
Manufacture of spring steel wire and steel wire from Ø 0.5 to 10.0 mm for springs, ropes and industrial applications.

Drahtwerk Wagener GmbH & Co. KG
AltenaNew on Amplifa
About Us
Drahtwerk Wagener GmbH & Co. KG produces in Altena (Sauerland) spring steel wire and steel wire in accordance with current national and international standards as well as individual customer specifications. The product range includes steel wire for technical springs and industrial ropes, spring steel wire for upholstery springs, wire for rolling and coiling, screen steel wires, spoke wires, square and flat wires as well as specialty wire for steel wire shot. Spring steel wires are manufactured in the diameter range from 0.5 to 10.0 mm. Customers of the wires include, among others, the automotive industry, agricultural applications, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. The company was formed in January 2016 through the merger of the two traditional firms Drahtwerk Altena and Wagener Stahldraht and looks back on more than 150 years of experience in wire drawing. It belongs to the KÜNNE Group, additionally offers dressing and processing services and is a member of the Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection Network Draht.
- Site
- Altena
- Processes
- Spring steel wire production (wire drawing) Ø 0.5 – 10.0 mm, Production of steel wire for technical springs, Production of steel wire for industrial ropes, Production of spring steel wire for upholstery springs, Steel wire for rolling and coiling, Screen steel wires, Spoke wires, Square and flat wires
- Materials
- Spring steel wire, Steel wire
- Certificates
- Internal process auditor VDA 6.3 (TÜV)
- Employees
- 51–200
- Industries
- Automotive industry, Agricultural applications, Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering
- 01
Wire drawing
- 02
Dressing and processing
Materials and Processes
Spring steel wire
Spring steel wire from Ø 0.5 to 10.0 mm for technical springs, upholstery springs and industrial applications.
Steel wire
Steel wire among other things for industrial ropes, screen wires, spoke wires and for rolling and coiling.
Locations

Altena
DEProduction site / Head office
- Materials
- Spring steel wire, Steel wire
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring steel wire production (wire drawing) Ø 0.5 – 10.0 mmForming | – | – | – | – | Spring steel, Steel |
| Production of steel wire for technical springsForming | – | – | – | – | Steel, Spring steel |
| Production of steel wire for industrial ropesForming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Production of spring steel wire for upholstery springsForming | – | – | – | – | Spring steel |
| Steel wire for rolling and coilingForming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Screen steel wiresForming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Spoke wiresForming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Square and flat wiresForming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Specialty wire for steel wire shotForming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
Additional services
Quality
The head of the quality department is qualified as an internal process auditor in accordance with VDA 6.3 (TÜV). Production is carried out according to national and international standards as well as individual customer specifications.
| Evidence | Altena |
|---|---|
| Internal process auditor VDA 6.3 (TÜV) |
History
- 2016
Merger of the traditional companies Drahtwerk Altena and Wagener Stahldraht to form Drahtwerk Wagener (commercial register announcement 12.01.2016)