Screw Making Machines  Manufacturers, Traders, Suppliers

Founded in the year 1962, HELMUT STEINFELS GMBH & CO. KG today is one of the most important enterprise for the world-wide trade with second-hand machines for the wire and fastener industry. Our good relations with a multitude of producer and manufacturers of machines as well as the fast settlement between our customers and suppliers enabled us to reach this position in the market segment mentioned above.

Precision. Innovation. Integration.

WAFIOS Umformtechnik GmbH is one of the leading manufacturers of innovative machines and tools for cold and warm forming with the traditional brands HILGELAND, KIESERLING, EW MENN and NUTAP.
Our product portfolio focuses on modern cold forming machines for the efficient and high-precision production of fastening elements (e.g. screws) from wire in various metals and alloys.
In addition, our integrated solutions are rounded off by machines for machining, durable quality tools and our comprehensive service.
We offer you optimally coordinated system solutions. Our spectrum ranges from indenting, double-pressure and multi-stage forming machines to thread rolling machines, pointing and pointing machines and nut threading machines. With our expert knowledge of tool development, including feasibility studies and stage plans, you can extend your productivity and quality lead over the competition.
Our tools - in particular the thread rolling dies for screw production - are used worldwide due to their unique properties and set standards.

Lichthart Co. is a wholesaler for tools used in the bolt fastening industry.
The Company attempts to ensure customer-oriented order handling by tapping into the professional competence and performance of our US partner, Reed-Rico. A modern communication system and a comprehensive warehouse stocking more than 2000 different items ensure the fastest possible execution of any order.
The Company was founded in 1972 by Fritz Lichthart as an industrial procurement agency. The Company’s business seat at the time was in Hagen. In 1976, Horst Opitz entered the Company to continue at the helm initially as a partner and subsequently as a successor to the firm’s founder.
The premises in Hagen soon became too small so that the first relocation was required in 1981. A decision was made in favour of Lüdenscheid. The newly rented premises were located in Ludwigstraße. This allowed easy collection and fast access to tools for a series of local customers.
The tool range on offer was continuously matched to customer needs. However, soon warehouse capacities allowed no further extension while the office premises, too, no longer met the increasing demand for space.
In 1985, Wilfried Lichthart entered the Company. The firm’s founder, Fritz Lichthart, passed away two years later after which management was taken over by Wilfried Lichthart and Horst Opitz.
In 1992, the decision was made to purchase a piece of real estate. Due to its good accessibility to public traffic, the Freisenberg industrial park was selected as the new location. Construction began in 1994 and in June 1995, the Company was able to move into its new domicile at Römerweg 21.
The floor space of 800 sq.m. creates the right conditions to meet customer demands flexibly and in a more personal manner.
Shortly after moving into the new premises, Wilfried Lichthart passed away in October 1995 and Horst Opitz assumed the sole management.
Today, the Company employs 10 qualified employees who give their best to offer customers in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and other European countries optimal service.