Development and delivery of custom special cables, hybrid cables and combination cables for industrial applications
CABEOS Spezialkabel GmbH
74243 Langenbrettach, GermanyNew on Amplifa
About CABEOS
CABEOS Spezialkabel GmbH, headquartered in Langenbrettach, is a globally active supplier of special cables and cable systems. The company develops and designs custom special cables and hybrid cables, including combination cables with low and high voltage in a single cable, drag chain cables, sensor cables, hose packages, pushrod cables, CCTV and camera cables, drum-windable data cables, drawwire encoder cables, inspection cables and cables for spring-loaded cable drums. Production takes place through intelligent networking with various production partners, with the products implemented as MADE in GERMANY. Customers come from industries such as mechanical and plant engineering, drilling and well construction, robotics, painting technology, metrology and medical technology. The company is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and supports customers as early as the product development phase with application engineering and design expertise. In 2024, more than 400 km of pushrod cables were delivered, with an export share of 25%.
- Site
- Langenbrettach
- Processes
- Development, design and application engineering of custom special cables and, Delivery of pushrod cables – more than 400 km in 2024, Supplier/manufacturing of: special cables, hybrid cables (e.g. combination of power supply, video, Quality management according to ISO 9001:2015 (certification by DEKRA Certification GmbH), Development and design of custom special cables, Application engineering, Development support during the product development phase, Logistics
- Materials
- Copper, Cable Design, Hybrid Cables
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Industries
- Mechanical and plant engineering, Drilling technology / well construction, Robotics, Painting technology / painting systems, Metrology, Medical technology
- 01
Consultation and matching of the requirements profile
- 02
Development and design of the special cable
- 03
Application engineering and development support
- 04
Manufacturing via networked production partners
- 05
Logistics and delivery
Materials and Processes
Copper
Copper conductors in the special and hybrid cables developed by CABEOS.
Cable Design
Development and design of custom special cables and hybrid cables including application engineering.
Hybrid Cables
Combination of power supply, video and data lines as well as pressure hose in a single cable.
Locations
Langenbrettach
DEHeadquarters, development, design and warehouse
- Materials
- Copper
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development, design and application engineering of custom special cables andEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Delivery of pushrod cables – more than 400 km in 2024Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Supplier/manufacturing of: special cables, hybrid cables (e.g. combination of power supply, videoAssembly | – | – | – | – | Copper (conductor) |
| Quality management according to ISO 9001:2015 (certification by DEKRA Certification GmbH)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
CABEOS Spezialkabel GmbH is certified to ISO 9001:2015 by DEKRA Certification GmbH; the monitored quality management ensures consistently high quality.
| Evidence | Langenbrettach |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1995
Volker Lichtinghagen becomes head of design and development at a medium-sized cable factory.
- 1997
Head of development and sales at a Stuttgart-based special cable supplier.
- 2006
Founding of the Lichtinghagen engineering office: special cable designs and developments as well as expert assessments of cable damage on moving cables.
- 2008
Gradual build-up of the sales organization.
- 2009
Founding of Cabeos GmbH, headquartered in Langenbrettach.
- 2011
Certification to ISO 9001:2008 by DEKRA.
- 2012
Development of a special cable for an artificial heart in collaboration with RWTH Aachen University.
- 2013
Expansion of warehouse capacities.
- 2014
Re-certification ISO 9001:2008; revenue plus 45% compared to 2013.
- 2015
Downturn in the oil drilling platform camera technology segment, nevertheless 6% revenue growth.
- 2016
Delivery of special cables for the inspection of nuclear power plants (France); acquisition of a full-service supplier to the logistics and agricultural machinery sector; revenue plus 18%.
- 2017
Certification to ISO 9001:2015 by DEKRA.
- 2018
Revenue plus 22%; headcount of the CABEOS Group rises to 25.
- 2019
Export share over 15%; revenue plus 19%; warehouse space expanded by 300 pallet spaces.
- 2020
Most successful year since the company was founded, despite COVID-19.
- 2024
More than 400 km of pushrod cables delivered; export share 25%; an independent IT company is part of the CABEOS Group.