Design and manufacture of bridge and gantry cranes, electric wire rope hoists and crane components from our own steel construction in Remscheid.
KULI Hebezeuge – Helmut Kempkes GmbH
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About KULI Hebezeuge
KULI Hebezeuge – Helmut Kempkes GmbH is a German family-owned company in its third generation, headquartered in Remscheid. The company designs and produces bridge and gantry cranes, electric wire rope hoists and crane components such as fin-cooled motors, planetary gearboxes, rope drums made from seamless steel tube and custom-built control systems. Production takes place at two plants in Remscheid on approximately 17,000 m² of industrial floor space, with its own mechanical and electrical workshop as well as in-house steel construction for welded structures. Raw materials and accessory components are sourced almost entirely from German production. Customers include the automotive and engine manufacturing, chemical and plant engineering, mechanical engineering, wood and paper industries, steel trading as well as the environmental and energy sectors; as a supplier, KULI also serves crane manufacturers and service companies. The products are in use in over 120 countries, some in continuous operation for more than 40 years.
- Site
- Remscheid
- Processes
- Welded structures / in-house steel construction, Motor manufacturing (fin-cooled electric wire rope hoist motors), Planetary gearbox manufacturing, Rope drum manufacturing from seamless steel tube, Custom production of control systems (electrical workshop), Manufacture of bridge and gantry cranes as well as crane components and electric wire rope hoists, Design, In-house steel construction
- Materials
- Steel
- Certificates
- ÖKOPROFIT, RAL Quality Assurance Association for Crane Services (GKS)
- Founded
- 1922
- Employees
- 100
- Industries
- Automotive and engine manufacturing, Chemical and plant engineering, Manufacturing companies, Wood and paper industry, Crane manufacturers, Mechanical engineering
- 01
Design
- 02
Steel construction / welded structures
- 03
Mechanical manufacturing (motors, gearboxes, rope drums)
- 04
Electrical workshop (control system production)
- 05
Assembly
- 06
Crane service & remote maintenance
Materials & Processes
Steel
Material for welded structures in our own steel construction as well as for rope drums made from seamless steel tube.
Locations
Remscheid
DEMain site with Plant 1 and Plant 2 Großhülsberg
- Part weight / size
- up to 63,000 kg (electric wire rope hoist capacity)
- Materials
- Steel
- Steel construction
- Mechanical workshop
- Electrical workshop
- Motor manufacturing
- Planetary gearbox manufacturing
- Rope drum manufacturing
Components & Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welded structures / in-house steel constructionJoining | – | – | – | – | Stahl |
| Motor manufacturing (fin-cooled electric wire rope hoist motors)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Planetary gearbox manufacturingAssembly | – | – | – | – | Stahl |
| Rope drum manufacturing from seamless steel tubeAssembly | – | – | – | – | Stahl |
| Custom production of control systems (electrical workshop)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of bridge and gantry cranes as well as crane components and electric wire rope hoistsAssembly | – | – | 63000 kg (strongest 4-fall | – | – |
Additional services
Quality & Associations
As a founding member of the RAL Quality Assurance Association for Crane Services (GKS), KULI subjects itself to binding quality and testing regulations that are regularly monitored by external inspectors. In 2016, the company received the ÖKOPROFIT certification for resource efficiency.
| Evidence | Remscheid |
|---|---|
| RAL Quality Assurance Association for Crane Services (GKS) | |
| ÖKOPROFIT |
Company History
- 1922
Production of the first electric KULI chain hoist in Remscheid
- 1947
Founding of the Kempkes company by Helmut Kempkes in Duisburg
- 1952
Production of the first crane in Duisburg
- 1957
Purchase of the KULI production facility in Remscheid by Helmut Kempkes
- 1959
Merger of the two companies at the Remscheid site
- 1962
Production of the first radio-controlled working crane in Germany
- 1979
Opening of the second plant in the Remscheid-Großhülsberg industrial area; appointment of Dipl.-Ing. Heinz Helmut Kempkes to the management
- 1980
Major fire at Plant 1 in Remscheid and start of reconstruction
- 1995
Production of the strongest 4-fall electric wire rope hoist in the world with 63,000 kg capacity
- 1999
Founding member of the RAL Quality Assurance Association for Crane Services (GKS)
- 2005
Founding member of the Intralogistics Research Association (IFL)
- 2009
Appointment of Dr.-Ing. Helmut Oliver Kempkes to the management
- 2011
Exhibition of a complete double-girder crane with 63,000 kg at CeMAT in Hanover
- 2014
Presentation of an ultra-compact single-girder crane according to DIN EN 13001/DIN EN 15011 at CeMAT
- 2016
ÖKOPROFIT certification for resource efficiency
- 2018
Introduction of a crane control system with remote access
- 2019
Market launch of a frequency-controlled crane with energy recovery at bauma Munich
- 2022
100th anniversary