Company

2016

Restructuring in manufacturing – founding of Plant 3
Further expansion in Plant 1 was expedited steadily and the machine pool was brought up to the state of the art. Due to lack of space, this required the old longitudinal lathes to be moved out of the main plant and a third plant was opened in Wiernsheim. In the meantime, Kurt EBERLE GmbH & Co. KG has more than 200 employees.

2013

Getting involved in a large medical project – founding of a second production plant.
In 2013, Eberle was able to get involved in a large project in the medical engineering sector, as a production parts supplier, whereby it became necessary to extend existing capacity. As space had become tight in the meantime, it was decided to move the complete project out and open a new plant in Pforzheim-Buchenbronn. Production started there at the beginning of 2013.

2010

50th company anniversary – emerging stronger from the crisis
In the middle of 2010, Kurt EBERLE GmbH & Co. KG emerged well-organized and strengthened from the crisis, in perfect time for the 50th anniversary of the company’s founding. The highest priority was to extend the markets and achieve a larger sector mix, to make the company more independent and less susceptible to risk in the future. 

2009

The crisis
The banking crisis, recession, short hours – those were the catchwords that accompanied Kurt EBERLE GmbH & Co. KG in 2009 on a daily basis, making this year the most difficult in the history of the company.
With the help of short hours working and drastic cost cuts, which demanded a great deal from both management and employees, we were able to avoid enforced redundancies. With the early organizational adaptation to the new situation, the future of the company could be secured.

2005-2008

Growth
The following years were characterized by the continuous development of the company – both with regard to technical aspects and staffing. A major change took place particularly in the parts structure. Turning parts became more and more complex and the material mix shifted strongly towards high-grade steel and special materials. This, together with the ongoing good order situation, required an upgrade of the machine pool and the quality assurance. Furthermore, extensive investments were made in the peripheral and organizational areas of the company.

2004

A farewell and a new start
After almost 45 years since the founding of the company, in 2004 the time came to pass the fortunes of Kurt EBERLE GmbH & Co. KG into other hands. By calling Gerd Hütter and Rainer Weninger into the EBERLE management board, Kurt and Ursula Eberle had set the scene in good time for a smooth transition in the company management.

2003

Certification to ISO / TS 16949:2002
In June 2003, Kurt EBERLE GmbH & Co. KG was successfully certified to the quality standard ISO / TS 16949:1999 and received certification to ISO / TS 16949:2002 after an upgrade audit.

1998

Further expansion
The company expanded constantly – extensive investments made it necessary to expand the production area in 1998 by a further 2,000 m² to around 8,000 m². In the meantime, EBERLE has over 160 employees.

1997

Re-Audit
In 1997 a re-audit followed and the introduction of the quality standard DIN EN 46001, which applies to medical devices.

1994

Certification
As one of the first in the region, the company was certified to DIN ISO 9001 in 1994.

1988

Another move
The growth continued and Kurt EBERLE Präzisionstechnik set another milestone in its success story with the construction of a new building in the industrial estate Wurmberg. With a production area of more than 6,000 m² and over 80 employees, the company raised the building "Im Welschen Feld" that is still the company headquarters today.

1980

Continuous growth
The success of the company, which had in the meantime gained a good reputation at home and abroad, grew continuously. So, in 1980, it was necessary to extend the production area to a total of 1,600 m². By now the company had 50 employees and everyone was stretched to the limit.

1970

Flexibility as a competitive advantage
With a consistent implementation of the company philosophy - being a partner to the customer and delivering “quality and precision” - a special image could be established compared to the competition, that successfully led to a booming order situation. Kurt Eberle had recognized early on, that only a flexible production, which can also meet the requirements of market niches, leads to growth and stability for the company.

Move to Neubärental
Only 10 years later, the cellar was bursting at the seams with meanwhile 18 machines and 12 employees and the company moved into the newly built plant in Neubärental, with a production area of 500 m².

1961-1969

Working between kitchen and cellar
Kurt Eberle worked literally day and night to advance the company and to satisfy the demand reflected in the rapidly climbing order intake. Only half a year after the start, further machines were purchased and in January 1961 the first permanent employee came on board. That the company constantly grew was also, to a high degree, thanks to Ursula Eberle, the wife who joined the business and steered and managed the commercial aspects of the company.

1960

Foundation
In 1960, Kurt Eberle decided to venture the move into self-employment. He started the company Kurt Eberle in 1960 with only one longitudinal lathe and with his brother Walter as partner. Where the company started up is also legendary: in the cellar of the Gaststätte Buckenberg in Pforzheim, his parental home.