We are technologically the world's leading manufacturer of high-strength fasteners and a competent partner for the development and production of complex cold-formed parts. We set standards in the areas of innovation, quality, and profitability. In the automotive sector, our core business since the companys foundation, we develop individual solutions for the special requirements of the future in reliable and long-term partnerships with our customers. Our recipe for success: Finding solutions today for the challenges of tomorrow.

KAMAX at a glance

Over €1 billion turnover, 4,000 employees at 18 locations worldwide, 196,000 tons of steel per year equals 3.6 billion fasteners and complex cold-formed parts.

KAMAX at a glance

Group Executive Board

They are characterized by competence, creativity and farsightedness. The members of our Group Executive Board shape our global vision and define strategies for our joint success. Their personalities have a decisive impact on our corporate culture.

Group Executive Board

KAMAX History

1935 - in Germany, just under 270,000 vehicles are built - Dr. Rudolf Kellermann opened a factory for bolts and threaded parts specialized for the needs of the automotive industry. Today - each year in Germany, approximately 6 million vehicles are built, and more than 72 million worldwide - we employ 4,000 employees and each year produce approximately 3.6 billion parts at our international locations in the most important economic regions of the world: Europe, America, and Asia.

  • 1935
    1935: Gründung
    Founding of the Company
  • 1938
    1938: Hochfeste Schrauben
    High-strength bolts
  • 1941
    1941: Labor für Qualitätsprüfung
    Quality control laboratory
  • 1945
    1945: Neubeginn
    A fresh start
  • 1954
    1954: Hydraulische Stahlschneidemaschine
    Hydraulic steel cutting machine
  • 1955
    1955: 2. Werk in Homberg (Ohm)
    Second plant in Homberg (Ohm) Germany
  • 1956
    1956: Die Kellermann-Klein Formel
    The "Kellermann-Klein" formula
  • 1959
    1959: Vollautomatische Herstellung
    Fully automatic production
  • 1970
    1970: 3. Werk in Alsfeld
    Third plant in Alsfeld
  • 1973
    1973: Die nächste Generation
    The next generation
  • 1974
    1974: Lieferung in die USA
    Supplying the USA
  • 1980
    1980: Mit dem 4. Werk in Spanien beginnt die Expansion ins
                Ausland
    With the fourth plant in Spain, the company starts expanding abroad
  • 1986
    1986: Vollautomatisiertes Hochregallager
    Fully automated high-bay warehouse
  • 1992
    1992: 5. Werk in Tschechien und neues Entwicklungszentrum
    Fifth plant in the Czech Republic and a new development center
  • 1995
    1995: Übernahme G.P. DUPONT in den USA (Werke 6,7 und 8)
    Takeover of G.P. DUPONT in the USA (plants 6, 7 and 8)
  • 1999
    1999: Gründung von FACIL
    Foundation of "FACIL"
  • 2002
    2002: Teile für 1 Million Fahrzeuge
    Parts for 1 million vehicles
  • 2004
    2004: Lieferung nach China
    Supplying China
  • 2006
    2006: FACIL mit 8 Standorten
    FACIL with 8 locations
  • 2007
    2007: Modernisierung und Erweiterung
    Modernization and expansion
  • 2007
    2007: Werkzeugbau in der Slowakei als 9.
                Produktionsstandort
    Tool manufacturing in Slovakia as the 9th production location
  • 2009
    2009: Globale Kooperation mit der Aoyama Seisakusho-Gruppe
                in Japan
    Global cooperation with the Aoyama Seisakusho Group in Japan
  • 2010
    2010: Vertriebsgesellschaften in China und Japan
    Sales companies in China and Japan
  • 2013
    2013: Neues Logistikzentrum in Tschechien
    New logistics center in the Czech Republic
  • 2013
    2013: Neuer Produktionsstandort in China
    New operation in China
  • 2017
    2017: KAMAX jetzt auch in Indien
    KAMAX goes India
  • 2017
    2017: Neuer Standort in Rochester Hills
    New location in Rochester Hills
  • 2018
    2018: Eröffnung des Aus- und Weiterbildungszentrums in Homberg
    Opening of new training center in Homberg
  • 2019
    2019: Neuer Standort León (Mexiko)
    New location in León (Mexico)
  • 2020
    2020: Gründung der nexineer digital GmbH
    Foundation of nexineer digital GmbH
  • 2021
    2021: Mehrheitsbeteiligung an Robert Schröder
    To expand its product portfolio, KAMAX acquires a majority shareholding in the Robert Schröder Group. The company, with four locations worldwide, is a manufacturer of precision parts as well as complex cold-formed parts in and outside the automotive industry. This production focus will further expand the classic product portfolio of the KAMAX Group - e.g. to the area of e-bikes and industrial gearboxes.
1935: Gründung
1935

Founding of the Company

The engineer Rudolf Kellermann establishes "Rudolf Kellermann Fabrik für Gewindeteile" in Osterode am Harz/ Germany. With a staff of three and lacking any capital equity, he starts making bolts for the automotive industry in an old barrel factory.

1938: Hochfeste Schrauben
1938

High-strength bolts

By this time, there are already 76 people working in this new factory for threaded parts. After major investments in new machines, the business now makes connecting rod bolts, wheel fastening bolts, high-strength bolts in accordance with standard requirements and drawings, as well as small parts for aircraft manufacturing.

1941: Labor für Qualitätsprüfung
1941

Quality control laboratory

During the Second World War, the factory has to produce bolts mainly for the aircraft industry. The plant is hugely expanded and the various stages of production are housed in different buildings for capacity reasons. In addition, a quality control laboratory is set up.

1945: Neubeginn
1945

A fresh start

As early as the summer of 1945, Rudolf Kellermann is granted a license to start manufacturing the original range of products again.

1954: Hydraulische Stahlschneidemaschine
1954

Hydraulic steel cutting machine

Rudolf Kellermann develops a hydraulic steel cutting machine with his staff in order to take material samples.

1955: 2. Werk in Homberg (Ohm)
1955

Second plant in Homberg (Ohm) Germany

The factory for threaded parts in Osterode Germany now has a workforce of more than 1,000 people, who process over 6,000 tons of steel to make bolts for the automotive industry. The plant reaches the limits of its capacity and Rudolf Kellermann establishes a second location in Homberg (Ohm) Germany, a factory for construction parts.

1956: Die Kellermann-Klein Formel
1956

The "Kellermann-Klein" formula

With Hans-Christof Klein, Rudolf Kellermann examines the "influence of friction on pre-tensioning and tightening torque of bolted joints" and devises the "Kellermann-Klein" formula, which is still the global standard for establishing tightening torques in accordance with DIN/EN/ISO 16047.

1959: Vollautomatische Herstellung
1959

Fully automatic production

The first multi-stage press, a "boltmaker" arrives in Homberg (Ohm)/ Germany from the USA. One machine can now produce 70 bolts per minute. This is the start of fully-automatic production of high-strength bolts in Germany.

1970: 3. Werk in Alsfeld
1970

Third plant in Alsfeld

There are now more than 800 staff in Homberg (Ohm) Germany and the plant is reaching its limits regardings space; similar to the plant in Osterode Germany 15 years earlier. 30 kilometers away in Alsfeld, the third KAMAX location is established.

1973: Die nächste Generation
1973

The next generation

On December 13th, just a few weeks before his 72nd birthday, the founder of the company, Rudolf Kellermann, dies in Altstätten in Switzerland. The next generation of the Kellermann family has already taken over responsibility in the company and now makes sure that KAMAX remains an independent family business.

1974: Lieferung in die USA
1974

Supplying the USA

For the first time, KAMAX supplies car manufacturers in the USA directly.

1980: Mit dem 4. Werk in Spanien beginnt die Expansion ins
            Ausland
1980

With the fourth plant in Spain, the company starts expanding abroad

KAMAX takes over the Spanish bolt manufacturer TUSA and so starts its global expansion. The plant in Spain is today registered under the name of KAMAX S.A.U.

1986: Vollautomatisiertes Hochregallager
1986

Fully automated high-bay warehouse

A new shipping area hall and a fully automated high-bay warehouse are opened in Homberg (Ohm)/ Germany in December 1986. The new shelving system is 26 meters high and 55 meters long. Computer-controlled machines can reach any compartment via horizontal and vertical rails within one minute as directed.

1992: 5. Werk in Tschechien und neues Entwicklungszentrum
1992

Fifth plant in the Czech Republic and a new development center

In the Czech town of Turnov, KAMAX builds a completely new plant, the fifth of the corporate group. In Homberg (Ohm) Germany a state-of-the-art development center is opened. This allows KAMAX to stand out in the market thanks to comprehensive research and development projects.

1995: Übernahme G.P. DUPONT in den USA (Werke 6,7 und 8)
1995

Takeover of G.P. DUPONT in the USA (plants 6, 7 and 8)

KAMAX successfully gains a foothold in America through its 100% takeover of the bolt manufacturer G.B. DUPONT in Detroit, Michigan.

1999: Gründung von FACIL
1999

Foundation of "FACIL"

The third generation of KAMAX entrepreneurs establishes the full service provider FACIL (Fasteners and Connections International) in Genk, Belgium with the French automotive supplier A. RAYMOND. FACIL offers all fasteners for the automotive industry from a single source.

2002: Teile für 1 Million Fahrzeuge
2002

Parts for 1 million vehicles

By this time, FACIL is operating at three locations. Products from FACIL are used to manufacture more than 1 million vehicles per year.

2004: Lieferung nach China
2004

Supplying China

For the first time, KAMAX supplies car manufacturers in China directly.

2006: FACIL mit 8 Standorten
2006

FACIL with 8 locations

The success of the FACIL concept is adopted in the commercial vehicle industry. FACIL is now already operating at 8 locations.

2007: Modernisierung und Erweiterung
2007

Modernization and expansion

In May the new material surface treatment plant goes on-line in Homberg (Ohm)/Germany. In the USA, the plant in Lapeer has in the meantime become one of the country's most modern, thanks to targeted investments, and is also now expanded by the addition of two large production halls.

2007: Werkzeugbau in der Slowakei als 9. Produktionsstandort
2007

Tool manufacturing in Slovakia as the 9th production location

In November the newly built plant in Bardejov, Slovakia, is opened. KAMAX now employs more than 2,500 people, manufacturing at nine locations all over the world.

2009: Globale Kooperation mit der Aoyama Seisakusho-Gruppe in
            Japan
2009

Global cooperation with the Aoyama Seisakusho Group in Japan

KAMAX starts comprehensive, global cooperation with the Japanese Aoyama Seisakusho Group.

2010: Vertriebsgesellschaften in China und Japan
2010

Sales companies in China and Japan

KAMAX expands its commitment in Asia by establishing sales companies in China and Japan.

2013: Neues Logistikzentrum in Tschechien
2013

New logistics center in the Czech Republic

To satisfy the increased capacity demands a new logistics center is established in the Czech town of Turnov Vesecko in January. It is situated in the immediate vicinity to the already existing KAMAX plant.

2013: Neuer Produktionsstandort in China
2013

New operation in China

In the Chinese city of Changzhou a new plant is officially opened in September. It has state-of-the-art facilities concerning building and production technology. The start of operation of this new plant in China is an important milestone within the corporate strategy.

2017: KAMAX jetzt auch in Indien
2017

KAMAX goes India

In the course of the global expansion, KAMAX has constituted a legal entity with a Sales office in Bangalore, India. The opening ceremony on July 17, 2017, was attended by one of the Directors, Vijay Kumar, and Mario Braun (Group Vice President Product Management) as well as J. Carlos Mena Ivars (Managing Director Finance in Museros), who will be supporting the subsidiary concerning sales activities and structural requirements.

2017: Neuer Standort in Rochester Hills
2017

New location in Rochester Hills

KAMAX L.P. has recently relocated its Sales and Business Development Departments from Troy to Rochester Hills, Michigan. Finance and Purchasing have also taken up some offices at this premise. Above all, there was a new Research & Development Center installed.

2018: Grundsteinlegung in Mexiko
2018

Opening of new training center in Homberg

At its headquarters in Homberg (Ohm), KAMAX is investing in the long-term future of the company. An innovative training center is built at a cost of three million euros, which will provide state-of-the-art training for junior staff and also enable further training according to current challenges, especially for the German locations.

2018: Grundsteinlegung in Mexiko
2018

New location in León (Mexico)

KAMAX erweitert die Präsenz in Nordamerika um einen weiteren Standort. Im Industriepark Colinas de León in Mexiko entsteht eine weitere Produktionsstätte, von der aus die lokal ansässigen Automobilhersteller unkompliziert und schnell beliefert werden können. Nach knapp einem Jahr Bauzeit werden Mitte 2019 die ersten Schrauben an Kunden ausgeliefert.

2020: Gründung der nexineer digital GmbH
2020

Foundation of nexineer digital GmbH

In order to push the digitalization offensive within the company even more intensively, KAMAX founds the independent business unit nexineer digital GmbH. The new team tests and develops ideas to optimize the day-to-day business of all KAMAX employees with modern, digital solutions for production and business processes.

2021: Mehrheitsbeteiligung an Robert Schröder
2021

To expand its product portfolio, KAMAX acquires a majority shareholding in the Robert Schröder Group. The company, with four locations worldwide, is a manufacturer of precision parts as well as complex cold-formed parts in and outside the automotive industry. This production focus will further expand the classic product portfolio of the KAMAX Group - e.g. to the area of e-bikes and industrial gearboxes.

Um das Produktportfolio zu erweitern, erwirbt KAMAX die Mehrheit an der Robert Schröder Gruppe. Das Unternehmen ist mit vier Standorten weltweit ein Hersteller von Präzisionsteilen sowie komplexen Kaltformteilen in und außerhalb der Automobilindustrie. Durch diesen Produktionsschwerpunkt wird das klassische Produktportfolio der KAMAX Gruppe weiter ausgedehnt – z.B. auf den Bereich E-Bikes und Industriegetriebe.

Locations

With 18 international locations in Europe, America, and Asia, KAMAX is represented worldwide. The KAMAX Holding in Homberg (Ohm) in Germany is the worldwide headquarters. The international locations are interconnected and each is characterized through specific core competencies.

Locations

Responsibility

As a value-based and family-owned company group with a heritage, our corporate goal is not only economic success, but also to always meet our responsibility towards our employees, our partners and customers, the society and the environment.

 

Responsibility