Construction of the first building and business start-up.
At this time, HOWAG had no neighbours. Over time, the community of Wohlen has expanded around our premises.

Development of the ETIRO® cable by Mr. Hollenweger.
This is a patented spiral cable in which additional nylon fibres where incorporated in order to strengthen the reset force.

Start of plastic extrusion.
HOWAG is Europe’s leading manufacturer of telephone connection cables.

Change of owner: the Greutert family takes over the business from the Breitschmids.

Division of HOWAG into HOWAG Kabel AG and HOWAG Kunststoffe AG.

Certification after the latest ISO DIS 9001:2000 standard

RoHS conformity
Fulfilment of the RoHS directive
Conversion of the entire production to lead-free soft-soldering and tin-plating to RoHS conformity.
In cooperation with our suppliers, all our products are manufactured to comply with the RoHS directives.

70 years HOWAG Kabel AG
Throughout Switzerland, many companies in fields such as equipment manufacturing and mechanical engineering, medical, automotive and lighting engineering, electronics assembly, etc., rely on HOWAG Kabel AG.

Modern, large, perfect: HOWAG Kabel AG relocates!
We relocate after more than 70 years in Wohlen. HOWAG moves to a location with advanced infrastructure. With more space, we can expand and modernise our machinery.

ISO 9001:2008
Certification to the latest ISO DIS 9001: 2008 standard

New ERP System is online

HOWAG Kabel AG
Silostrasse 1
CH-5606 Dintikon

Telefon: +41 56 676 76 76

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