GOEBEL History
GOEBEL History
GOEBEL History
Goebel is humbly looking back on a history time span of over 165 years!
1851 Peter Gandenberger was the founder of the company, while Johann
Georg Goebel provided the company name, when he became his son-inlaw.
He developed the first railway ticket press, the beginning of Goebel’s
security printing activities.
1890 Johann Peter Michael ("Jean") Goebel, followed his father’s footsteps.
He established a new manufacturing division within Goebeldeveloping slitter
rewinders for the paper industry. His lifetime achievement as an industry
innovator, engineer and businessman was honored by the title Peter Gandenberger
“Councillor of Commerce”.
1911 The first web-fed postal stamp printing machine has been built for the
state printing works in Germany. Many more machines followed and nearly all
postal stamp printers worldwide have Goebel stamp printing machines until today.
1923 Dr. Wilhelm Köhler has been employed by his friend Wilhelm Goebel,
who took over a prosperous company from his father "Jean" Goebel.
Dr. Wilhelm Köhler became known by his outstanding social and commercial
engagement for Goebel. He started as commercial apprentice and became
the proprietor of Goebel. Later on his daughter, Dr. Lotte Köhler, was major
Johann Georg Goebel
shareholder and in charge of Goebel for many years.
1955 The first Goebel web-fed banknote printing machine has been delivered
to Bank of England, and other countries followed in web-fed banknote printing.
2000 At Drupa 2000 Goebel launched the worldwide fastest and most productive
UV printing machine “Goebel novaprint” for high performance offset printing.
2012 Goebel launched a multivariable variable sleeve postal stamp printing machine
printing press for tax labels, visa stickers and all kind of
security documents, capable to combine all kind of printing
technologies, including intaglio printing (Orlof), offset printing
("true" rainbow technique), flexo printing, silk screen printing,
inkjet printing, as well as different technologies in processing
and finishing.
For all kind of security printing applications, like tax labels, visa stickers,
passport pages, etc., Goebel provides a hybrid multi variable sleeve offset
printing press, which will be build custom-made as an optimum solution to hybrid security printing
customers requirements.
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