KD Agrartechnik develops and manufactures soil tillage machines for agriculture, viticulture and fruit growing under the KNOCHE and DUTZI brands.
KD Agrartechnik GmbH
Bad NenndorfNew on Amplifa
Two brands. One goal.
KD Agrartechnik GmbH, based in Bad Nenndorf, develops and manufactures soil tillage machines for agriculture. The company combines the two brands KNOCHE (since 1790) and DUTZI (since 1904), thereby offering active and passive soil tillage – from the DUTZI-powered Rototiller KR to the trailed or pushed machines from KNOCHE. The product range extends from 1.25-meter-wide machines for viticulture and fruit growing to the 12.2-meter-wide field roller and includes disc harrows, cultivators, field and grassland rollers, seedbed combinations, harrows, subsoilers and flail rotors. 40 employees ensure a high level of vertical integration: from steel cutting through welding, turning and painting to final assembly, the machines are produced in five halls on 5,000 sqm of production space. Production is mainly in steel and fine-grain steel; carbide inserts are used for tools. Sales are handled through a partner network in several European countries as well as Japan, complemented by machine demonstrations in the field and a spare parts distribution business.
- Site
- Bad Nenndorf
- Processes
- Cutting (laser/steel cutting), Welding, Turning, Painting, Final assembly (agricultural machinery), Brazing of carbide inserts (chisel tools), Development and construction of agricultural technology, Manufacturing with a high level of vertical integration (cutting, welding, painting, final
- Materials
- Fine-grain steel, Steel, Carbide (hard metal)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Employees
- 40
- Industries
- Agricultural machinery engineering / agricultural technology, Agriculture, Viticulture and fruit growing
- 01
Steel cutting
- 02
Turning
- 03
Welding
- 04
Painting
- 05
Final assembly
- 06
Distribution via partner network
- 07
Spare parts distribution
Materials and processes
Fine-grain steel
Used for frames of disc harrows and cultivators, providing a robust, durable construction.
Steel
Main material for the construction and manufacture of the soil tillage machines.
Carbide (hard metal)
Brazed carbide inserts on the chisels of the Rototiller KR offer a long service life with low wear.
Location
Bad Nenndorf
DEHeadquarters, production
- Materials
- Steel, fine-grain steel, carbide
- Cutting
- Welding
- Turning
- Painting
- Final assembly
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting (laser/steel cutting)Forming | – | – | – | – | Steel, Fine-grain steel |
| WeldingJoining | – | – | – | – | Steel, Fine-grain steel |
| TurningMachining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| PaintingSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Final assembly (agricultural machinery)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Steel, Fine-grain steel |
| Brazing of carbide inserts (chisel tools)Joining | – | – | – | – | Carbide, Steel |
Additional services
Quality
No detailed information is available on quality assurance; the high level of vertical integration from cutting to final assembly enables consistent control of the production processes.
| Evidence | Bad Nenndorf |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1790
Founding of the KNOCHE brand
- 1904
Founding of the DUTZI brand
- 1960
Development and construction of agricultural technology since the 1960s