Manufacturer of woodworking machines for drilling, sawing, milling, doweling, edge banding and WoodWelding® for the furniture industry
Koch Technology GmbH & Co. KG
Leopoldshöhe (DE) · Atlanta, GA (US)New on Amplifa
Company
Koch Technology GmbH & Co. KG develops and manufactures woodworking machines for the furniture industry in Leopoldshöhe near Bielefeld. The portfolio comprises machines and technologies for drilling, sawing, milling, doweling and gluing, edge banding, embossing as well as the WoodWelding® ultrasonic welding process for joints in wood and lightweight panels. Wood-based materials and lightweight panels are processed; joints are created, among other things, with thermoplastic dowels. The company offers new machines in three product lines (K-System), stock machines, used machines in various refurbishment levels as well as special machine engineering. Target industries are furniture and kitchen manufacturing, door and door frame production, caravan interiors as well as drawer and frame production. In addition, service contracts, teleservice, spare parts procurement, training and modernization are offered. Since 1986, KOCH has maintained its own sales branch with 20 employees in Atlanta, USA; internationally, the company is also represented through a dealer network. The headquarters and sole production facility are located in the Greste industrial park in Leopoldshöhe in East Westphalia-Lippe.
- Site
- Leopoldshöhe
- Processes
- Drilling, Sawing, Milling, Doweling (dowel insertion), Gluing, Edge banding, Embossing (Hot stamping), WoodWelding® (ultrasonic welding)
- Materials
- Wood, Lightweight panels, Thermoplastics (WoodWelding dowels)
- Founded
- 1958
- Industries
- Furniture industry, Door and door frame industry, Kitchen/Bathroom, Caravan/Motorhomes, Frame production, Drawer production
- 01
Engineering and special machine engineering
- 02
Machine manufacturing (woodworking machines)
- 03
Stock machine manufacturing for standard machines
- 04
Refurbishment of used machines (partial/full overhaul)
- 05
Sales via direct sales and dealer network
- 06
Service, teleservice, spare parts and training
Materials & Processes
Wood
Primary material processed by the manufactured machines for furniture and door production.
Lightweight panels
Porous carrier material for WoodWelding® joints in lightweight construction.
Thermoplastics (WoodWelding dowels)
Fastening elements liquefied by ultrasound for positive-locking connections.
Locations
Leopoldshöhe
DEHeadquarters and sole production facility
- Materials
- Wood, lightweight panels, thermoplastics
- Manufacture of woodworking machines
- Drilling and dowel insertion machines
- Presses (BOX V3.0, VK011 ECO)
- Flexible drilling and doweling centers (UNIFLEX, MULTIFLEX)
- Folded drawer lines A-10 select.line
- Used machine refurbishment
Atlanta, GA
USSales branch KOCH LP Machinery + Systems (sales and service)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DrillingMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| SawingMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| MillingMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Doweling (dowel insertion)Joining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| GluingJoining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Edge bandingSurface | – | – | – | – | Wood, Plastic |
| Embossing (Hot stamping)Surface | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| WoodWelding® (ultrasonic welding)Joining | – | – | – | – | Wood, Plastic, Lightweight panels |
| Pressing (Furniture Presses)Forming | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Hole blow-out (drilled hole cleaning)Surface | – | – | – | – | Wood |
12 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through-feed drilling machine for narrow parts | KOCH BD-Smart | 1 | Workpiece length 220–2,500 mm, width 30–250 mm, thickness 12–38 mm | 2016 | Used machine offer |
| Drilling and dowel insertion machine (batch size 1) | KOCH SPRINT-PTP | 1 | Length 100–800 mm, width 20–1,200 mm, thickness 10–40 mm, working height 900 mm | 1995 | Used machine offer |
| Drilling and dowel insertion machine | KOCH BD-B | 1 | Length 220–2,500 mm, width 40–300 mm, thickness 10–12 mm, infeed height 820 mm | 1990 | Used machine offer |
| Conveyor belt | KOCH T-100 | 1 | Belt width 515 mm, overall length 4,000 mm, working height 920 mm | 2001 | Used machine offer |
| Narrow-part drilling machine | KOCH BL-2500-NC select.line | – | up to 2,500 mm workpiece length | – | Used machine offer |
| Miter milling machine | Lehbrink FFQ-351 | – | – | – | Used machine offer |
| Sawing, drilling and dowel insertion machine | KOCH SBD-A | – | – | – | Used machine offer |
| Drawer and frame press | KOCH BOX V3.0 | – | – | – | Stock machine |
| Flexible drilling and doweling center with robot loading | KOCH UNIFLEX | – | – | – | Stock machine |
| Flexible drilling and doweling machine | KOCH MULTIFLEX | – | – | – | Stock machine |
| Carcase press with manual loading | KOCH VK011 ECO | – | – | – | Stock machine |
| Folded drawer line | KOCH A-10 select.line | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1958
Founded by Gerhard Koch in Bielefeld; started with full overhaul of Dr. Oetker baking powder filling machines, soon woodworking machines with 10 employees
- 1972
Start of export business with 50 dowel insertion machines to the USSR
- 1975
Sons Eckart and Rüdiger Koch join the management
- 1982
Construction of a second production building in Leopoldshöhe; approx. 120 employees
- 1986
Foundation of the US sales branch KOCH LP Machinery + Systems in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1993
Relocation of company headquarters to Leopoldshöhe
- 2005
Foundation of LEHBRINK and entry into the door/door frame industry
- 2018
Generational change: Kerstin Koch-Ugolini, Christian Koch and Kristof Koch take over management