


| 1933 | Creation of EKATO Apparatebau in Düsseldorf | ||
| by Erich Karl Todtenhaupt (E-KA-TO). | |||
| Products: LaborMix, simple agitators, homogenisators | |||
| 1943 | Move of the company to Schopfheim, in the south of Germany | ||
| 1950 | Development of own mechanical seals | ||
| Most important customers: large Swiss chemical companies | |||
| 1964 | Market introduction of agitator type EKATO HWL | ||
| (hollow shaft bearing) and of the EKATO MIG | |||
| 1966 | Development of bottom entry agitator ALRD | ||
| with mechanical seal | |||
| 1970 | EKATO is market leader in Germany | ||
| 1974 | Creation of EKATO France | ||
| 1978 | Market introduction of agitator type EKATO EUROMIX | ||
| 1978 | Creation of EKATO U.K. | ||
| 1981 | Creation of EKATO Nerthelands | ||
| 1982 | Creation of FLUID Misch- und Dispergiertechnik GmbH | ||
| 1984 | Creation of EKATO USA | ||
| 1985 | Market introduction of the impeller system EKATO INTERMIG | ||
| 1987 | Market introduction of the impeller system EKATO INTERPROP | ||
| 1988 | Creation of EKATO ESD GmbH Sicherheits- | ||
| und Dichtungstechnik | |||
| 1990 | EKATO is market leader in Europe | ||
| 1990 | Market introduction of the agitator type EKATO ESM | ||
| 1991 | Construction of the new and modern production | ||
| site "EKATO LUS" in Schopfheim | |||
| 1993 | Market introduction of the impeller system EKATO PARAVISC | ||
| 1994 | Creation of EKATO Japan | ||
| 1994 | Takeover of Haagen + Rinau Mischtechnik GmbH, | ||
| Bremen (EKATO UNIMIX) | |||
| 1995 | Market introduction of the impeller sytem EKATO ISOJET | ||
| 1997 | Creation of EKATO Singapore | ||
| 1998 | Creation of EKATO Australia | ||
| 2001 | Market introduction of the impeller system EKATO WINGJET | ||
| for FGD applications | |||
| 2003 | Creation of EKATO SOLIDMIX GmbH | ||
| 2003 | Creation of EKATO China | ||
| 2004 | EKATO is worldwide market leader | ||
| 2005 | Development of the new business division | ||
| Reactor and Reaction Technology (RXT) | |||
| 2006 | Delivery of the so far largest agitator of the world | ||
| (for PTA application) | |||
| 2006 | Creation of EKATO SYSTEMS GmbH trough the | ||
| fusion of EKATO SOLIDMIX GmbH and | |||
| Haagen + Rinau Mischtechnik GmbH | |||
| 2006 | Creation of EKATO India | ||
| 2007 | Creation of EKATO South Africa | ||
| 2008 | EKATO celebrates its 75th anniversary | ||
| 2008 | Creation of EKATO Chile | ||
| 2009 | Creation of EKATO Russia |