= Reflectors, = lights, = Automotive, = Delineators
Creation of the parent company of Plastimat in Rheda-Wiedenbrück / Westfalen:
S.u.M. GmbH & Co. KG
Main products: Delineators, plastic parts
New manufacturing process for self-supporting delineators
Patent STEH-AUF-System (retractable delineators)
Production of delineators in plastic injection molding
Production / new development of special reflectors: e.g. Bicycle-spoke reflectors
Stations for the road database
Production of 7-pin connectors for cars including accessories
Production of approx. 40 million bike spoke reflectors (legal regulation for bicycles) as well as reflectors for front and taillight
Construction of the first tools for 13-pin connectors for passenger cars according to the pre-standard, now DIN11446 according to standard, developed by FAKRA (Technical Committee of Motor Vehicles)
1985/86: Production of 13-pin connectors, also for today's competitors
Purchase of Plastimat in Oranienburg
Combined production in Oranienburg and Rheda-Wiedenbrück
Production / development / design of tools and serial parts for cars and commercial vehicles in Oranienburg
Production of all delineators in three production systems :
Extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, so that all demands can be offered in Europe Manufacturing / development of plastic parts for well-known industrial suppliers, e.g. Webasto
Manufacture of rear lights for tail-lifts "Hula-Blitz" (legal regulation), as well as other lights
Construction design and tooling as a development supplier
Start of development of connectors-systems for cars and commercial vehicles
Market launch of today's sockets for the OEM systems in the passenger car sector
Development of new sockets 13-pole for retractable trailer towbars
Manufacture of cable sets for OEM
Production of ready-to-crimp contacts made of brass on curved and CNC-controlled circular stroke machines with 8 stations for simultaneous machining of the outlines including fully automatic screwing, crimping and fitting of inner springs
Special focusing on reflectors for OEM
1999-2004: Certification DIN EN ISO 9001 in Oranienburg and Rheda-Wiedenbrück
2000-2010: Annual expansion of production in all sectors
Production of approx. 80 million plastic parts for all industrial sectors
Certification ISO TS 16949 in Oranienburg and Rheda-Wiedenbrück
Certification DIN EN ISO 14001 in Rheda-Wiedenbrück
2004/2005: Creation of Plastimat Poland for the production of electrical coils
Further development of the car sockets into "watertight version on both sides" for standard and for pivoting tow bars. Easy to use and easy to install
Development of new LED luminaires for industrial / residential areas
Development "watertight" socket for commercial vehicle
Outsourcing of LED luminaires for energy saving in separate company
In the production fields of delineators, reflectors, trailer sockets :
Leading producer in Europe with a production "Made in Germany"
Production: approx. 265 employees
Use of approx. 64 robots
Production area: approx. 24,000 sqm
Production sites: Oranienburg and Rheda-Wiedenbrück
PLASTIMAT GmbH takes over from SWAREFLEX GmbH, a company of the Swarovski-Group, the development, production and distribution of reflector products for the application in road traffic