The goal: Industrial robots with the highest precision available on the market.

15.10.2020

KEBA named exclusive supplier for Honda Power Charger - the original charging station for the all-electric Honda e.

In the run up to releasing the first all-electric Honda e, KEBA was named the exclusive supplier for Honda Power Charger wall boxes. The charging station was jointly developed in record time and first presented at the last IAA in Frankfurt.

19.8.2020

United on one website

22.7.2020

The exhibition world stands still. We at KEBA do not!

Extraordinary times demand innovative ideas: KEBA Industrial Automation set up an in-house exhibition booth at the KEBA headquarters in Linz, Austria, to meet with customers and interested parties at the KEBA Live Dialogue, an exclusive real-time video conference for discussing exhibition topics.

26.6.2020

Another high-growth business year for KEBA

With a sales increase of €70 million and sales growth of 23% in revenue, the KEBA Group has once again achieved the highest revenues in its history and looks back on a successful decade.

10.4.2020

KEBA produces and is available to its customers without restrictions

Many committed employees take care of the production of the ordered deliveries, our service technicians ensure functioning systems in the area of critical infrastructure and our more than 500 employees in the home office maintain the dialogue with our customers, partners and suppliers thanks to the latest technology.

18.3.2020

Information on the current "Corona" situation

In connection with the "Coronavirus Covid-19", we are currently experiencing an extraordinary situation that challenges us all. The measures taken by the governments in Austria and in other countries are becoming more stringent every day. It can be said that at the moment an exceptional situation prevails in Austria.

5.3.2020

IM TREND 2020

In the hot off the press edition of the KEBA banking magazine IM TREND, exciting insights into new technologies and well-founded reports on practical experience await you.

30.1.2020

LTI Motion becomes KEBA Industrial Automation Germany GmbH

The renaming of LTI Motion GmbH to KEBA Industrial Automation Germany GmbH one year after the successful merger highlights the seamless portfolio of the two companies.

21.1.2020

New KEBA lottery terminals for 3,000 retail outlets of the Austrian Lotteries

Austrian Lotteries are investing 10 million euros and have been relying on Austrian quality with KEBA for over 20 years. By mid 2020, 3,000 of the total of around 5,000 retail outlets are to be equipped with the latest generation of KEBA terminals.

18.12.2019

10 years of electromobility – a vision has become reality

“Back in 2009, electromobility was still just a vision for the future for many people. Nonetheless, KEBA, an Austrian company specialised in automation, decided to invest in this emerging area – with charging stations for electric cars. 10 years on, we are one of the market-leaders worldwide,” explains Gerhard Luftensteiner, CEO of KEBA AG.

27.11.2019

One year KEBA & LTI Motion

One year after the merger of KEBA and LTI Motion, the high level of interest shown by national and international customers at this year's SPS reflects the opportunities and competitive advantages they see in the opportunity to obtain complete solutions from a single source.

28.6.2019

KEBA: Growth unchanged

With a sales increase of €50 million and sales growth of 20%, the KEBA Group has again achieved the highest revenues in its history and is consolidating its market position through strategic acquisitions.

14.6.2019

KEBA wins the silver "Pegasus" Business Prize

KEBA was awarded the coveted Upper Austrian Business Prize “Pegasus” in the “Lighthouses” category (for leading companies) at a gala event in Brucknerhaus last Thursday.

15.5.2019

Milestone: 150,000 wall boxes sold worldwide

10 years ago KEBA decided to take a bold step and enter a new business sector. Back then electromobility was still just a dream of the future. Today the Austrian automation expert has sold more than 150,000 wall boxes around the world. As a result, KEBA is now one of the top 3 global market leaders in the manufacture of smart charging stations.

19.2.2019

Functional design that delights!

The series of awards for KEBA's automatic angle measurement device just won’t stop. After the device had already received an innovation award and been crowned with the "Red Dot" and the iF design award, two of the most coveted design awards for functional product design, it has now also been awarded the German Design Award, another premium international award.

19.12.2018

KEBA children draw Christmas cards

Adorable drawings by KEBA children adorn our Christmas cards this year. This was preceded by a KEBA-wide drawing competition. The jury selected six drawings as title themes from among the many submissions. As a thank you to the young artists of the award-winning Christmas drawings, they each received an individual gift, which was presented at a nice celebration with their families.
Our online gallery shows all the drawings that our little artists submitted for the contest. We hope they will put a smile on your face, too!

30.11.2018

Combining forces for solutions for digitalisation and automation

The electronics company Weidmüller and KEBA announced strengthened partnership for digitalisation and automation at SPS IPC DRIVES 2018.

27.11.2018

Automation specialist KEBA acquires LTI Motion

With the acquisition of the technologically leading supplier of servo drive technology, KEBA becomes a complete solution provider!

26.11.2018

KEBA is Linz Company of the Year 2018

The automation experts at KEBA in Linz are thrilled to receive the “Linz Company of the Year 2018” award in the “Leading Companies” category.

6.11.2018

KEBA wins Upper Austrian State Prize for Innovation 2018

KEBA’s unique laser angle meter for the sheet metal bending industry was chosen by the jury as the winner of the Upper Austrian State Prize for Innovation 2018 in the “Large Company” category.

22.10.2018

New subsidiary in India

KEBA, an internationally active automation specialist
with its headquarters in Linz, Austria, is continuing along its path of increasing internationalization by opening a subsidiary in Pune, close to the port city of Mumbai
in India.

18.10.2018

100,000 charging stations sold

The Austrian automation company KEBA has been active in the electric mobility market since 2009. The company is now celebrating the biggest milestone in its electric mobility history - 100,000 charging stations sold! The golden “anniversary wall box” went to Swedish e-mobility provider Clever Sweden AB and was just recently installed in Sweden.

7.8.2018

KEBA once again wins an internationally acclaimed award for functional design: the Red Dot Award

Having already been awarded with the iF DESIGN AWARD, KEBA was able to impress yet another jury of experts with its new angle measurement device KeMes, and is awarded the coveted "Red Dot" for product design. A remarkable success because this design prize too is an internationally renowned and well-respected seal of approval for outstanding design quality.

18.6.2018

KEBA celebrates its 50th birthday

400 guests celebrated its 50th birthday together with KEBA. Customers, suppliers, partners and decisionmakers from the world of politics and economics enjoyed an evening that was informative yet, at the same time, not too heavy and supported by a great atmosphere.

18.6.2018

KEBA celebrates with pupils and students

KEBA AG celebrated its fiftieth birthday over the course of three days. After a big opening ceremony on Thursday evening, the focus was on young people on Friday. KEBA invited 260 pupils and students from Upper Austria to discover the world of automation.

6.6.2018

KEBA marks its 50th birthday with the best sales figures so far

With a leap in revenues of EUR 60.6 million, which represents growth of 31.5 per cent, the KEBA Group achieved the best sales figures in its fifty-year history. Moreover, when viewed over a period of the past five years, average group growth has amounted to 11 per cent annually (CAGR).

16.4.2018

Together fit for the future! Partnership of Bühler and KEBA in action.

A team can accomplish more than individual members can do alone. That is true not only within a company, but above all also for cross-organizational cooperation. Bühler and KEBA are following this maxim since more than 24 years. And there is more than just business to this relationship. Some members of the core team have known each other since more than a decade, are getting along extraordinarily well and share some hobbies. This is why they have set up a running team for the 17th Linz Marathon.

29.3.2018

KEBA wins internationally coveted design prize

Together with design agency idukk, KEBA can once again celebrate the iF DESIGN AWARD, one of the largest and most important design prizes. From 6,402 submitted products, an international jury selected KEBA’s KeMes laser angle measurement system as one of the winners of the coveted design label.

11.8.2017

Technology is Fun!

45 children aged 7 to 12 explored the exciting world of technology. KEBA opened its doors for a full day again this year to the children of its staff.

21.7.2017

Electric mobility - from niche into a valid market

Annual press conference:
KEBA is growing, 87% export share, R&D investments are rising to 38.1 million, KEBA among the leading providers in the sector of e-mobility

23.6.2017

25 Years of Successful Co-operation

The Österreichische Sparkassengruppe and the Austrian automation specialist KEBA have driven a successful partnership of innovation in the field of self-service banking for 25 years.

3.5.2017

KEBA continues to bring luck in Spain!

KEBA and Spanish lottery company SELAE are continuing their existing successful cooperation, which has been going for more than 10 years, and have agree on the supply of an additional 10,500 lottery terminals.

25.4.2017

A place of encounter and creativity

A very special place of encounter and creativity was recently opened at the KEBA headquarters in Linz: the "KEBA Studio Immergrün".

8.3.2017

KEBA welcomes the Austrian funding package for electro-mobility

As one of the leading providers of charging stations, KEBA welcomes the Austrian funding package for electro-mobility.

24.1.2017

Raiffeisen Austria: KEBA to become exclusive supplier

The bank automation expert KEBA, based in Linz/Austria, has scored a major success within the Raiffeisen group Austria: KEBA is to become the exclusive supplier of non-cash terminals (account service terminals) and cash recycling systems.

12.12.2016

KEBA Suppliers' Day

KEBA invited 90 companies from all over the world to Linz last Wednesday for the first “KEBA Suppliers’ Day”.

2.12.2016

KEBA banking automation presented its new ATM series

At the FI forum 2016 in Frankfurt / Germany KEBA presented the new ATM series for the first time - evo - the (r)evolutionary interface for all cash and bank transactions for today, tomorrow and beyond.

5.8.2016

KEBA takes over the self-service specialist KEMAS

With effect from 31 May 2016, KEBA AG took over KEMAS GmbH, a German company based in Oberlungwitz near Chemnitz.

28.7.2016

Penetration in North China

KEBA China has a new branch site in Jinan that’s been in operation for some time now. As the brand awareness of KeMotion began to accumulate, some robots manufacture in north China chose us as the solution supplier. Jilin Universal Machinery Co., Ltd was one of them. (Hereinafter referred to as JT)

20.7.2016

Happy Birthday! 10 years of KEBA Romania

KEBA AG, located in Linz, Austria, is celebrating an important anniversary together with its customers and partners: for 10 years, the internationally-active automation specialist has been represented by its own branch in Bucharest, Romania. The main areas for KEBA Romania are banking and service automation.

8.6.2016

Pegasus in crystal for entrepreneurial life's work

Karl Kletzmaier, co-founder of KEBA AG and now head of the supervisory board of the internationally operating automation specialist, was awarded the Pegasus in crystal for his entrepreneurial life’s work on June 4, 2016.

23.6.2015

Annual Press Conference 2014/2015

KEBA maintains its successful growth - Increased sales revenues through internationalization

14.9.2014

Austrian Post installs its 100th KEBA pick-up station

Another page is added to a logistics success story.

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