History
Founded in 1923 by Carl Wilhelm Brabender today the Brabender GmbH & Co. KG is the leading company for the development, manufacture, and distribution of instruments and equipment for testing material quality and physical characteristics in all fields of research, development, and industrial production in the chemical and food industries all over the world.
Follow our history from Brabender Elektromaschinen GmbH to Brabender GmbH & Co. KG.

1923
Foundation of Brabender Elektromaschinen GmbH by Carl Wilhelm Brabender

1928
The First Farinograph
Wheat and Wheat Flour Quality Tester

1936
Further Development of Farinograph to Plastograph
Laboratory Tester for Plastic Materials

1936
Change of Name to Brabender OHG

1955
Foundation of Brabender® Instruments Inc. (New Jersey, USA)
Same products for the North-American market

1957
Foundation of Brabender Technologie KG in Duisburg
Ingredient Metering Feeders

1961
Foundation of Brabender Messtechnik KG in Duisburg
Instruments for the measurement of moisture and on-line viscosity

1976
The Beginning of electronic Instruments
Plasti-Corder with electronic torque device

1979
The Beginning of computer-aided Instruments
Farinograph and Farinograph-E

2005
New legal form: Brabender GmbH & Co. KG

2015
First Brabender instruments with web-based software
Farinograph and MT-CA, other devices following

2020 - Brabender today
Brabender-Group with about 400 employees
Around 100 agencies in more than 130 countries
Modern application laboratories
State-of-the-art technology