Understanding Latin America: Successful MRO procurement in the emerging market
From Mexico to Argentina: The dynamic markets of Latin America offer unique opportunities for strategic MRO procurement and sustainable partnerships.
Paper industry under pressure: Fast solutions for critical parts
Where paper machines stand still, the clock is ticking particularly loudly. A look behind the scenes of spare parts supply in a demanding industry.
From São Paulo to Shanghai: a screw on a world tour
A special M20 screw shows how even the simplest components can sometimes write the most fascinating stories in the global spare parts trade.
Ten misconceptions about import-export in spare parts procurement
What is really true about the international spare parts trade? A clarifying look behind the scenes at the most common import-export prejudices.
Global machine tool manufacturing: spare parts supply without borders
Precision machines need precise supplies: How modern machine tools guarantee their performance through international spare parts logistics.
From the port to the world: Hamburg's role in global spare parts logistics
Continents, cultures and components. A story about the central role of the Hanseatic city in the global supply of spare parts.
MRO in the chemical industry: When spare parts are critical
Special materials, strict regulations and high-security zones: The special challenges of MRO supply in the chemical industry.
Consolidation in concrete terms: How 100 suppliers become one solution
Discover how modern consolidation strategies in the MRO sector optimize procurement processes and transform complexity into manageable structures.
The spare parts detective: How we find impossible parts after all
From missing manufacturers to exotic specifications: How even the rarest industrial spare parts can be tracked down and sourced worldwide.
Avoiding problems in logistics - strategies for procuring individual parts
For more than 40 years, the KTB team has been developing concepts for the seamless and uncomplicated procurement of spare parts for MRO goods for manufacturers all over the world. On the international market, we have been able to establish ourselves as import-export professionals for decades, as we always integrate the latest technologies for logistics and forwarding into workflow processes, thus making the production and transport of MRO goods faster, more efficient and more cost-effective for our customers.