A star is rising in the sky of irrigation: Roland Drechsel founds Komet in Bolzano. Inspired by astronomy, the name has quickly been found and has ever since accompanied our aspiring irrigation company. In the early days our father is focusing on the design and installation of irrigation systems for the vibrant fruit and winegrowing in South Tyrol, our home region.

Kick-off for the production of the first polymer sprinkler.

Komet moves to Trento signalizing an important step in its development: customer relationships are intensified, and above all, expanded. With polymer sprinklers, the ambitious company specializes in irrigating technically demanding large-scale areas, and embraces new and exciting markets.

We – Arno, Viktor, and Hugo – join the family business. Following the example of our father, we build on the latest technology, successfully raising Komet onto a higher level. The result: our business is picking up.

Entering the American market, Komet has finally arrived in the circle of the big players. High quality, meticulous expertise and devotion are the key to success. At all times, we and our products are highly reliable – this is what is appreciated by our American customers.

A first step towards a fully-automated production line is taken by purchasing the first robot.

Komet moves to Lienz in Osttirol. At the turn of the millennium Austria becomes the new home for our products. Simultaneously, a new era is dawning on us: Years of extensive developing and investing allow us to fully specialize in big volume guns and products for pivot irrigation systems. At the same time, we leap forward in the United States and open Komet Irrigation Corp. in Fremont, Nebraska.

Repositioning of our trademark Komet.

10 years of development, and countless field tests under the toughest conditions have paid off: The Komet Pivot product line revolutionizes the irrigation industry.

Progress and innovative spirit have ever since distinguished our company. The process of optimizing our big volume guns has come to an end, and the Komet Twin Ultra is launched on the market.

Our irrigation company is growing, which is why we expand our production facilities. This way we continue to inspire our customers with the best quality and highest technology.

With Komet Brazil, we opened our second cross-Atlantic office & warehousing location – further strengthening our position on the international market. Since September 2021, our customers in Brazil are able to place orders directly with our team at Komet Irrigação do Brasil, and receive outstanding customer service right on their doorstep.

Just a few years after our previous expansion, we completed another major addition to our headquarter facilities: In summer 2022, we opened our latest high-tech production hall – enabling us to increase our output in response to the ever-growing demand for Komet products on the global market.

As Komet’s global presence continues to grow, so does our international team of technical sales advisors – providing our customers with direct access to highly trained irrigation experts in ever more countries around the world.