History of KIESELSTEIN Group
History of Wire Processing
1846 Foundation of the enterprise Louis Herrmann, shop and needle manufacturing workshop in Dresden, Dippoldiswalder
Strasse 1
1850 Start of production of wire cloth (30 kinds) and manufacture of wire bend products like e.g., daedal fences and aviaries.
1872 First factory at the lake. It is considered the first factory of mechanical wire processing in Germany. Later on, the firm
becomes the market leader for wire products. Start of production of grid colanders and punched plates.
1877 Building of a new facility at Zwickauer Straße, the current production facility of KIESELSTEIN Industriesiebe und
Drahtförderbänder GmbH.
1879 Production of first wire belts from wire mesh.
1907 Louis Herrmann becomes a purveyor to the Saxon court for wire goods, punched plates and iron furniture.
1990 Changing the name of business into lndustriesiebe and Drahtförderbänder Dresden GmbH.
History of Wire Drawing Machine Production
1863 Foundation of the iron foundry and mechanical workshop Breitenbach in Unna near Dortmund
1874 Foundation of the company Arno Loose in Chemnitz
1905 Foundation of the factory Kratos in Chemnitz/Mittweida
1926 The repair workshop Berkenhoff & Drebes becomes the machine factory Herborn
1952 Foundation of Drahtziehmaschinenwerk Grüna in Chemnitz
1968 Merger of Kaltmaschinenwerk (successor of the company Arno Loose) and Drahtziehmaschinenwerk Grüna
1995 Creation of the Herborn+Breitenbach Group with locations in Herborn, Unna and Chemnitz
1996 Start of production of the series "RUBIN"
History of KIESELSTEIN Group
2002 Foundation of KIESELSTEIN GmbH in Chemnitz. KIESELSTEIN GmbH buys the product programs of Herborn+
Breitenbach, SKET Drahtziehmaschinenwerk Grüna and others
2003 KIESELSTEIN acquires the rights for the brand Herborn+Breitenbach
2004 Foundation of KIESELSTEIN International GmbH
KIESELSTEIN is awarded with the intec-Award, third place for the development of a “Spool coiler for high-strength wire”
2005 Foundation of KIESELSTEIN Industriesiebe und Drahtförderbänder GmbH. KIESELSTEIN Industriesiebe und
Drahtförderbänder GmbH takes over the wide range of products from the Industriesiebe und Drahtförderbänder
Dresden GmbH.
2006 Since 1st March Jens Kieselstein became the new Managing Director of KIESELSTEIN Group
2008 KIESELSTEIN is awared with another 2 intec-Awards: One second place in the category “Promotion of young talents” as
well as a third place for its “New wire drawing machine with integrated draw-peeling unit”
2009 In the course of the reorientation of the product range KIESELSTEIN Industriesiebe und Drahtförderbänder GmbH is
renamed KIESELSTEIN Komponenten GmbH. At the same time the head office of the company is transferred to
Chemnitz.
2010 The economic cluster Chemnitz-Zwickau awards KIESELSTEIN with the Growth Award and honours the innovation
potential and the outstanding development of the group.
2013 KIESELSTEIN International GmbH acquires business assets of KIESELSTEIN GmbH including
know-how, existing trademark rights and patents.
1846 Foundation of the enterprise Louis Herrmann, shop and needle manufacturing workshop in Dresden, Dippoldiswalder
Strasse 1
1850 Start of production of wire cloth (30 kinds) and manufacture of wire bend products like e.g., daedal fences and aviaries.
1872 First factory at the lake. It is considered the first factory of mechanical wire processing in Germany. Later on, the firm
becomes the market leader for wire products. Start of production of grid colanders and punched plates.
1877 Building of a new facility at Zwickauer Straße, the current production facility of KIESELSTEIN Industriesiebe und
Drahtförderbänder GmbH.
1879 Production of first wire belts from wire mesh.
1907 Louis Herrmann becomes a purveyor to the Saxon court for wire goods, punched plates and iron furniture.
1990 Changing the name of business into lndustriesiebe and Drahtförderbänder Dresden GmbH.
History of Wire Drawing Machine Production
1863 Foundation of the iron foundry and mechanical workshop Breitenbach in Unna near Dortmund
1874 Foundation of the company Arno Loose in Chemnitz
1905 Foundation of the factory Kratos in Chemnitz/Mittweida
1926 The repair workshop Berkenhoff & Drebes becomes the machine factory Herborn
1952 Foundation of Drahtziehmaschinenwerk Grüna in Chemnitz
1968 Merger of Kaltmaschinenwerk (successor of the company Arno Loose) and Drahtziehmaschinenwerk Grüna
1995 Creation of the Herborn+Breitenbach Group with locations in Herborn, Unna and Chemnitz
1996 Start of production of the series "RUBIN"
History of KIESELSTEIN Group
2002 Foundation of KIESELSTEIN GmbH in Chemnitz. KIESELSTEIN GmbH buys the product programs of Herborn+
Breitenbach, SKET Drahtziehmaschinenwerk Grüna and others
2003 KIESELSTEIN acquires the rights for the brand Herborn+Breitenbach
2004 Foundation of KIESELSTEIN International GmbH
KIESELSTEIN is awarded with the intec-Award, third place for the development of a “Spool coiler for high-strength wire”
2005 Foundation of KIESELSTEIN Industriesiebe und Drahtförderbänder GmbH. KIESELSTEIN Industriesiebe und
Drahtförderbänder GmbH takes over the wide range of products from the Industriesiebe und Drahtförderbänder
Dresden GmbH.
2006 Since 1st March Jens Kieselstein became the new Managing Director of KIESELSTEIN Group
KIESELSTEIN is awarded with the intec-Award, first place for its “Modular high-speed draw-peeling plant with vibration-
cushioned tool bearing”
2006/07 KIESELSTEIN Group acquires Arno-Loose-Park in Chemnitz/Kassberg area as its new headquarter.
2007 KIESELSTEIN is awarded with the Innovation Award by the Saxon Minister of State for Economic Affairs and
Employment for its “Type high-speed draw-peeling plant”
Employment for its “Type high-speed draw-peeling plant”
2008 KIESELSTEIN is awared with another 2 intec-Awards: One second place in the category “Promotion of young talents” as
well as a third place for its “New wire drawing machine with integrated draw-peeling unit”
2009 In the course of the reorientation of the product range KIESELSTEIN Industriesiebe und Drahtförderbänder GmbH is
renamed KIESELSTEIN Komponenten GmbH. At the same time the head office of the company is transferred to
Chemnitz.
2010 The economic cluster Chemnitz-Zwickau awards KIESELSTEIN with the Growth Award and honours the innovation
potential and the outstanding development of the group.
2013 KIESELSTEIN International GmbH acquires business assets of KIESELSTEIN GmbH including
know-how, existing trademark rights and patents.