{"id":16,"date":"2022-02-21T06:53:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T06:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-06-03T13:12:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T13:12:42","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16\" class=\"elementor elementor-16\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e5e3f0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2e5e3f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d085966\" data-id=\"d085966\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f652a01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f652a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest news<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8327ff4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8327ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest news about KTB, as well as tips, tricks and interesting facts about global commodity trading. <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dda2eb elementor-section-full_width blogPosts elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dda2eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f818f77\" data-id=\"f818f77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db71d1b elementor-posts--align-left blog_pasts_section 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role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-80026 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/obsoleszenzmanagement-abgekuendigte-ersatzteile\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-obsoleszenzmanagement-abgekuendigte-ersatzteile.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-80006\" alt=\"Older control module on an archive box next to a printed discontinuation notice\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-obsoleszenzmanagement-abgekuendigte-ersatzteile.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-obsoleszenzmanagement-abgekuendigte-ersatzteile-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-obsoleszenzmanagement-abgekuendigte-ersatzteile-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-obsoleszenzmanagement-abgekuendigte-ersatzteile-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-obsoleszenzmanagement-abgekuendigte-ersatzteile-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-obsoleszenzmanagement-abgekuendigte-ersatzteile-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/obsoleszenzmanagement-abgekuendigte-ersatzteile\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tObsolescence management: when the manufacturer says \u2018discontinued\u2019\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The machine runs perfectly, but its control module no longer exists. How to see discontinuations coming before they turn into downtime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/obsoleszenzmanagement-abgekuendigte-ersatzteile\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Obsoleszenzmanagement: Wenn der Hersteller \u201eabgek\u00fcndigt\u201c sagt\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tMore\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-80032 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-80012\" alt=\"Hand holding a smartphone, photographing the nameplate of an electric motor in a workshop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe perfect spare parts enquiry: 12 details that save days\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe need the valve from line 2, same as last time.\u201d Enquiries like this cost days. With these twelve details, you get a quote faster, and one that actually fits.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Die perfekte Ersatzteilanfrage: 12 Angaben, die Tage sparen\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tMore\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-80030 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-80010\" alt=\"Packaging line at a standstill in the evening, with a removed servo motor and a tool bag in the foreground\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFriday, 4.40 pm, the line stops: emergency spare parts procurement\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A servo motor gives up, the shift ends in twenty minutes and the store is empty. A scenario in six stages, as it happens in many plants, and what it reveals about good spare parts procurement.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Freitag, 16:40 Uhr: Die Linie steht. Was jetzt z\u00e4hlt\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tMore\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-80025 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/was-ist-mro\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-was-ist-mro.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-80005\" alt=\"Ball bearing, sealing ring, fuse and screw side by side on a workbench as examples of MRO parts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-was-ist-mro.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-was-ist-mro-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-was-ist-mro-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-was-ist-mro-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-was-ist-mro-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-was-ist-mro-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/was-ist-mro\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat is MRO? The parts you only notice when they are missing\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A bearing costing twelve euros can stop a plant for hours. What lies behind the abbreviation MRO, and why it is the small parts that cause so much work in procurement.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/was-ist-mro\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Was ist MRO? Die Teile, die erst auffallen, wenn sie fehlen\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tMore\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-65060 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/50-jahre-ktb-mehr-als-ein-jubilaeum-eine-haltung\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-73295\" alt=\"50 Years graphic with world map, parts ordering and procurement process\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/50-jahre-ktb-mehr-als-ein-jubilaeum-eine-haltung\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t50 years of KTB - More than an anniversary. An attitude.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>50 years of KTB: Since 1976, the family-owned company has stood for international MRO procurement, stable supply chains, global partnerships and sustainable growth with a clear attitude.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/50-jahre-ktb-mehr-als-ein-jubilaeum-eine-haltung\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 50 years of KTB - More than an anniversary. An attitude.\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tMore\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8812 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/mexican-mro-procurement-meistern-der-schluessel-zum-nearshoring-erfolg\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1456\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mexican-mro-procurement-industrial-parts-nearshoring-supply-chain-management.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8813\" alt=\"Logistics centre in hilly countryside at sunset\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mexican-mro-procurement-industrial-parts-nearshoring-supply-chain-management.jpg 1456w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mexican-mro-procurement-industrial-parts-nearshoring-supply-chain-management-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mexican-mro-procurement-industrial-parts-nearshoring-supply-chain-management-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mexican-mro-procurement-industrial-parts-nearshoring-supply-chain-management-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mexican-mro-procurement-industrial-parts-nearshoring-supply-chain-management-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/mexican-mro-procurement-meistern-der-schluessel-zum-nearshoring-erfolg\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMastering Mexican MRO Procurement: The key to nearshoring success\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Mexican MRO excellence through strategic procurement partnerships, consolidated deliveries and predictive maintenance for industrial plants.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/mexican-mro-procurement-meistern-der-schluessel-zum-nearshoring-erfolg\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mastering Mexican MRO Procurement: The key to nearshoring success\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tMore\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8810 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/schluss-mit-dem-chaos-moderne-mro-sourcing-strategien-fuer-industrial-parts\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1456\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mro-sourcing-industrial-parts-supplier-management-automation-strategie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8811\" alt=\"Man with a tablet between warehouse shelves with red boxes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mro-sourcing-industrial-parts-supplier-management-automation-strategie.jpg 1456w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mro-sourcing-industrial-parts-supplier-management-automation-strategie-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mro-sourcing-industrial-parts-supplier-management-automation-strategie-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mro-sourcing-industrial-parts-supplier-management-automation-strategie-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mro-sourcing-industrial-parts-supplier-management-automation-strategie-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/schluss-mit-dem-chaos-moderne-mro-sourcing-strategien-fuer-industrial-parts\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPutting an end to chaos: Modern MRO sourcing strategies for industrial parts\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>MRO Sourcing transforms cost drivers into competitive advantages through smart supplier management and industrial parts consolidation.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/schluss-mit-dem-chaos-moderne-mro-sourcing-strategien-fuer-industrial-parts\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Putting an end to chaos: Modern MRO sourcing strategies for industrial parts\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tMore\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8758 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/der-wahre-grund-warum-top-mro-suppliers-keine-preise-online-zeigen\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1456\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/top-mro-suppliers-preise-versteckt-industrial-automation-parts-beratung-strategie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8768\" alt=\"Man browsing an online parts catalogue on screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/top-mro-suppliers-preise-versteckt-industrial-automation-parts-beratung-strategie.jpg 1456w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/top-mro-suppliers-preise-versteckt-industrial-automation-parts-beratung-strategie-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/top-mro-suppliers-preise-versteckt-industrial-automation-parts-beratung-strategie-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/top-mro-suppliers-preise-versteckt-industrial-automation-parts-beratung-strategie-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/top-mro-suppliers-preise-versteckt-industrial-automation-parts-beratung-strategie-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/der-wahre-grund-warum-top-mro-suppliers-keine-preise-online-zeigen\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe real reason why Top MRO Suppliers do not show prices online\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Top MRO Suppliers hide prices strategically - Industrial MRO Suppliers rely on advice instead of Automation Parts price lists.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/der-wahre-grund-warum-top-mro-suppliers-keine-preise-online-zeigen\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The real reason why Top MRO Suppliers don&#039;t show prices online\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tMore\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8757 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/raumfahrt-boom-wie-weltraumprojekte-neue-mro-usa-maerkte-schaffen\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1456\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/raumfahrt-boom-mro-usa-american-industrial-suppliers-weltraum-automation-parts-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8769\" alt=\"Aerial view of a rocket launch site at sunset\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/raumfahrt-boom-mro-usa-american-industrial-suppliers-weltraum-automation-parts-2.jpg 1456w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/raumfahrt-boom-mro-usa-american-industrial-suppliers-weltraum-automation-parts-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/raumfahrt-boom-mro-usa-american-industrial-suppliers-weltraum-automation-parts-2-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/raumfahrt-boom-mro-usa-american-industrial-suppliers-weltraum-automation-parts-2-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/raumfahrt-boom-mro-usa-american-industrial-suppliers-weltraum-automation-parts-2-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/raumfahrt-boom-wie-weltraumprojekte-neue-mro-usa-maerkte-schaffen\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSpace boom: How space projects are creating new MRO USA markets\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>MRO USA benefits from space revolution - American Industrial Suppliers develop industrial parts for space projects.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/raumfahrt-boom-wie-weltraumprojekte-neue-mro-usa-maerkte-schaffen\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Space boom: How space projects are creating new MRO USA markets\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tMore\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8756 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/brasiliens-industrie-aufbruch-warum-mro-brazil-2025-explodiert\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1456\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mro-brazil-industrie-aufbruch-industrial-parts-automation-suppliers-procurement-boom.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8765\" alt=\"Container ship being loaded and unloaded in port\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mro-brazil-industrie-aufbruch-industrial-parts-automation-suppliers-procurement-boom.jpg 1456w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mro-brazil-industrie-aufbruch-industrial-parts-automation-suppliers-procurement-boom-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mro-brazil-industrie-aufbruch-industrial-parts-automation-suppliers-procurement-boom-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mro-brazil-industrie-aufbruch-industrial-parts-automation-suppliers-procurement-boom-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mro-brazil-industrie-aufbruch-industrial-parts-automation-suppliers-procurement-boom-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/brasiliens-industrie-aufbruch-warum-mro-brazil-2025-explodiert\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBrazil's industrial awakening: Why MRO Brazil 2025 is exploding\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>MRO Brazil revolutionizes South America - Industrial Parts Boom and International Procurement Companies invest massively.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/brasiliens-industrie-aufbruch-warum-mro-brazil-2025-explodiert\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Brazil&#039;s industrial awakening: Why MRO Brazil 2025 is exploding\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tMore\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8755 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/rueckkehr-der-produktion-warum-fabriken-nach-europa-zurueckkehren\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1456\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/produktion-rueckkehr-europa-european-mro-services-industrial-suppliers-automation-parts.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8761\" alt=\"Construction cranes and industrial plants in front of a city at dusk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/produktion-rueckkehr-europa-european-mro-services-industrial-suppliers-automation-parts.jpg 1456w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/produktion-rueckkehr-europa-european-mro-services-industrial-suppliers-automation-parts-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/produktion-rueckkehr-europa-european-mro-services-industrial-suppliers-automation-parts-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/produktion-rueckkehr-europa-european-mro-services-industrial-suppliers-automation-parts-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/produktion-rueckkehr-europa-european-mro-services-industrial-suppliers-automation-parts-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/rueckkehr-der-produktion-warum-fabriken-nach-europa-zurueckkehren\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tReturn of production: Why factories are returning to Europe\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>European MRO Services are booming - Industrial MRO Suppliers benefit from factories returning to Europe with Automation Parts.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/rueckkehr-der-produktion-warum-fabriken-nach-europa-zurueckkehren\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Return of production: Why factories are returning to Europe\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tMore\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8754 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/extremwetter-folgen-wie-klimawandel-mro-services-veraendert\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1456\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/extremwetter-klimawandel-mro-services-industrial-suppliers-automation-parts-anpassung.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8760\" alt=\"Industrial plant at night in storm and rain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/extremwetter-klimawandel-mro-services-industrial-suppliers-automation-parts-anpassung.jpg 1456w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/extremwetter-klimawandel-mro-services-industrial-suppliers-automation-parts-anpassung-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/extremwetter-klimawandel-mro-services-industrial-suppliers-automation-parts-anpassung-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/extremwetter-klimawandel-mro-services-industrial-suppliers-automation-parts-anpassung-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/extremwetter-klimawandel-mro-services-industrial-suppliers-automation-parts-anpassung-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/extremwetter-folgen-wie-klimawandel-mro-services-veraendert\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tExtreme weather consequences: How climate change is transforming MRO services\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>MRO Services fight against extreme weather - Industrial MRO Suppliers develop climate-resilient Automation Parts strategies.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/extremwetter-folgen-wie-klimawandel-mro-services-veraendert\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Extreme weather consequences: How climate change is 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elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1863006 elementor-section-full_width _blog_details elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1863006\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40e8d00\" data-id=\"40e8d00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c0a2a _blog_title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70c0a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/obsoleszenzmanagement-abgekuendigte-ersatzteile\/\">Obsolescence management: when the manufacturer says \u2018discontinued\u2019<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc08c04 _blog_desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"cc08c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe machine runs perfectly, but its control module no longer exists. How to see discontinuations coming before they turn into downtime.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc8abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1dc8abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/obsoleszenzmanagement-abgekuendigte-ersatzteile\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-80032\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-80032 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4676\" class=\"elementor elementor-4676 post-80032 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8719da0 elementor-section-full_width _single_blog elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8719da0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f44624 _blog_image\" data-id=\"1f44624\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810a5bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"810a5bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-80012\" alt=\"Hand holding a smartphone, photographing the nameplate of an electric motor in a workshop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1863006 elementor-section-full_width _blog_details elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1863006\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40e8d00\" data-id=\"40e8d00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c0a2a _blog_title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70c0a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste\/\">The perfect spare parts enquiry: 12 details that save days<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc08c04 _blog_desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"cc08c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWe need the valve from line 2, same as last time.\u201d Enquiries like this cost days. With these twelve details, you get a quote faster, and one that actually fits.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc8abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1dc8abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/ersatzteilanfrage-checkliste\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-80030\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-80030 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4676\" class=\"elementor elementor-4676 post-80030 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8719da0 elementor-section-full_width _single_blog elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8719da0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f44624 _blog_image\" data-id=\"1f44624\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810a5bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"810a5bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-80010\" alt=\"Packaging line at a standstill in the evening, with a removed servo motor and a tool bag in the foreground\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1863006 elementor-section-full_width _blog_details elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1863006\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40e8d00\" data-id=\"40e8d00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c0a2a _blog_title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70c0a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario\/\">Friday, 4.40 pm, the line stops: emergency spare parts procurement<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc08c04 _blog_desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"cc08c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tA servo motor gives up, the shift ends in twenty minutes and the store is empty. A scenario in six stages, as it happens in many plants, and what it reveals about good spare parts procurement.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc8abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1dc8abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/ersatzteilbeschaffung-im-notfall-szenario\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-80025\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-80025 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4676\" class=\"elementor elementor-4676 post-80025 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8719da0 elementor-section-full_width _single_blog elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8719da0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f44624 _blog_image\" data-id=\"1f44624\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810a5bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"810a5bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/was-ist-mro\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-was-ist-mro.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-80005\" alt=\"Ball bearing, sealing ring, fuse and screw side by side on a workbench as examples of MRO parts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-was-ist-mro.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-was-ist-mro-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-was-ist-mro-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-was-ist-mro-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-was-ist-mro-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ktb-blog-was-ist-mro-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1863006 elementor-section-full_width _blog_details elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1863006\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40e8d00\" data-id=\"40e8d00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c0a2a _blog_title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70c0a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/was-ist-mro\/\">What is MRO? The parts you only notice when they are missing<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc08c04 _blog_desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"cc08c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tA bearing costing twelve euros can stop a plant for hours. What lies behind the abbreviation MRO, and why it is the small parts that cause so much work in procurement.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc8abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1dc8abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/was-ist-mro\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-65060\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-65060 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4676\" class=\"elementor elementor-4676 post-65060 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8719da0 elementor-section-full_width _single_blog elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8719da0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f44624 _blog_image\" data-id=\"1f44624\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810a5bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"810a5bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/50-jahre-ktb-mehr-als-ein-jubilaeum-eine-haltung\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-73295\" alt=\"50 Years graphic with world map, parts ordering and procurement process\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50-jaher-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1863006 elementor-section-full_width _blog_details elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1863006\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40e8d00\" data-id=\"40e8d00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c0a2a _blog_title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70c0a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktb-europe.com\/en\/blog\/50-jahre-ktb-mehr-als-ein-jubilaeum-eine-haltung\/\">50 years of KTB - More than an anniversary. An attitude.<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc08c04 _blog_desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"cc08c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t50 years of KTB: Since 1976, the family-owned company has stood for international MRO procurement, stable supply chains, global partnerships and sustainable growth with a clear attitude.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc8abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1dc8abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link 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