The founder of the company Willi Kotte, born 1906, established a mechanical workshop in 1933 after studying in Darmstadt. No shortage of water turbines for corn mills were repaired there in Spessart. These services were then later extended to agricultural machinery as well.

At the same time, Willi Kotte developed and patented the first functional ballpoint pen refills. Ballpoint pen refills were produced in large numbers for several years. A further production branch comprised luminaires for the aviation industry. The production of textile machine accessories was a further pillar of the company. The production facilities were distributed over two locations: Schippach in Spessart and Hirschberg (now in Poland).

After the war, the company Kotte almost exclusively devoted itself to supplying the textile machine industry and its customers - initially with only a handful of employees.

After 1960, the second generation oversaw an expansion to around 200 employees, with an accompanying extension of the production facilities being necessary as well. The main pillar was no longer just textile machines - thanks to the introduction of new technologies (for example plasma coating), further customers could now be won in numerous other sectors of industry.

The third generation has been supporting the company since 1998 with the aim of continuing this success.

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