The Technivorm factory is centrally located in Amerongen, the Netherlands, and serves customers all over the world. In 1964 Technivorm was founded by Mr. Gerard Clement Smit, an industrial designer back then. After years of developing the perfect brewer, the first Moccamaster filter coffeemaker was born in 1968. The Moccamaster got its first certification by the ECBC in 1975. Until today each coffee brewer is handmade and individually tested in a live situation, using only the finest materials available.