Latest news

Where paper machines stand still, the clock is ticking particularly loudly. A look behind the scenes of spare parts supply in a demanding industry.

A special M20 screw shows how even the simplest components can sometimes write the most fascinating stories in the global spare parts trade.

What is really true about the international spare parts trade? A clarifying look behind the scenes at the most common import-export prejudices.

Precision machines need precise supplies: How modern machine tools guarantee their performance through international spare parts logistics.

Continents, cultures and components. A story about the central role of the Hanseatic city in the global supply of spare parts.

Special materials, strict regulations and high-security zones: The special challenges of MRO supply in the chemical industry.

Discover how modern consolidation strategies in the MRO sector optimize procurement processes and transform complexity into manageable structures.

From missing manufacturers to exotic specifications: How even the rarest industrial spare parts can be tracked down and sourced worldwide.

KTB welcomes you to the Middle East! Discover our new representative office, your door to first-class products and services.

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.

production processes in our customers' plants, we at KTB Hamburg are in operation worldwide. In order to minimize procurement costs and to transport MRO goods easily by ship, rail vehicle or road vehicle, standardized container types are used in logistics and forwarding industries. Containers made of corrugated sheet steel are easy and safe to stack and can thus be transported cost-effectively.

Maintenance, Repair, Operations: Procuring MRO goods and ensuring the availability of spare parts for industrial manufacturers is time-consuming and complex without experienced logisticians like our import-export professionals at KTB. One of the basic standardized procedures to facilitate cross-border deliveries by road vehicles is the Carnet TIR procedure - we explain what the purpose of the procedure is and in what way Carnet TIR can be used when purchasing across national borders.