HBC news

With a ceremonial opening on October 19, 2024, we successfully completed the largest construction project in company history. To celebrate, the HBC team, HBC’s partners, and the local community enjoyed a well-attended open house event in a perfect setting at our location on Emil-Rathenau-Strasse in Crailsheim.

Exactly 20 years ago, our Spanish subsidiary HBC-radiomatic Ibérica S. L. was founded in Cornellà de Llobregat (Greater Barcelona) – an exceptional occasion that we marked with an exceptional celebration!

We are thrilled to announce the official launch of our new site in Stollberg, located in the Erzgebirge region of eastern Germany. This modern facility in the “Stollberger Tor” commercial park has served as a workspace for our local production team since June 2024; here, they make HBC radio systems to support the production process at our main site in Crailsheim, Baden-Württemberg. The new facility is now also able to provide HBC customers in eastern Germany with even better customer service and replacement parts. Alongside customer service and production, the new site also includes software development.

First-class, state-of-the-art HBC design in the best quality: this is the FSE 416 radio receiver. Its tailor-made equipment package is ideal for the wireless control of hoists and standard industrial cranes. With an UL/CSA 61010-1 and UL/CSA certification 61010-2-201, the FSE 416 is ideally suitable for the North American market.

When operating heavy machinery, only a safe distance is the right distance. Getting too close to an activated machine can be just as dangerous as controlling without seeing the machine and the work environment. The solution is radiomatic^® range control. By detecting the operator’s distance to the machine, this intelligent assistance feature keeps personnel and equipment always in a safe distance. The radiomatic^® range control can be used for proximity or far field control, or both.

As operations and services are becoming more and more automated and digitally connected, product developers and process designers must also account for the possibility of attacks by malicious actors. There is clear evidence that security threats are on the rise, globally and across our industries.

The largest construction project in HBC's history is close to a successful completion. In the last few months, a new building with a total area of ​​around 5,500 square meters, spread over three floors plus basement, was built at our production site in Crailsheim. The new building enables us to significantly expand our production capacities.

Radio remote controls from HBC have been known for their comfortable carrying options for decades. Here, too, we are continuously expanding our offering. A clever carrying device is now available for our tried-and-tested quadrix hand-held transmitter, which also doubles as an optional wall bracket.

First-class products, fast and reliable service and always close to the customer: This is what HBC has stood for since their foundation more than 75 years ago. And to ensure that this remains the case in the future, we continuously invest in the further development of our company and our services. With a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, June 16, 2023, the official start of our new building project in the Ore Mountains / Germany took place. In the next few months, a new production and office facility will be built in the Stollberg industrial park as the “HBC Stollberg” branch.