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Historisches Firmengebäude von Plarad

Our company history

“With innovative products and ideas our brand Plarad is worldwide leading in bolting technology in more than 50 industrial sectors. In the future, we will continue to focus on customer proximity and sustainability.”

 

(Paul-Heinz Wagner – Company Founder)

A man in a suit flips through a newspaper in an office. The person is Paul Heinz Wagner, founder of Plarad.
Zu sehen ist ein Arbeiter der ein Drehmomentschrauber bedient.

Competence through experience

  • 1962 Foundation of the company
  • 1964 Serial production for the automobile industry
  • 1968 Torque multiplier with planetary gear
  • 1972 Hydraulic bolting tools
  • 1980 Electric and pneumatic nutrunners
  • 1982 Hydraulic tensioners
  • 1990 Innovative measuring technology
  • 2001 Quality management according to ISO 9001
  • 2002 Automatic power packs with microprocessor technology
  • 2005 Documentation of bolt joints
  • 2007 Expansion of the administration building
  • 2008 Formation of the first foreign subsidiaries
  • 2009 TOP 100 Innovation Award
  • 2012 Plarad – 50 years‘ anniversary
Two workers, wearing helmets and safety gear, carefully repair machinery in an industrial facility. They use precision bolting technology, hydraulic tensioners, and torque wrenches made in Germany to ensure optimal performance and safety.
Zu sehen ist das Firmengebäude von Plarad mit Parkplatz.
  • 2013 New construction of the administration and production building
  • 2014 Abt. 150 employees in total
  • 2015 New product generation: Electric nutrunner DE1
  • 2016 Tensioner, Torque Control
  • 2017 Electric nutrunner DE1plus, Battery nutrunner DA2
  • 2018 Plarad Service-Mobil – Plarad on-site service
  • 2019 Electric nutrunner DE1-docu & DE1plus-docu
  • 2019 Battery nutrunner DE2-docu
  • 2021 Battery nutrunner DA2motion for water management
  • 2022 Market launch DA2 blue line, 60 years Plarad
  • 2023 Market launch DP2power