Kaba has had a lasting impact on technology used to ensure the security of people, valuables, objects, processes and know-how. Founded in 1862 by Franz Bauer, the company has developed from a local locksmith works for cash registers and safes to one of the leading providers in the fields of access control and time management, door and locking systems and bank security equipment. The history of the company is marked by many milestones. The most famous of these was the invention of the reversible key in 1934.

The Kaba 8 became a living legend, from which Kaba developed a system that still forms the basis of all Kaba key systems today. On the basis of state-of-the-art technology and maximum precision. In one of the world's most up-to-date production facilities for locking systems, computer-controlled, interlinked production processes create products that are revolutionising locking technology. Kaba is the market leader in Switzerland, and is also counted among the leading manufacturers in Europe.