| 1909 |
Hermann Kaschner founds the New Cologne Dental Depot, Berlin.
Afer his death in 1956 his wife, Anni Kaschner, continues running the company alone and from 1958 on together with the associate Werner Lipske. |
| 1930er |
Hans Kentzler studies pharmaceutics in Hamburg and works as pharmaceutical sales representative for the American company Pfizer & Co. in Asian countries. |
| the 1940s |
Hans Kentzler and Kurt Kaschner work as managers of the pharmacaeutical, resp. dental division of the company Botica Boie in Manila / Philippines. |
| 1958 |
Acting as agent and distributor for numerous international firms Kurt and Pauline Kaschner (widowed Kentzler) establish with their company Kurt Kaschner Import-Export in Vevey/Switzerland on the European market companies as for example Ransom & Randolph (now Pemaco Inc.), Jelenko, Rinn (now DENTSPLY Rinn), Ceramco (now DENTSPLY Ceramco), Weber (now Stern Weber). |
| 1958 |
Their son Eric P. Kentzler starts his apprenticeship as dental clerk at the Ivoclar AG in Schaan/Liechtenstein (now Ivoclar Vivadent AG) and Ellwangen. From 1963-65 he works as field staff of Ivoclar North America in Toronto/Canada, afterwards he represents the Polychrome product line (teeth) of Universal Dental USA in 13 European countries. |
| 1967 |
The company " Eric Kentzler Fabrikvertretungen und Vertrieb" was founded and represents among others Densco, D-P, Getz, K. Kaschner, Valtronic, Weber, MOORE, Modern Materials and Ivory. These sales agencies and the sale of products of mainly US companies are the first field of work of the Kentzler-Kaschner Dental company with products of Rinn (now DENTPLY Rinn), MOORE, Hu-Friedy Instruments, Ransom & Randolph and Modern Materials, COE Laboratories Inc. (since 1990 being part of GC) – they are all top companies and nowadays it's unimaginable to work without their products and it was the Kentzler-Kaschner Dental company that establishes these products on the German and partly on numerous European markets. |
| 1975 |
Relocation of the company in the industrial zone Mühlgraben in Ellwangen. |
| 1980 |
Takeover of the sales company TopDent Munic specialised in the manufacturing and distribution of laboratory products and its incorporation into the group of companies. |
| 1981 |
Expansion of the operation building with new storerooms and offices |
| 2007 |
Transfer of management to the staff members Silvia Hermann and Josef Schwarz working for the company for years |
