The famous sewing machine brand, founded in Germany in 1860, is committed to providing customers with solutions to problems in the field of sewing technology, focusing on the production of industrial sewing machines and conveyor equipment business

Bielefeld in the mid-19th century: The Industrial Revolution turned the city into an important textile industrial base. Sewing machines imported (mainly from the United States) are used for further processing of the fabric, which are expensive and difficult to maintain. Two machinists, Baer and Koch, saw the opportunity and founded the first sewing machine factory in Bielefeld in 1860.

企业的成功向两名合伙人展示了这个新兴市场的巨大潜力，因此Baer于1865年决定自己创建一所独立的工厂。Koch则继续经营Koch & Co公司并起用了两名sewing machine机械师 Dürkopp 和 Schmidt 。1861年，Dürkopp已自行设计出其第一台sewing machine，并于1867年与Schmidt一起创办了自己的Dürkopp & Schmidt公司。

Over the next two decades, Bielefeld developed into one of the most important producers of sewing machines in Germany. By 1880, there were 19 companies in Bielefeld in the sector, and their products were internationally renowned and sold in Europe.

国内外的竞争使得该行业在19世纪80年代遇到了危机。Schmidt退出后，公司更名为Dürkopp & Co，并成为第一家开始寻求新市场 - 自行车生产 - 的企业。新的产品销路很好，企业的成功之路得以延续。其他企业也纷纷效仿，Koch & Co也紧随Dürkopp之后，就这样自行车生产不久又成为了这座城市经济的一个重要组成部分。

19世纪末，Dürkopp的事业随着汽车、卡车及其它摩托化交通设备的生产不断蓬勃发展。当Dürkopp不断尝试为自己的企业开发新的业务领域的时候，Koch & Co则一直将自己的精力集中于工业缝纫和制衣设备。它的品牌Adler已成为国际上畅销的专业sewing machine的代名词。因此公司在更名为Kochs Adlersewing machine股份公司之后，于1920年停止了自行车的生产。

After the death of the founder of Dürkopp, the company was renamed Dürkoppwerke AG. In the late twenties of the twentieth century, the global economic crisis forced the company to halt its already unsuccessful automobile production business. At the end of the Weimar Republic, the company developed the first generation of conveyor systems for the textile industry and opened up new markets. To this day, the company is still in business.

After the end of the Second World War, the Kochs Adler sewing machine company also tried to develop new business areas, such as the production of typewriters and packaging machines, but soon abandoned these businesses and the field of domestic sewing machines. Since the 60s, Dürkoppwerke AG has also focused its activities exclusively on industrial sewing machines and conveyors.

In 1962, FAG Kugelfischer acquired a majority stake in Dürkoppwerke AG. Twenty-five years later, the Kugelfischer Group acquired a majority stake in Kochs Adler AG, which cleared the way for the merger of the two competing companies. In 1990, the combined company changed its name to Dürkopp Adler AG and started a new operation in the Oldentrup district of Bielefeld.

On July 1, 2005, Shanggong Shenbei (Group) Co., Ltd. from Shanghai, China, acquired a majority stake in Dürkopp Adler AG from FAG Kugelfischer GmbH in Schweinfurt, Germany.

On July 1, 2010, Dürkopp Transmission Technology GmbH was sold to Knapp AG in Graz, Austria.

On October 28, 2010, the German subsidiary of Zhongjie Sewing Machine Co., Ltd. acquired a 29 percent stake in Dürkopp Adler AG.

Today, Dürkopp Adler AG offers its customers solutions to problems in the field of sewing technology. The group company has a global service and sales network consisting of 11 subsidiaries, 2 joint ventures and more than 80 authorized dealers around the world. The aim of the company is to improve the automation of production processes and at the same time to ensure a high degree of flexibility.

Extensive consulting and reliable service ensure that the company's products are at the top of the world in all major market segments. The pioneering and innovative spirit of the company's founders has become an important part of the corporate philosophy and will continue to develop through the creative potential of all employees.