The HELUKABEL subsidiary KABELMAT celebrates its anniversary and looks back on a successful history.
A milestone birthday for KABELMAT Wickeltechnik GmbH: a subsidiary of the HELUKABEL Group, based in Glatten, Germany, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Efficient cable handling has always been the company's specialty, but over the years it has also developed solutions for the handling of other products. This anniversary gives us the opportunity to take a look at the fascinating history of KABELMAT.
It was 1963 when Hans Deissenberger founded KABELMAT in Grünmettstetten, on the edge of the Black Forest. His idea was to create order in the warehouses of cable dealers and electricity companies, where cables were often scattered haphazardly. The first cable ring storage system, which is still available today under the name MATBOI, was created and laid the foundation for the KABELMAT success story.
In the late 1960s, the company established its first production facility and greatly expanded its workforce. In the 1980s, KABELMAT started producing wrapping and binding machines, which were increasingly in demand due to the emerging automation. Machines were developed for the production and processing of fiber optic cables, which became increasingly popular. Towards the end of the 1990s many machines were introduced, such as the MOTROL, UMROL, PORTROL, RINGROL and TROMROL series, which are still part of the range today.
The company has increasingly gained recognition for its innovative solutions in the field of cable and wire handling. Other ideas were also put into practice: KABELMAT produced machines for winding chains, candle wicks, sausage casings, tennis racket strings and even cigarettes.
To date, the company is strongly represented in the handling of steel cables, hydraulic hoses, plastic and aluminum pipes. In 2005 the company moved to nearby Glatten. In 2009, KABELMAT became part of the HELUKABEL Group and the current head office was put into use in 2019. Since then, the areas of cable handling and automation have been further strengthened – with the aim of offering customers tailor-made total solutions from a single source. As an experienced and globally established specialist in winding technology, KABELMAT is an important part of HELUKABEL's portfolio and an integral part of the company.
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