History

The Nimmer and Nahmer river valleys have shaped the history of the cold rolling industry in Hohenlimburg. These valleys are regarded as the birthplace of cold rolling in this area.
 
As early as the fourteenth century “Osemund Hammer Mills” forged iron into a sought-after commodity. The special softness of the Osemund iron was much appreciated as it made the subsequent processing much easier.
 
"Osemund iron" was not only traded in the iron markets of Cologne and Soest and recorded in the customs registers of English and Flemish cities, but also known as "Osemund from Mark Brandenburg" throughout the Baltic.
 
Local hard working men utilised the abundant waterpower and the characteristic of the Osemund iron in their home valleys to draw wire. They soon realised that it was more precise and cost effective to form the wire on simple forged rollers.
 
However, these rollers wore out after a short period of time and had to be replaced frequently.
 
The young Alfred Krupp eventually succeeded in 1830, after various failed trials, to manufacture hardened and ground crucible steel rolls. The first pair of rolls was supplied to Johann Peter Hüsecken,
 
A new era in the history of cold rolling had begun and over the years cold rolling technology was constantly improved and refined.
 
Despite our fascination with progress it should be remembered that the experience and knowledge of previous generations made the concepts and construction of modern cold rolling mills what they are today.
 
Hüsecken integrated these traditional values into modern technology. A quality certification issued in 1804 sets the high standard the company strives to maintain: "…that the wire from Limburg is altogether of excellent quality."