History

Mr. Oskar Dilo founded the machine building company in Eberbach in 1902. His son, Mr. Richard Dilo, laid the foundation for the company’s worldwide reputation as a renowned machine builder. More recently the third generation has made Dilo into the world leading supplier for staple fibre nonwoven fabric production plants.

 

workshop in 1908
1902
Oskar Dilo, founder of the company, in 1902

Oskar Dilo, founder of the company, in 1902

maschine-1902

machine from 1902

Mr. Oskar Dilo founded the machine building company in Eberbach.

1902
1950
camel back crosslapper

camel back crosslapper

The first camel back crosslapper was built.

1950
1956
founder Mr. Richard Dilo

founder Mr. Richard Dilo

Foundation of Oskar Dilo Maschinenfabrik KG

1956
1967
Rontex

Rontex machine

Beltex

Beltex machine

Invention of the circular needling techniques RONTEX and BELTEX by Mr. Richard Dilo

1967
1969
DI-LOOP OD-II SV25

DI-LOOP needleloom

DI-LOOP pattern

invention of the DI-LOOP technology

Invention of the DI-LOOP structuring and patterning technique by Mr. Richard Dilo

1969
1971
card of 1971

card of 1971

Invention of random roller technology for cards by Messrs. Spinnbau

1971
1983
Textile Research Centre in  Charlotte, NC

Textile Research Centre in Charlotte, NC

DI-LOUR needling zone

Invention of DI-LOUR technology for the production of velour needlefelts

Foundation of Dilo Inc. as subsidiary for sales and service of the DiloGroup in the North American market.

1983
1990
Johann Philipp Dilo

Mr. Johann Philipp Dilo, Managing Director since 1988

DI-LOOM PMF

DI-LOOM PMF needleloom

Introduction of wide needlelooms for the papermachine felt industry

1990
1991
DI-LOOM OD-II SC 46

DI-LOOM OD-II SC needleloom

Invention of the DI-LOOM SC series realizing stroke frequencies > 3000 min-1

1991
1995
Hyperpunch needleloom

Hyperpunch needleloom

Invention of Hyperpunch technology for elliptical needling

1995
1996
DiloSpinnbau Bremen

Premises of DiloSpinnbau in Bremen, Germany

Acquisition of Spinnbau (Bremen, Germany) leading specialist in carding machines

1996
1997

Foundation of Dilo System Group responsible for the engineering of complete production lines

1997
1999
subsidiary in  Shanghai, PRC

subsidiary in Shanghai, PRC

Opening of the subsidiary in Shanghai, PRC

1999
2002
HyperSpeed Card

HyperSpeedCard

Invention of HyperSpeedCard HSP with web delivery speeds up to ca. 400 m/min

2002
2005
Fibre preparation by Temafa

Fibre preparation by Temafa

Temafa in Bergisch-Gladbach

Invention of the vertical crosslapper Hyperlayer for high layering precision when processing short fibres and low web weights.

2005 Dilo acquired a majority stake of 51 % in Temafa Maschinenfabrik GmbH in Bergisch Gladbach to further improve coordination with the important components of fibre preparation, opening and blending, dosing and cleaning.

2005
2007
DiloLayer crosslapper DLS

DiloLayer crosslapper DLS

Cyclopunch needleloom

Invention of Cyclopunch for an economic intense needling of lightweight needlefelts by using circular kinematics

Introduction of the 3-apron-crosslapper DLS which is now the technical leader and very successful in the market.

2007
2008
Customer Centre

Customer Centre in Eberbach, Germany

Completion of the new customer centre in Eberbach, Germany

2008
2012

Opening of our representation in Istanbul, Turkey

2012
2015
VectorQuadroCard

VectorQuadroCard

crosslapper DLSC "Vector 200"

crosslapper DLSC "Vector 200"

Invention of VectorQuadroCard, a combination of three different card configurations in one single machine. Introduction of the 3-apron-crosslapper DLSC „Vector 200“ with web infeed speeds reaching approx.. 200 m/min for the first time.

2015
2017
new assembly hall

new assembly hall built in 2017

Increasing manufacturing capacity at the headquarters in Eberbach by 60 % with a second assembly hall.

2017
2018
DiloIndia

DiloIndia

Mr. Yogesh Garg and Mrs. Charu Grover of DiloIndia

Mr. Yogesh Garg and Mrs. Charu Grover of DiloIndia

Foundation of Dilo India Pvt. Ltd. Sales and service subsidiary in Gurugram, near New Dehli to establish a closer relationship with our Indian customers and to have an optimum after-sales-service.

2018
today
Dilo team at ITMA 2019 in Barcelona, Spain

Dilo team at ITMA 2019 in Barcelona, Spain

a group of companies with a turnover of about 100 million Euros and around 400 employees, exporting worldwide to about 80 countries, with 340 complete production lines sold to the nonwovens industry.

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