Development and manufacture of industrial radio remote controls for cranes, machinery and custom applications
HBC-radiomatic GmbH
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About HBC-radiomatic
HBC-radiomatic GmbH develops and manufactures industrial radio remote controls for cranes, machinery, vehicles and custom special applications. The family-owned company, founded in 1947 by Alfred Huber and Martin Brendel in Crailsheim and originally started as a radio-technology laboratory, offers radio transmitters, radio receivers, data radio systems and radio systems for explosion-protected areas. Production is carried out with a vertical integration of around 90 % at the company's own production facility in Crailsheim, including in-house component manufacturing and self-developed and self-manufactured control elements such as master switches and linear levers; housings are offered in plastic or aluminium with protection rating IP 65. With around 500 employees worldwide, an export share of over 60 %, six foreign subsidiaries and a sales and service network in more than 40 countries, HBC-radiomatic delivers worldwide — from steelworks and drilling platforms to large construction sites. The offering is complemented by frequency management procedures, service concepts and consulting on approvals and cybersecurity.
- Site
- Crailsheim
- Processes
- On-site consulting and radio field measurement, Support with radio approvals/frequency management, Commissioning support, Service concepts (radiomatic iLOG, merlin), Spare parts and replacement transmitter service, Live video transmission (radiomatic photon), Data radio solutions, Cybersecurity consulting (white papers, CRA)
- Materials
- Plastic (housing), Aluminium (housing), Plastic, Aluminium
- Certificates
- EMERGENCY-STOP PL d, Category 3 according to EN ISO 13849-1:2015 (data radio)
- Founded
- 1947
- Employees
- approx. 500 (worldwi
- Industries
- Industrial cranes & hoists, Construction cranes, Construction machinery, Vehicle technology, Conveying technology & intralogistics, Mining & drilling technology
- 01
Research and development
- 02
Component manufacturing (Crailsheim)
- 03
Control element manufacturing (master switches, linear levers)
- 04
Assembly of the radio systems
- 05
Consulting, radio field measurement and approval support
- 06
Commissioning and worldwide service
Materials and Technologies
Plastic
Housing material for data radio transmitters, among others in the HR168, HR270 and HR360 housings with protection rating IP 65.
Aluminium
Housing material for data radio transmitters for industrial use with protection rating IP 65.
Industries
Additional services
Quality and Safety
The data radio systems feature an EMERGENCY-STOP with Performance Level d, Category 3 according to EN ISO 13849-1:2015, as well as protection against short circuits, ground faults and cross faults through dual-channel independent reading of the STOP function. HBC offers a 3-year warranty on key components such as master switches, linear levers and circuit boards.
| Evidence | Crailsheim |
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| EMERGENCY-STOP PL d, Category 3 according to EN ISO 13849-1:2015 (data radio) |