History
Our Story of Success
1977
Foundation of CSB-System GmbH by Dr. Peter Schimitzek
1981
Development of the first specialized turnkey IT solution for the food industry
1986
Foundation of the first domestic CSB subsidiary
1989/90
German reunification and the following market expansion lead to tremendous growth: 85% of the meat processing companies in Eastern Germany install CSB-System hardware and software.
1990/91
The increasing success necessitates a move to new premises in the industrial area of Niederheid in Geilenkirchen.
1992
Groundbreaking new development for connecting telephone systems – the CSB-Phonemaster.
Official approval of the world first CSB-Ultra-Meater in 1992 and successful implementation in various meat companies. The calibratable distance measuring device for grading pig carcasses is the main topic at IFFA.
1995
DIN EN ISO 9001 certification of the entire company. Therewith, the software developer sets new standards on a European level for only very few IT companies have been awarded such a certificate.
1996
CSB-System AG takes over business operations
1999
CSB-System AG receives the German VDI award, VDI-Förderpreis für Logistik, for its innovative logistics solution.
2000
CSB-System AG receives the Milestones award by the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia for its integrated CRM solution Communication Ware. The powerful Communication Ware solution allows for full integration of all communication media in the industry-specific software CSB-System.
CSB-System AG receives the European FoodTec Award for its paperless order processing, picking and delivery solution.
2003
Presentation of the new Multi-Functional CSB-Rack®: picking, weighing and price labelling are combined in a single work step
2004
New version 4.x for the food, chemical, pharmaceutical and retail industry
2005
Development and presentation of the new Workflow and Document Management System
2006
Business Process Management and M-ERP® for mobile utilization in field service
2007
CSB Group of Companies celebrates its 30th anniversary
2008
EU approval of the CSB-Image-Meater® for grading and market value determination of pig carcasses (Austria, France)
2009
Commissioning of the ultra-modern CSB Data Centre
Today
Today, the CSB Group of Companies is one of the leading ERP vendors worldwide with more than 450 employees in over 40 countries.
The steady growth of the company proves that our industry specialization and the diversity of our innovative solutions fully meet customer requirements and market trends. Further growth of the company is thus guaranteed.

