What KIESELSTEIN International does

KIESELSTEIN International GmbH is a German manufacturer of customized wire drawing machines and draw-peeling plants headquartered in Chemnitz, Saxony. The company designs, engineers, and produces industrial equipment for processing wire from a broad range of materials — including steel, aluminum, titanium, copper alloys, magnesium, and specialty materials such as memory alloys. Its product portfolio spans single and multi-wire drawing machines, wet and warm wire drawing machines, the RUBIN vertical multi-wire drawing line, fine wire drawing machines, draw-peeling units and complete draw-peeling systems, spoolers and winders, plus accessories. KIESELSTEIN also manufactures strucwire®, a patented 3D wire mesh product made from interlocking wire spirals, sold into architecture, automotive lightweight construction, and medical technology applications.

The firm operates a proprietary Technology Center for Draw-Peeling (Technologiezentrum Ziehschälen) with in-house test systems, originally established in 2004, that allows it to validate processes and develop new draw-peeling capabilities for difficult-to-form metals. Its digital ecosystem includes the k.connect operator and maintenance support app, a secure Customer Portal/Data Cloud for encrypted project documentation, a mobile Service Request Portal with QR-code access, and the k.fit modular modernization program for retrofitting existing wire drawing plants. The company claims world market leadership in draw-peeling technology, drawing on engineering heritage traced to legacy German machine-making brands Herborn+Breitenbach and SKET Drahtziehmaschinenwerk Grüna spanning more than 100 years.

KIESELSTEIN generates revenue through direct enterprise field sales of custom machinery, spare parts (including for non-KIESELSTEIN equipment), service contracts, the k.fit modernization program, and toll processing at its Chemnitz facility; pricing is quote-based and engineered to customer specifications. Go-to-market combines direct sales from Chemnitz with a network of 20+ regional sales representatives and channel partners covering France, Poland, India, the USA, Russia, China, and Southeast Asia, supported by participation in major industry trade shows such as wire Düsseldorf, Interwire Atlanta, Wire Russia, Wire China, and Wire India. The company has been ISO 9001 certified since 2004 (recertified to ISO 9001:2015 in October 2017) and remains privately held by the Kieselstein family, with Dipl.-Ing. Jens Kieselstein as Managing Director and approximately 50 employees at its Chemnitz headquarters, housed in the listed Arno-Loose Villa.

Name

KIESELSTEIN International

Legal name

KIESELSTEIN International GmbH

Website

https://kieselstein.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KIESELSTEIN International GmbH is a German manufacturer of custom wire drawing and draw-peeling machines for industrial wire production. The family-owned, ~50-employee firm serves global wire manufacturers across automotive, medical, and construction sectors from its Chemnitz headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Wire Drawing Machinery

NAICS

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (3353)

SIC

Drawing & Insulating Of Nonferrous Wire (3357)

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Wire Rod & Conductors (IMAKACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Building Wire & Cable (Residential/Commercial) (IMADAMAA), Vehicle Wiring Harnesses & Cable Assemblies Manufacturing (IMACAJAA)

Keywords

• Wire drawing machines
• Draw-peeling plants
• Wire processing equipment
• Machine modernization services
• Industrial wire mesh products

Headquarters

HQ city

Chemnitz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wire Drawing and Peeling Machines: Sale of customized wire drawing plants and draw-peeling machines for various wire materials including steel, aluminum, titanium, and special alloys. Machines are tailored to customer requirements and optimized for specific applications.
2. Spare Parts: Supply of replacement parts for KIESELSTEIN machines as well as wire drawing machines from other manufacturers.
3. Service and Modernization: Comprehensive services including machine modernization (k.fit), operator support, remote diagnostics, maintenance and repair, and commissioning support. Also includes toll processing on company facilities.
4. Process Consultation and Optimization: Advisory services for production optimization, analysis and optimization of wire industry production processes, and support during commissioning and trial operation.
5. strucwire® Products: 3D wire mesh products for architecture, automotive, and medical technology applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KIESELSTEIN International designs, manufactures, and services customized wire drawing plants and draw-peeling plants for industrial wire producers worldwide. The company engineers machinery for processing a wide range of materials (steel, aluminum, titanium, copper alloys, and special alloys), provides spare parts, machine modernization (k.fit), process consulting, and a proprietary 3D wire mesh product (strucwire®) for downstream applications in architecture, automotive, and medical technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• strucwire: 3D wire mesh product made from interlocked wire spirals, used in lightweight construction, automotive industry, and medical technology applications.
• k.fit
• k.connect
• k.rent

Products and services

• Wire Drawing Plants (Drahtziehanlagen) Customized industrial wire drawing plants engineered for specific materials and applications, including single-die, multi-die, fine wire, wet, and warm wire configurations, for use by industrial wire manufacturers.
• Draw-Peeling Plants and Units (Ziehschälanlagen) Draw-peeling plants and standalone draw-peeling units (including the DS-NE model) that improve wire surface quality by removing material through a peeling process, for wire processing companies working with ferrous, non-ferrous, and special materials.
• strucwire® 3D Wire Mesh Patented 3D wire mesh product made from interlocking wire spirals, offered to customers in architecture, automotive, and medical technology for lightweight construction and specialty mesh applications.
• k.fit Modernization Program Modular four-stage modernization program that extends the lifecycle of existing wire drawing plants through condition analysis, modernization recommendations, implementation, and conformity declaration, for owners of KIESELSTEIN or comparable wire drawing equipment.
• Spare Parts Supply Supply of original and third-party spare parts for KIESELSTEIN and other manufacturers' wire drawing machines, ordered through the company's service request portal.
• k.connect Operator and Maintenance App Digital application provided to customers as part of every machine delivery to support operators in production processes and maintenance personnel with spare parts and wear part management.
• Spooling and Winding Machines (Spuler und Wickler) Horizontal and vertical spooling, winding, and bending machines plus complete spool winding lines for handling finished wire downstream of drawing and draw-peeling operations.
• k.rent Equipment Rental Rental service for KIESELSTEIN draw-peeling equipment, enabling customers to deploy draw-peeling technology without an outright capital purchase.
• Process Consultation and Toll Processing Advisory and toll-processing services for production optimization, wire process analysis, commissioning and trial operation support, plus trial processing on KIESELSTEIN's own test facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3x higher processing speed for high-speed trolley wire drawing machines
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SERVICES ET EQUIPEMENTS INDUSTRIELS sarl (SEQUEM)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNew sales partnership established in early 2019. SEQUEM represents KIESELSTEIN in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. The family company is in its third generation and specializes in metalworking equipment, particularly active in the wire industry.
• Wilhelm Tatje KGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNew representation partnership for Poland established to intensify market coverage. Wilhelm Tatje KG is a family-owned trading company with 70+ years of tradition, specializing in technical consulting and exclusive distribution of machine tools and industrial equipment in East Germany and Poland.
• Kemtech International Private Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresentation partnership for the Indian market since September 2014. Kemtech International from New Delhi has been representing various wire industry companies since 1986 and can offer Indian customers a diverse range of machines, equipment, accessories, and tools around wire.
• Wire Machine Systems Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS representation partnership. Wire Machine Systems handles KIESELSTEIN's presence in North America and assists with trade show preparation and on-site support at events like Interwire.
• HZwo e.V. (Antrieb für Sachsen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership in the Saxon innovation cluster for fuel cells and green hydrogen since March 2021. HZwo connects companies across the value chain and provides early access to future markets. KIESELSTEIN sees hydrogen as a major trend and believes its expertise can contribute to the cluster.
• IWMA (International Wire & Machinery Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation membership displayed on company website

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co. KG: German-based manufacturer of wire drawing, bunching, and stranding machines serving the same wire processing customer base as KIESELSTEIN with globally comparable product lines. The most direct head-to-head competitor in European industrial wire drawing machinery.
• Trafco Group / Konrad Merkt GmbH & Co. KG: German supplier of wire drawing and processing machinery serving wire manufacturers with engineered equipment directly comparable to KIESELSTEIN's product portfolio across multiple wire materials.
• Henrich Maschinenfabrik GmbH: German manufacturer of machinery for wire production and processing. A specialized regional competitor with comparable engineering capabilities and similar customer base to KIESELSTEIN in central Europe.
• WAFIOS AG: German manufacturer of wire and tube forming machinery, including wire drawing and processing equipment, serving wire producers with engineered machinery comparable to KIESELSTEIN's offering. Direct German competitor with overlapping customer segments.
• SAMP S.p.A. Italian wire drawing and cable machinery manufacturer with a comparable multi-machine product portfolio spanning single and multi-wire drawing plants. Like KIESELSTEIN, SAMP competes globally on customized industrial wire processing equipment.
• Mario Frigerio S.p.A. Italian manufacturer of wire drawing and flattening lines for ferrous and non-ferrous wire. Direct competitor in the wire drawing machine market with similar customization capabilities and global sales channels.
• Schlatter Industries AG: Swiss-based manufacturer of resistance welding and wire mesh machinery serving similar industrial customers in the wire processing value chain. Comparable engineered capital equipment business with overlapping customer segments.
• NUMALLIANCE: French manufacturer of tube and wire bending, end-forming, and wire processing machinery serving industrial customers with engineered equipment similar to KIESELSTEIN's draw-peeling and wire processing solutions.
• SAS Industries (formerly SETIC): French-based wire processing and stranding machinery manufacturer directly comparable to KIESELSTEIN in the engineered wire machinery segment, with similar specialized-process offerings for industrial wire producers.

Regional players

• Lahti Precision Oy: Finnish manufacturer of wire drawing and rope-making machinery with comparable engineered capital equipment. While based in a different geographic region, the product portfolio and customer base overlap meaningfully with KIESELSTEIN's wire processing machinery offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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