History of the EKATO GROUP

    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