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In 1950, Enbi was founded in the southern part of  the Netherlands and went on to position itself as an important custom rubber molder supporting domestic niche markets.

By the 1990’s, Enbi had established international presence and had strengthened its value proposition with the addition of injection molded plastics and metal shafting expertise. Enbi successfully leveraged the synergies of these technologies and established itself as an important designer and manufacturer of critical paper-path components and assemblies used in the office automation industry.

Impressed by Enbi’s technologies and the trajectory of the office automation market, Royal Ten Cate N.V. acquires 100% of the shares in Enbi as part of its diversification strategy.

Year   Event
1992     Impressed by Enbi’s technologies and the trajectory of the office automation market, Royal Ten Cate N.V. acquires 100% of the shares in Enbi as part of its diversification strategy.
1996 TenCate Enbi (TCE) expands to Asia with the grand opening of its wholly owned manufacturing facility in Singapore.
1997 TCE acquires Createc in France, reinforcing TCE’s rubber grinding capabilities and strategic expansion in to technical rollers for the office automation market.
2000 TCE acquires the Office Products Division of illbruck, a German corporation with European and North American presence. This acquisition increases TCE’s production volume and further enhances its competence in the field of technical rollers.
2001 TCE celebrates the grand opening of its low cost mass manufacturing facility in Rétság, Hungary.
2003 TCE consolidates its Mexico and Indiana operations in to its Indiana facility to capitalize on efficiencies and benefit from closer proximity to key customers.
2004 TCE expands its presence in Asia with the grand opening of its wholly owned production facility in Zhuhai, China.
2005 TCE USA acquires Townsend Rubber, expanding its technology breadth in to large rubber covered industrial rollers.
2009 TCE celebrates the grand opening of its Fusing Development Center in Rochester, New York.