We sand history.

Karl Heesemann is a central figure in the history of sanding. In 1933, at the age of 24, the engineer decided to further develop the sliding table belt sander. Four years later, many customers and interested parties have been at the Leipzig Trade Fair – but they had to wait a long time for their own Heesemann due to a ban on the production of woodworking machines during the Second World War.

After the war, the company stood for the German economic miracle like no other. In the 50s and 60s in particular, many fundamental and trend-setting innovations emerged that are still used throughout the industry today. We have retained Karl Heesemann’s innovative strength during this time – because it was only thanks to her that, it was possible to repeatedly be a central source of inspiration in this industry.