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Competence in high-pressure technology is our main goal: KAMAT has spent decades building its reputation as a leading international supplier of high-pressure systems for pumping fluids. But this is no reason for us to rest on our laurels! Yesterday’s success stories are not the message our customers want to hear – our job is to meet the new market demands of today and tomorrow. We like to take on the challenge and prove our strength by assessing the task at hand, developing ideas and then implementing the solution at full throttle.

What does “high pressure” mean? There are two answers to this question: Firstly, high pressure is the technology used to generate pressures of up to 4,000 bar for even the most challenging applications. Metaphorically, it also stands for the way we approach each new challenge with energy and enthusiasm. How do we ensure such “high pressure performance” in every time? By listening to our customers. Understanding the customer’s problem is the basis for finding the perfect solution. At the heart of every solution is a powerful high-pressure pump, selected from a wide range of performance options. Flexibility is just one of our strengths: the types of machines available range from pump units for cleaning tasks to custom-designed machines for special applications in a wide range of industries worldwide.

Our headquarters are located in Witten, a town in the heart of the Ruhr area. Our highly skilled and motivated engineers and production staff take pride in designing and manufacturing high quality products that our customers can rely on. This quality is not left to chance: Our quality management system is certified to EN ISO 9001:2008 in all aspects of development, design, manufacturing, sales and distribution.

On an international basis, KAMAT relies on the established cooperation with original equipment manufacturers and plant builders who manufacture high pressure systems using KAMAT products. This global KAMAT sales network acts as a local KAMAT representative, ensuring competence and reliability in terms of function, service and maintenance.

Sometimes moved pictures can tell a better story than words

Take a look at our short movie here in media, showing you the path, that products take. From the order to the finished high-pressure units that keep putting a smile onto our customers faces.

The pump range is extended up to 1500 kW drive power. This gives KAMAT a leading role in the steel and mining industries. Competence in the process industry in particular is gradually expanded. Pressure testing equipment also became increasingly important, especially in hydrogen technology.

Building on success has always been an essential aspect of running a business: looking beyond the end of the day is what makes a business fit for the future, both in the development and manufacture of products and in the management of the company.

So 2012 was the year of many changes:

The administration and production facilities were expanded and modernised, with a focus on improved work processes. Production was given its own facility close to the old site, with unmanned shifts. The existing factory has also been expanded to include a modern paint shop and a new 1MW (megawatt) test bench.

After 38 years of successful management, Dipl.-Ing. Karl J. Sprakel handed over responsibility to the next generation in 2012: Dipl.-Ing. Jan G. Sprakel and Dr.-Ing. Andreas Wahl took over the management of the company. Since then, Karl J. Sprakel has supported the company with his experience as Chairman of the Advisory Board. In October 2014, KAMAT Pumpen GmbH & Co. KG was renamed KAMAT GmbH & Co. KG.

Dipl.-Ing. Jan G. Sprakel and Dipl.-Ök. Dirk K. Sprakel joined the company after completing their studies. Jan G. Sprakel was involved in the technical development of the products as an engineer and took over the technical management in 2000. Dirk K. Sprakel became head of the ‘water mist’ project, a new product branch of KAMAT, focusing on fire fighting with water mist. In 1997, this division was spun off into the company FOGTEC with Dirk K. Sprakel as Managing Director. This allowed both companies to develop their respective core competencies.

In addition to the opportunities offered by organic growth, Sprakel, an engineer and good businessman, also seized the opportunity to acquire Hochdruck-Apparatebau Witten in 1983. At the time, Witten’s drive components were an excellent addition to the product range. The merged companies moved together to the Witten-Annen industrial estate and from then on operated under the name KAMAT Pumps. Thanks to intensive research and development, the company became one of the market leaders in high-pressure technology. Success ensured that the production area had to be doubled in 1987.

In 1979, the American parent company separated from its European subsidiary. The managing director at the time, Karl J. Sprakel, seized the opportunity: He took over the company and continued its development under the name Myers-Europe Pumpen. Even then, the new owner recognised the key factors for future market success: development & improvement and an international sales network. These were to be promoted.

KAMAT’s origins date back to 1 January 1974: Myers Europe GmbH was founded in Essen, Germany, as the European subsidiary of a major American pump manufacturer, concentrating on the production of triplex high-pressure plunger pumps. By 1979, the company had developed a complete range of high pressure pumps and accessories.