OUR COMPANY HISTORY

70 YEARS OF ENTHUSIASM

The roots of our company reach back to the 1950s. The original business idea was to support the paper producers in the region with replacement rolls, bearings and service work. Today, the family business is being run by the third generation and has developed into an international supplier of high-quality components for a wide range of industries and markets.

PERFECTION FROM THE START

Quality is our Highest Standard

The world has changed over the last 70 years, and our company has developed and evolved with it. However, the entrepreneurial spirit of the first generation is still deeply rooted in our corporate DNA, and we face the new challenges and look for optimal solutions every day.

One of our core areas continues to be the development and manufacture of rolls for a wide range of industries; we see ourselves as a driver of innovation and a benchmark for many applications.

The world has changed over the last 70 years, and our company has developed and evolved with it. However, the entrepreneurial spirit of the first generation is still deeply rooted in our corporate DNA, and we face the new challenges and look for optimal solutions every day.

One of our core areas continues to be the development and manufacture of rolls for a wide range of industries; we see ourselves as a driver of innovation and a benchmark for many applications.

Company Founding
Company founding in the basement of the gym in Eutingen/Enz, Germany. Supply of rolls and bearings to local paper producers.
KIESELBRONN
Relocation of the company to the present location of the headquarters in Kieselbronn. Construction of our first production hall for the production of rolls with a total length of up to 6 m.
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
In 1986, we completed a strategic move towards the plastics industry. After the printing and paper industries had reached the peak of their development, we were one of the first suppliers to focus on long-term growth in the plastics sector.
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
In 2003, our sister company HÄHL Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. received a business license for manufacturing products in China. Since then, we have been manufacturing products for the Asian market in Suzhou. Suzhou is an extended “workbench” for our locations in Germany and is a purchasing and sales platform for the German HÄHL as well as for partner companies.
EXPLORATION TOOLS
Establishment of the company’s Exploration Tool business unit for supplying the oil/gas service industry with components made of materials that are difficult to machine, if at all.
HEADQUARTER
Further expansion of the Kieselbronn location as today ’s company headquarters.
COMPOSITES
Start-Up of the Business Unit Composites for the design and manufacturing of composite products in Wiernsheim. In the following years further growth of the Wiernsheim location with additional investments in the new Business Unit Coatings.
PFORZHEIM
Relocation of the BU Exploration Tools in a totally new setup in Pforzheim nearby company’s headquarters.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Development of an engineering and project department for special projects in the plastics industry. Expansion of our FE calculation department for highly complex fluidic and chemical processes.
KIESELBRONN
Expansion of capacities at the Kieselbronn site through an independent extension building.
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Today, we manufacture demanding products with a wide range of requirements for numerous industries around the world at 4 locations. In addition to conventional steel and aluminum materials, we work on materials which are difficult to machine and on composite materials made of carbon and glass fiber composite materials. We operate our own coating systems for our products.