People at KSK
Dana Schmeier – Apprentice Vehicle Paint Technician
From Marl to Geilenkirchen: Dana Schmeier on her path into vehicle painting, craftsmanship in the booth and team spirit at KSK.
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News & Knowledge
Insights into surface technology, quality management and the team behind KSK.
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Mechanical engineering
Front and Back
Front and back in one pass: how KSK’s robot-controlled rack technology significantly reduces cycle times and costs in production coating.
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Angela Benedix – Quality Manager
From quality control to Quality Manager: Angela Benedix on her journey at KSK, advanced product quality planning and the team spirit at KSK.
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Automotive
Coating Polypropylene Components
Reliably and reproducibly coat PP components – without flame treatment. How KSK integrates chemical activation directly into the coating process.
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Job openingAdministration
IT Administrator for Business Processes (m/f/d)
GeilenkirchenFull-time
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Automotive
Piano finish with just one coat
Piano-black finish in just one coat: How KSK coats visible steel and aluminium parts efficiently to achieve scratch resistance.
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Tyler Spickermann – Industrial Business Management Apprentice
From business A-levels to vocational training: Tyler Spickermann on starting as an industrial clerk at KSK, responsibility from day one and the KSK team spirit.
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Automotive
A spirit of innovation since the 1990s
Glass-like high gloss in series production: how KSK achieves a piano-lacquer look reproducibly and economically with a patented curtain-coating process.
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Job openingAdministration
Industrial Management Assistant Apprenticeship (m/f/d)
GeilenkirchenApprenticeship
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Commercial vehicles
Complex appearance-critical components
Delivering large, sensitive appearance-critical components to the line damage-free: how KSK developed an integrated packaging solution for HGV headlamp bezels.
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Waldemar Martel – Coating Specialist
From trained mechanic to sought-after coating specialist: Waldemar Martel on over 20 years at KSK, his eye for the perfect surface and the team spirit at KSK.
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Automotive
Finishing anodised components
High-quality coating of anodised aluminium parts: how KSK combines anodised-layer properties with a piano-black look using its in-house EloCoat® process.
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Job openingCoating
Vocational Training as a Vehicle Paint Technician (m/f/d)
GeilenkirchenApprenticeship
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Michael Hafke – Head of Quality Management
From aspiring tennis pro to Head of Quality Management: Michael Hafke on 17 years at KSK, processes that make employees’ jobs easier and the KSK spirit.
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Automotive
Rethinking the spare parts business
Spare parts as fast and as good as series parts: how KSK rethinks an OEM’s after-sales business with built-to-order coating and seamless system integration.
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