1949
Opening of an electrical installation shop in Herbern by master electrician Josef Krampe
1953/54
First registration for the sale and repair of television sets in the district of Luedinghausen
1957
Registration of a patent for an automatic cable rewinder for dry shaver
ca. 1962
Ribbon cable pliers with stripper by JOKARI from the early 1960's years
1963/64
Change of the Wiring Regulations: Lead and tin coats were no longer used in the cable production, as this was a huge burden for the workers when they installed the cable in the electrical trade. Furthermore, the risk that the inner conductors were damaged during exposure, was very high. In practice, every second or third stripping was faulty and had to be carried out again. This had an enormous material consumption.
Instead cables were introduced with a plastic sheath now. This innovative way of achieving wire, with the result that new editing tools were needed. And Josef Krampe had an idea how he could strip this plastic-sheathed cables quickly and safely. The birth of JOKARI cable knife had come.
1965
Development model of the first Jokari wire stripper No.8
1965-66
The master electrician presented his invention, the kable knife, to countless reputable companies. But Josef Krampe found no buyers, who wanted to record the tool in their range.
1966
Josef Krampe receives the patent for the first cable knife - today the original Jokari knife is frequently copied
1967
first design version of the wire stripper No.8
1967-68
The tool was presented at the Hanover Fair and a success. Suddenly interested parties were present, who recognized the importance of the new JOKARI cable knife, it instantly integrated into the tool program and the forced sale. Josef Krampe now found an opening in the wire-processing and invented even more stripping tool, for example, cable strippers and wire strippers.
1969
"Foundation of the company JOKARI. The name "JOKARI" consists of the following components:"
1974
From the garage manufacture and electro installation shop an industrial plant now emerged. Due to the sales success a new production hall with office building had to be built.
1978
Engineering model of an automatic wire stripper emerged at the end of the 1970s.
1978
First JOKARI wire stripper with plastic body, but this version was never sold.
1981
Prototype Model Super No.4 beginning of the 1980s
1982
Prototype of the Jokari cable sheath splitter - finished model early 1980s, never occurred to Sales
1983
The electric installation and television shop was abandoned and from then Jokari fully concentrated on the development of stripping tools. Maria and Heiner Grosserichte now form the second generation in management.
1984
Expansion of production both by attaching additional parts of production hall and through the establishment of a own injection molding production.
1988
One central distributor did operate the marketing of JOKARI Stripping tools for 20 years, 1988 JOKARI bears the challenge and starts its own global distribution of the products.
1989
JOKARI's own first-time presence at an international event: the International Hardware Fair in Cologne.
1990-2000
Expansion of the distribution network by attracting national and international customers. Driven by the success and the extended market knowledge, more tools have been developed and brought to market with success. Especially the cable-strippers play an important role in the installation technique of electrics. In addition to the cable diameter, these tools are now a important part of the fast and secure wire processing in industry and crafts.
1997
Josef Krampe with the patent pending automatic bicycle saddle
1999
New manufacturing techniques such as the two-component handles are inserted in JOKARI. Expansion of the machinery.
2000
Josef Krampe with the patented gutters ornament
2001
Visit of Angela Merkel at JOKARI. On a tour through the Munsterland she stoped at JOKARI, to see the production. Background is the social responsibility that contributes JOKARI. Several precursors of the production are made in charitable institutions
2004
Expansion of production through purchase of additional land and expand of the storage capacity.
2006
With Carsten Bünnigmann as general manager of JOKARI, the entrepeneurial family's third generation is introduced. JOKARI is valued as a reliable partner and receives requests from around the world to develop stripping solutions.
2009
Expansion of production and office space with transition to alternative energy sources such as heat pumps and photovoltaic system.
2010
New brand identity of the company. Solutions for industrial wiring are pursued and several innovations are added to the entire range annually.
2011
JOKARI implements a cable database for tool recommendation: a whole new definition of knowledge transfer.
2012
Josef Krampe dies at the age of 97 years. His granddaughter Andrea Bünnigmann becomes general managing partner and officially completes the management.
2012
Social media is used actively by JOKARI: Facebook and Twitter are becoming popular communication channels in the overall strategy of the company.
2012
Revision of Coaxial cable stripper and introduction of Secura Coaxi No.1
2013
The international orientation of JOKARI is actively enhanced by participation in trade fairs in Beijing and Tokyo.
2015
The most distant exhibition of our company’s history: JOKARI exhibits in Auckland, New Zealand.
2016
A new generation of the cable knife. The System 4-70 offers more flexibility and comfort and fulfills the increasing demands on work protection.
2017
Social media is playing a more and more important role in our corporate communication. JOKARI intensifies its own news channel about electrical engineering.
2018
Every day many people visit the JOKARI homepage. The purchase inquiries are forwarded quickly and directly with the RetailConnect Program to the online shops of our sales partners.
2019
20,000 followers on Facebook. JOKARI reports in three languages via social media on many channels.
2020
In February 2020, JOKARI invited selected influencers from the electrical engineering and installation sectors to join them for an exclusive look behind the scenes.
2020
Due to the Corona pandemic, production processes and shift schedules were adjusted and all hygiene and protective measures were taken and implemented immediately. A large proportion of the administrative staff shifted their workplaces to home offices on a rotating basis.
2020
Thanks to the upgrade to the AS-Interface Pro, JOKARI offers the answer to the changed concerns in the processing of AS-Interface cables.
2020
Environmental protection through recycling: conversion of all blister packaging to 100% recyclate from PET bottles.
2021
March 2021: The in-house developed robotics and automation systems support production.
2021
As an alternative to the cancelled spring trade shows, we held the 1st JOKARI Digital Customer Event.
2021
A new storage hall was put into operation to expand storage capacity.
2021
Frank J. Goebbels joins the JOKARI management team on August 1. Maria Grosserichter, daughter of the company founder Josef Krampe, retires.
2021
After more than 1.5 years of abstinence due to the corona pandemic, we are finally diving back into the trade fair in November with Productronica in Munich. The new JOKARI booth was used for the first time.
2022
With the new X-Frame product family, JOKARI is launching the new generation of its unique wire strippers.
2022
The new cable stripper PV-Strip makes it easier to work with solar cables and has been designed for further developed PV cables and the most common connector types. With this product, JOKARI meets the multiple requests of numerous users.
From electric shop to specialist for cable & wire stripping tools - For more than 50 years the name Jokari has been standing globally for high-quality wire strippers made in Germany. Already led by the third generation of the family of the founder we assert oneself as an international acting company. But of course we started as a small company when the Krampe couple founded an electric and hifi shop in 1949. Almost every day they got insights into their costumers´ wishes, and by the time master electrician Josef Krampe saw where technics were in need of improvement. On this grounds he invented a couple of years later the revolutionary and patented Jokari-knife that made the painstaking wire stripping a lot easier. The grat success encouraged Josef Krampe to build up a manufacturing firm for wire strippers. By doing so the former craft business became a nationally and internationally successful industrial company. We act globally and have a worldwide sales network for our tools. We continually broaden our product range, realize innovative ideas and stabilize our leading position as a renowned producer for precision tools in stripping and dismantling technology.
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