Henrich Maschinenfabrik GmbH

What Henrich Maschinenfabrik GmbH does

Henrich Maschinenfabrik GmbH is a privately held German specialty machinery manufacturer founded in 1960 and headquartered in Herborn, central Hesse, Germany. The company designs, builds, and sells wire drawing machinery and complete production lines exclusively manufactured in Germany and exported worldwide to the international wire and cable industry. Its Managing Director is Johann Erich Wilms, and the firm is registered as a GmbH (German private limited company) under Handelsregister HRB 4804.

The company's product portfolio centers on three core lines of wire drawing machines — rod-breakdown drawing lines for initial heavy-duty processing, intermediate-wire drawing lines capable of running up to 28 wires simultaneously at speeds up to 40 m/s, and fine-wire drawing lines for ultra-fine precision wire — supplemented by continuous resistance annealers for heat treatment and a range of spoolers, bundle packers, and barrel coilers. Notable technical features include individual motor drives at each die station (enabling block-wise shutdown for energy savings), robust mechanical construction emphasizing durability, and ergonomic machine design aimed at ease of operation and maintenance. The product range is configurable to customer requirements and serves end-applications spanning high-voltage cables, offshore and deep-sea installations, telephone and LAN cabling, household cables, medical technology, and automotive wiring.

Henrich operates a direct B2B enterprise field-sales motion targeting wire and cable manufacturers globally, with installation, commissioning, and technical customer acceptance performed both domestically and internationally. The company maintains a dedicated channel partner, Henrich Shanghai Machinery, in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone to serve the Chinese market. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of capital equipment on a quote-based, multi-year contract cadence, augmented by a spare parts and service stream that monetizes the installed base. The company supports customer acquisition through a multilingual website (German, English, Simplified Chinese), trade fair participation, and direct sales contact from its Herborn headquarters. No revenue, headcount, or funding figures are publicly disclosed, and the firm is family-owned with no parent company or institutional investment backing identified.

Name

Henrich Maschinenfabrik GmbH

Legal name

Henrich Maschinenfabrik GmbH

Website

https://henrich.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Henrich Maschinenfabrik GmbH, founded in 1960 in Herborn, Germany, manufactures wire drawing machinery for the global wire and cable industry. Its range includes rod-breakdown, intermediate, and fine-wire drawing lines, continuous resistance annealers, and spooling systems, all produced in Germany and exported worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Herborn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wire Drawing Machinery Manufacturing and Sales: Henrich manufactures and sells wire drawing machines and production lines (rod-breakdown, intermediate-wire, fine-wire), continuous resistance annealers, spoolers, and related equipment for the wire and cable industry. All products are manufactured exclusively in Germany and exported worldwide.
2. Spare Parts and Service: The company provides spare parts and service support for their wire drawing equipment, including inspection, repair, and maintenance services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Henrich Maschinenfabrik GmbH manufactures and sells wire drawing machines and complete production lines for the international wire and cable industry, including rod-breakdown drawing lines, intermediate-wire drawing lines, fine-wire drawing lines, continuous resistance annealers, and spooling/packaging systems. All products are manufactured exclusively in Germany at the company's Herborn facility and exported worldwide, with installation, commissioning, and technical acceptance services provided to customers. The company also supplies spare parts and after-sales service for its equipment.

Product overview

Henrich Maschinenfabrik GmbH manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of wire drawing equipment 'made in Germany' for the international wire and cable industry. The product range comprises three main product lines: Rod-breakdown drawing lines for heavy-duty initial wire processing (S, SHM, SE-SM, AE-SLQ, SE-SLQ, HTH models), Intermediate-wire drawing lines for multi-wire processing at up to 40m/s with up to 28 simultaneous wires (MIK, MK, MKN, MN, G, UWG, WGV, AE-SLQ models), and Fine-wire drawing lines for precision ultra-fine wire production (UWG, XS, Z, MN models). Supporting equipment includes continuous resistance annealers (EA/ES/EGM/EIM/ENM series) for heat treatment and various spoolers, bundle packers, and barrel coilers (GS/B/HFW/GSO series) for wire collection and packaging. The company also provides spare parts and service support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rod-breakdown drawing lines (Grobzug-Ziehlinien) Heavy-duty wire drawing machines for the first stage of cable manufacturing, processing rod wire into smaller diameters for high-voltage cables, offshore installations, and deep-sea cables. Includes multiple model configurations (S, SHM, SE-SM, AE-SLQ, SE-SLQ, HTH) tailored to individual customer requirements.
• Intermediate-wire drawing lines (Mittelzug-Ziehlinien) Multi-wire drawing machines for processing intermediate-diameter wire used in telephone, network, household cables, and special cables for medical technology and automotive industries. Achieves speeds up to 40 m/s and can process up to 28 wires simultaneously.
• Fine-wire drawing lines (Feinzug-Ziehlinien) Precision fine-wire and ultra-fine-wire drawing machines for LAN and Internet cabling, aircraft industry, medical technology, and software industry special alloys. Produces the finest wire with highest precision standards.
• Continuous resistance annealers Heat treatment systems for wire including models EA-355, ES-501, EAHE-400, ESHE-601 (rod-breakdown), EGM-240, EGME-240, EIM-160, EIME-160 (intermediate), and ENM (fine-wire) for processing copper, aluminium, and alloys.
• Spoolers, packers, and coilers Take-up and collection systems including single/double/automatic spoolers (GS series), bundle packers (B series), barrel coilers (HFW series), and profile wire spoolers (GSO series) for various wire processing applications.
• Spare parts and service Replacement parts and technical service support for wire drawing equipment, including spare parts requests processed through online forms with machine/type plate identification, and inspection, repair, and maintenance services.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Henrich Shanghai MachineryregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHenrich maintains a China agent represented by Julia Huang, General Manager, based in Shanghai Free Trade Zone. This partnership serves the Chinese market for Henrich wire drawing machinery sales and support.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Schlatter Group: Swiss manufacturer of resistance welding, wire mesh, and wire processing equipment for industrial customers. Comparable to Henrich as a specialized European machinery maker serving industrial wire processing applications, with some overlap in fine wire handling.
• Nextrom (Maillefer): Finnish-Swiss manufacturer of wire and cable production equipment including extrusion, drawing, and optical fiber manufacturing lines. Direct competitor to Henrich, particularly for communication and specialty cable production lines serving telecom and power cable customers.
• SAMP S.p.A. Italian manufacturer of wire and cable production equipment, including drawing, extrusion, and stranding lines. Directly comparable to Henrich in scope and customer base, competing for the same European and international wire/cable producer accounts.
• Frigerio S.r.l. Italian manufacturer specializing in wire drawing and processing equipment for the cable industry, with strong positions in intermediate and fine wire drawing. Closely overlaps Henrich's Mittelzug and Feinzug product lines and competes in similar European and emerging markets.
• Maschinenfabrik Niehoff: Long-established German manufacturer of wire processing machinery including rod-breakdown, intermediate, and fine wire drawing machines, bunchers, and stranders. Direct competitor to Henrich in the European wire drawing machinery market with overlapping product range and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Troester GmbH & Co. KG: German manufacturer of cable production equipment including CV lines, extrusion systems, and compounding machinery. Broader incumbent than Henrich in the wire/cable machinery space, serving overlapping customers but with a different product specialization focused on extrusion rather than drawing.
• Wafios AG: German manufacturer of wire forming and processing machinery including bending, stamping, and spring-making equipment, with broader industrial wire machinery scope than Henrich. Comparable as a German Mittelstand machinery specialist serving global wire-processing customers.

Regional players

• Skalar Group (Skalar Maschinenbau): German manufacturer of wire processing equipment including spoolers, payoffs, and auxiliary wire machinery. Comparable to Henrich as a German Mittelstand wire machinery specialist, though with a narrower scope focused on spooling and take-up systems that complement Henrich's drawing lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 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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