Founded in 1898 and headquartered with its main manufacturing facilities in Hattingen, Germany, Maschinenfabrik Köppern remains a family-run enterprise reflecting its traditional values of technology leadership, highly dependable manufacturing quality and a unique regard for the individual needs of its customers. Köppern's worldwide network of subsidiaries, including manufacturing plants, test work centers and engineering offices, provides customer-focused service on all continents. Among its range of products and activities the development and fabrication of roller presses are to be found as well as engineering services for complete roller press-containing plants. Köppern roller presses are intended for briquetting and compacting of fine-grained bulk material and also for crushing brittle basic material. Köppern's range of services is completed by extensive specifically developed test programs and systems for the design of machines and plants. Köppern is specially qualified if materials are hot (700 °C), abrasive, or if high capacities are required.