Over 50 years of sustainable water treatment —
The ORBEN story
Since its founding, ORBEN has continuously established itself as a pioneer in water treatment. From the first regeneration stations to innovative on-site services to the largest regeneration plant in Europe — ORBEN always focuses on sustainable and future-oriented solutions. Our company history shows the most important milestones on our journey to make water treatment resource-saving and efficient.
1961
Founding of the Hans Orben Engineering Office
1974
Industrievertretung Christ AG and Standardkessel AG
1976
Start of on-site cartridge service in the Rhine-Main area
1980
Construction of regeneration station 1 in Bad Soden
1988
Construction of the 2nd regeneration station in Bad Soden
2000
Moving from Bad Soden to Wiesbaden, construction of the third and largest regeneration station in Wiesbaden, today Europe's largest plant
2007
Establishment of a nationwide service network
2007
Pioneer at the world's leading trade fair ISH for sanitation, heating and air conditioning: presentation of a system for low-salt operation for heating water, now standard on the market in Germany
2020
New production site in Meudt
2021
Comprehensive network of industrial and commercial agencies in Germany, as well as an expanded range of products for the three-stage SHK distribution channel
2022
Partnership with the Italian family company RBM: Expansion of the delivery program to include air, sludge and magnetite separators.
2024
Introduction of the mobile trailer service for flexible water treatment on site.
2024
The beginning of the end for single-use resin: Start of the regeneration of resins in the HVAC sector to use reusable resins for home and building technology
