Plant engineering and system integration for intralogistics, robotics, automation, manufacturing IT and tobacco technology.
KÖHL Maschinenbau S.A.
Wecker (Luxembourg) · Trier (Germany)New on Amplifa
About KÖHL Maschinenbau
KÖHL Maschinenbau is a system integrator headquartered in Wecker (Luxembourg) with a production site in Trier (Germany). Founded in 1971 and part of the TRIWO Group since 2022, the company develops and manufactures plants and system solutions for intralogistics (high-bay warehouses, conveyor technology, storage and retrieval machines, steel construction), robot-based automation, automation and manufacturing IT, focusing on the tobacco, pharmaceutical, food, beverage and refractory industries as well as the steel and heavy metal industries. At the Trier plant, standard and special machines are manufactured in-house, including steel conveyor systems. Products include tobacco processing plants (Case Unpacking, Dividing & Slicing, Conditioning, Flavour Application), bin-picking cells for non-rotationally symmetric parts such as backing plates made of raw cast or steel, returnable crate sorting systems, and software for Track & Trace, WMS, IIoT and energy management. Around 200 employees accompany projects from design and simulation through assembly and commissioning to worldwide after-sales service, maintenance and inspection services.
- Site
- L-6868 Wecker
- Processes
- Robot-assisted palletizing, depalletizing & order picking, Robot-based bin picking (non-rotationally symmetric parts, 3D vision), Robot systems for the refractory industry (gripping, placing, unloading, palletizing, sorting), Industrial automation: PLC & PC software development, industrial robot programming, HMI/SCADA, Intralogistics: high-bay warehouses, conveyor technology, storage and retrieval machines, vertical, Case Unpacking (automatic emptying of tobacco bales, C48/C96/C48+), Dividing & Slicing (bale divider, bale slicer, bale opener), Conditioning (conditioning with steam & water, tobacco moisture from 10% to 21%, spraying with
- Materials
- Steel, Raw cast, Stainless steel, Refractory bricks, Tobacco
- Certificates
- Inspection of racking systems DIN EN 15635, Inspection of storage and retrieval machines DIN EN 528, Inspection of work equipment DGUV Vorschrift 3, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1971
- Employees
- ca. 200
- Industries
- Tobacco industry, Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, Food, Beverages/Dairy, Wineries
- 01
Consulting & Planning
- 02
Design & 3D Simulation
- 03
In-house Manufacturing (Trier Site)
- 04
Assembly & Commissioning
- 05
Manufacturing IT & Integration
- 06
Maintenance, Support & Inspection Services
Materials & Processes
Steel
Used for steel construction, conveyor systems and machined backing plates.
Raw cast
Material variant for backing plates in bin-picking applications.
Stainless steel
Used, for example, for stainless steel pallets with RFID in tobacco processing.
Refractory bricks
Processed material in robot systems for the refractory industry.
Tobacco
Process material of the Tobacco Primary and Secondary Solutions.
Locations
Wecker
LUHeadquarters, engineering, sales & automation, project management, after sales
Trier
DEProduction, sales, automation, manufacturing IT, after sales
- Materials
- Steel
- In-house manufacturing of standard and special machines
- In-house production of conveyor systems
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robot-assisted palletizing, depalletizing & order pickingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Robot-based bin picking (non-rotationally symmetric parts, 3D vision)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Backing plates made of raw cast or machined steel |
| Robot systems for the refractory industry (gripping, placing, unloading, palletizing, sorting)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Refractory bricks |
| Industrial automation: PLC & PC software development, industrial robot programming, HMI/SCADAEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Intralogistics: high-bay warehouses, conveyor technology, storage and retrieval machines, verticalAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Case Unpacking (automatic emptying of tobacco bales, C48/C96/C48+)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Tobacco |
| Dividing & Slicing (bale divider, bale slicer, bale opener)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Tobacco |
| Conditioning (conditioning with steam & water, tobacco moisture from 10% to 21%, spraying withAssembly | – | – | – | – | Tobacco |
| NTRM removal (foreign object/metal removal)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Tobacco |
| Flavour application system (FAS, online flavouring)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Tobacco |
| Track & Trace (serialization, aggregation, traceability)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3D freight scan (cargo scan, measurement of freight pallets, AI-supported)Inspection | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing IT: IIoT server, TMC server (OPC UA), reporting system (MDE/BDE/KPI), WMS, Eco.OnEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inspection services (racking systems to DIN EN 15635, storage and retrieval machines to DIN EN 528)Inspection | – | – | – | – | Steel (stationary racking systems) |
| Maintenance & servicing / field service (assembly, installation, set-up of machines andAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Plant simulation (3D simulation tools, virtual plant testing, material flow calculation)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bucket line (automatic bucket filling/dosing)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Returnable crate sorting system & empty pallet control systemAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Machine modernization (retrofit of existing plants)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Inspection Services
In-house inspection services include the inspection of stationary racking systems according to DIN EN 15635, of storage and retrieval machines according to DIN EN 528, and of work equipment according to DGUV Vorschrift 3. Plants are accompanied by 3D simulation, system tests, image processing and documented inspection protocols.
| Evidence | Wecker | Trier |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection of racking systems DIN EN 15635 | ||
| Inspection of storage and retrieval machines DIN EN 528 | ||
| Inspection of work equipment DGUV Vorschrift 3 | ||
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1971
Foundation of Elektro KÖHL in Trier by Edith and Wilfried Köhl
- 1981
New construction of the production and administration buildings in Trier-Euren
- 1987
Foundation of KÖHL Maschinenbau
- 1996
Production and administration building in Wecker/Luxembourg
- 2002
New business division robot systems
- 2004
New business division manufacturing IT
- 2008
The joint venture between Heinen Tobacco and KÖHL Maschinenbau becomes HEINEN KÖHL Tobacco GmbH
- 2015
Change of company structure into individual companies
- 2022
Integration into the TRIWO Group