Manufacture of pressboard and electrical insulating materials for motors, generators and transformers
PUCARO Elektro-Isolierstoffe GmbH
74255 RoigheimNew on Amplifa
About PUCARO
PUCARO Elektro-Isolierstoffe GmbH manufactures flat electrical insulating materials made from pressboard as well as flexible and thermosetting laminates in Roigheim. The product range includes pressboard in rolls and sheets, molded parts made from pressboard, KITs, lead-out systems and thermosetting laminates. Production takes place in series production for the electrical industry, especially for motors and generators, power, distribution and dry-type transformers, reactors, capacitors, instrument transformers and load switches. In addition to its own production, PUCARO offers contract work and customer-specific developments. The company with around 280 employees is the most significant employer in the municipality of Roigheim and traces its origins back to a paper mill founded in 1668; since 2020 it has belonged to Hitachi.
- Site
- Roigheim
- Processes
- Production of flat electrical insulating materials, Molded parts made from pressboard (preserving/shaping of pressboard), Contract work (order manufacturing, e.g. cutting/machining of insulating materials), Customer-specific developments, High-frequency welding (application or process in the product context), Contract work
- Materials
- Pressboard, Flexible Laminates, Thermosetting Laminates
- Certificates
- IATF 16949
- Founded
- 1668
- Employees
- 280
- Industries
- Electrical industry, Motors & Generators, Power Transformers, Oil-filled Distribution Transformers, Dry-type Transformers, Traction Transformers
- 01
Paper manufacturing / pulp processing
- 02
Production of pressboard and laminates
- 03
Preserving/shaping of pressboard into molded parts
- 04
High-frequency welding
- 05
Contract work (cutting/machining)
- 06
Assembly into KITs and lead-out systems
Materials and Products
Pressboard
Flat electrical insulating material made from cellulose, available in rolls and sheets as well as molded parts for transformer and motor insulation.
Flexible Laminates
Flexible insulating laminates for insulation tasks in electrical machines.
Thermosetting Laminates
Rigid and switchable laminates for insulation components subjected to mechanical and electrical stress.
Location
Roigheim
DEMain site / plant
- Materials
- Pressboard, Flexible Laminates, Thermosetting Laminates
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production of flat electrical insulating materialsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Pressboard, Flexible Laminates, Thermosetting Laminates |
| Molded parts made from pressboard (preserving/shaping of pressboard)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Pressboard |
| Contract work (order manufacturing, e.g. cutting/machining of insulating materials)Machining | – | – | – | – | Pressboard, Flexible Laminates, Thermosetting Laminates |
| Customer-specific developmentsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| High-frequency welding (application or process in the product context)Joining | – | – | – | – | Flexible Laminates |
Additional services
Quality
PUCARO is certified according to IATF 16949; the expansion of laboratories and testing stations for the development and improvement of products is part of the company's history.
| Evidence | Roigheim |
|---|---|
| IATF 16949 |
History
- 1667
Jobst Rödter purchases the upper grinding mill in Roigheim and establishes a paper mill
- 1683
Introduction of a watermark featuring the Ravensburger double tower
- 1740
The paper mill passes from the Rödter family to Paul Häuser
- 1840
The paper mill is first explicitly referred to as a paper factory
- 1872
Christian Authenrieth acquires the paper factory; introduction of industrial technology
- 1893
Constantin Authenrieth takes over the factory; brand name PUCARO (pressboard and cardboard factory Roigheim)
- 1929
Günther Authenrieth takes over the family business
- 1952
Bernhard Authenrieth continues the company after the death of his father
- 1989
Sale of the PUCARO plant to ABB Figeholms Bruk (Sweden); PUCARO becomes the company name
- 1991
Division into the business units Transformer Insulation and Motor Insulation
- 1996
Acquisition by Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), Mannheim
- 2020
New owner: Hitachi