History
About us
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Former development engineers from Wolpert produce test machines with the highest quality standards.
| September 1997: | Claus Keßler and Peter Beisel, both former Wolpert engineers, found KB Prüftechnik GmbH | |
| Since 1997: | Modernisation of tension, pressure, spring and hardness testing machines | |
| 1999: | Taking over the hardness tester and pendulum department of Karl Frank | |
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2002: |
Redevelopment of the first hardness tester with force regulation in the closed loop procedure, using a load cell and 7x optical zoom KB 250 - 750 - 3000 BVRZ Standalone Distribution and sales of new, self-developed hardness testing machines | |
| 2003: | Registration of the patent for the ring light. Exact Brinell test with dark field lighting. The difference between ring light and normal light can be up to 4 HB. | |
| 2005: | New development of micro and low load hardness testers: KB 5 - 10 - 30 BVZ Standalone | |
| 2006: | KB 30 BVZ fully automatic with software "Precidur" DKD certification |
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| 2009: |
Development of in-house hardness testing software KB Hardwin XL Development and entry of the KBW series into the KB product portfolio |
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| 2010: | Development of the KB 3000 BVRZ FA fully automatic machine | |
| 2011: | Development of KB 30 S and KB 3000 B Video Development of the KB Brinell lens: Brinell test at higher precision stage possible without ring light |
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| 2011: | DAkkS certification | |
| 2012: | Development of the KB 30 S Video, semi and fully automatic machine | |
| 2013: | Development of the KB 250 MHSR Video, semi and fully automatic machine |
