KEBA Group AG
Founded in Linz in 1968, KEBA today is an internationally active company that creates its success from technological innovations, the highest quality requirements, and the dynamism and enthusiasm of its employees. KEBA works on new developments and industry solutions with the objective of creating sustainable competitive advantages for its customers. KEBA has been developing and producing pioneering automation solutions for a wide range of industries under the maxim “Automation by innovation” for more than 50 years. KEBA is an internationally active technology company with headquarters in Linz/Austria, 26 subsidiaries in 16 countries and more than 2,000 passionate employees. With long-term customer benefits in mind, flexible and expert teams work in close proximity to the customers in order to optimally support and advise them. KEBA is an internationally successful electronics company with headquarters in Linz, Austria, and subsidiaries around the globe.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Energy - Wind Energy
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1971
- Employees:
- Over 1000
About Us
For more than 50 years, KEBA has developed and manufactured according to the motto 'Automation by innovation.'
Innovative automation solutions for a variety of industries.
Innovation
In accordance with our motto, 'Automation by innovation', we focus all of our thoughts and actions on the world of tomorrow. Every day we find new solutions that simplify existing processes, make them faster, or result in entirely new applications.
Sensing trends – innovation management
KEBA offers its own in-house innovation management team. The team is focused on the specific search, systematic evaluation, and structured and successful realization of innovations.
The KEBA innovation network even stretches outside of the company and includes numerous external partners like research institutes, universities, and international panels of experts.
Whether through customer surveys, lead user workshops, customer idea workshops, or expert discussions, the methodologically supported procedure in the innovation process ensures that right information at the right time and helps KEBA to create innovative products.
Idea awards
Once a year the top 3 ideas are awarded a prize as part of our Innovation Festival.
Idea database (KIP)
Employees can add their ideas to the KEBA idea database. There is a clear distribution of responsibilities and the contributor of the idea is shown the processing status.
20% R&D rate
As a future-oriented company with the goal of creating added value for our customers, we invest about 20% of our turnover into R&D projects every year. In our business areas, we are always in competition with international corporations. With a high degree of innovation and flexibility, we are also successful as the market leader in numerous niches.
Patents
The key value of patents - especially important for our customers to differentiate themselves in their market segments - is very high at KEBA. The continued analysis of patents and testing of patentability of new approaches in an early developmental stage ensures a systematic approach.
Values Responsability
Innovation is driven at all times by people.
Along with technical expertise there is also a need for a large share of passion and curiosity to question things and to contribute boldly and decisively. Creativity and enthusiasm develop almost from within.
In order for our employees to create an atmosphere of openness to new things, the rights structures are needed.
On the other hand, the only way to create a trusting environment by actively living the corporate values that bring out the potential of every individual.
Our cooperation is therefore characterized by an intense and lively environment, and by the appreciation and professionalism of every individual.
Our values
The corporate values represent the operational framework for our conduct with customers, employees, partners, and suppliers.
The values are taken from KEBA's history and they characterize interaction with each other. They determine our day-to-day actions, influence our behavior, and give focus to our interaction with each other.
We have summarized the company values in the following categories:
- Professional
- Passionate
- Hand in Hand
- Innovative
What is Important to Us
Training and continuing education
People feel that the world is turning faster and faster. Staying in place means falling behind. What is new today is passed by tomorrow. Continuous improvement is a basic prerequisite for staying the best.We support our employees with training and continuing education options on both a technical and personal level.
Health
We place great value on maintaining the health of our employees.
In addition to the KeFit health program, there is a wide range of sports activities for KEBA employees. In the company's in-house lunch room, the 'KEBAteria', there are products available that are freshly prepared every day.