KNOLL Maschinenbau GmbH

Everything began in 1970 with Walter Knoll, who founded the mechanical engineering company as a one-man operation.

Walter Knoll founded his sole proprietorship in Bad Saulgau, Upper Swabia.

First product - Hydrocyclone filter plant - 1970 - KNOLL Maschinenbau GmbH

First product in KNOLL history. Maintenance-free hydrocyclones separate dirt particles. The plant mainly supplies grinding machines with cleaned emulsion.

Transporting short chips.

Trade fair participation with consequences: At the trade fair for metal processing (FAMETA), KNOLL Maschinenbau achieved a breakthrough.

Transporting chips and supplying round-tick machines with oil.

The company acquired its own premises. The new building is located on Schwarzachstraße, Bad Saulgau. Today it is the KNOLL site.

Central plant with integrated sludge container and hydrocyclone technology. It separates coolant and chips from several machines and supplies them again with cleaned coolant.

Conveyor with hinge belt for long chips and chip coils. The hinge belt production was realized within three months at that time.

Start of production expansion in several stages.

10-year operating anniversary – 57 employees.

Universal filter with increased liquid column over a slanted bed. The new technology leads to a compact design and a higher purity level.

The KNOLL workforce and the administrative building.

Expansion of sheet metal processing by 6,000 m².

Innovative screw spindle pump for high-pressure supply of machine tools. The housing made of silicon carbide guarantees long service life. KNOLL not only integrates the KTS into its own plants but also supplies external customers directly.

Alternative for filter plants with filter fleece. The VRF combines a backflushable filter drum and a sedimentation tank with a scratch band. This allows a reliable, fully automatic supply of machine tools with coolant.

Innovation Vacuum Rotation Filter 1993 - KNOLL Maschinenbau GmbH

VRF Alternative for filter plants with filter fleece. The VRF combines a back-flushable filter drum and a sedimentation tank with a scratch band. This enables reliable, fully automatic supply of machine tools with coolant.

KNOLL Maschinenbau celebrates its 25th company anniversary.

Inauguration of the new production hall for mechanical production on the occasion of Walter Knoll's 70th birthday.

Office expansion – 406 employees.

Inauguration of a new production hall with 4,000 m² on the occasion of Walter Knoll's 75th birthday.

Walter Knoll receives the honorary citizenship of the city Bad Saulgau.

High-performance filter with endless belt for grinding machines. The innovative vacuum technology not only ensures a high throughput but also a thick and dry filter cake.

VL High-performance filter with endless belt for grinding machines. The innovative vacuum technology not only provides high throughput but also a thick and dry filter cake.

KF

KF Together with the KTS pump, the most successful product of KNOLL. The bucket filter is the central component of filter and supply systems for cutting machine tools. Available with filter fleece or endless belt.

Expansion of the welding shop.

Commissioning of the new powder plant.

Together 180 years: v.l.n.r. Jürgen Knoll, Walter Knoll and Matthias Knoll.

New goods receipt.

Fine filter with a separation degree of up to 1 µm. The core is star-shaped filter cartridges that are back-flushable. Used for grinding HSS, hard metal, and cast iron.

MicroPur® Fine filter with a separation degree of up to 1 µm. The core is star-shaped filter cartridges that are back-flushable. Used for grinding HSS, hard metal, and cast iron.

Space-saving is not possible. The RIK transports chips from the machine and crushes them. Afterwards the plant pumps the mixture of chips and coolant to the central plant.

RIK Space-saving is not possible. The RIK transports the chips from the machine and crushes them. Afterwards the plant pumps the mixture of chips and coolant to the central plant.

New shipment.

Mourning our company founder: Walter Knoll dies at 84.

KNOLL shareholders Jürgen, Matthias and Bettina Knoll with their mother Hella Knoll at the EMO trade fair.

Masterplan 2013-2018: New buildings, renovations and refurbishments – 787 employees.

KNOLL receives the first prize of the nationwide training competition "Training-Expert". The KNOLL trainees learn through the project "Perspective Shift" a respectful attitude and integration of people with disabilities.

KNOLL employs 100 trainees for the first time in company history.

The new sheet metal processing hall with a production area of 7,500 m² is occupied.

Transporting assemblies in line assembly and logistics.

TSS Transporting assemblies in continuous assembly and logistics.

New hall for sheet metal processing with 6,000 m².

The plate belt without hinges improves chip separation and has a long service life. Ideal also for disposal in machines for laser cutting, punching, and nibbling.

P-40 The plate belt without hinges improves chip separation and has a long service life. Ideal also for disposal in machines for laser cutting, punching and nibbling.

The sales representation MarTec, later KNOLL America, becomes a 100% subsidiary.

Opening of KNOLL Polska in Wrocław.

New hall for final assembly with 4,000 m².

Opening of KNOLL China in Shanghai.

Supplying cutting machine tools, especially short or long spindles, with cleaned coolant under high pressure.

LubiCool® Supplying cutting tools, especially short or long lathes, with cleaned coolant under high pressure.

The two new administrative buildings K1 and K2 will be completed.

Minimal oil consumption lubrication system with ATS technology. It ensures low oil consumption, low tool wear, and short processing times.

AerosolMaster™ Minimal quantity lubrication system with ATS technology. It ensures low oil consumption, low tool wear and short processing times.

50 years of KNOLL: An Upper Swabian success story – 1,200 employees worldwide.

Largest single order worth over 15 million euros.

Feeding contaminated coolant with self-suction.

BS Transporting contaminated coolant with self-aspiration.

Founding of KNOLL Switzerland and KNOLL UK.

Supplying machine tools with cleaned coolant via high pressure.

KTSL Supplying machine tools with cleaned coolant by high pressure.

Opening of the new KNOLL America branch in Dallas, North Carolina.