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Tradition and History



1922 Karl Collmer founded a bicycle repair shop in Gerlingen near Stuttgart.
Mr. Karl Collmer 1924 Development of pedals and air pumps for bikes
1925 Production start of bicycle pedals and air pumps
1929 Patent granting for the invention of a cock for fuel tanks used in vehicles
1930 Development and production start of fuel cocks
1950 Development and production start of fuel filters
Fuel Cock 1952 Karl Collmer apparatus and repetition work company is renamed to Karco-Armaturen Plant.
1956 Development and production start of decompression valves
1957 Construction of larger production plant and relocation to Maichingen near Stuttgart
1962 Development and production start of theft prevention devices for automotive vehicles
Theft Prevention Device 1964 Marching with EVEGA Company in Nürnberg
1969 Karco-Armaturen Plant is renamed to Karcoma-Armaturen GmbH
1970 Development and production start of plastic fuel filters
1978 New Executive Manager: Waltraud Richter, neé Collmer
1992 Today's Executive Manager, Dipl.-Ing. Kurt Michael Richter, joined the company
Karcoma Administration Building 2005 Move in the new administration building, completion of construction of new builded and rebuilded production building.



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