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History

1938

 

Start of building of porcelain insulators factory with planned production capacity of 600 tons per year.

 

August 1939

 

Firing of first batch of porcelain insulators

 

1948

 

Nationalisation of the factory.

 

1951 – 1960

 

 

Development of the factory. Achieving of production capacity at the level of 2300 tons per year.

Beginning of exports to Western Europe.

 

1961 – 1965
 

 

Building of new department W30 with  production capacity at the level of 2300 tons per year.  Start of production of long rod insulators and post station insulators for 110kV and large size hollows for 220 kV.

 

1971 – 1980
 

 

 

 

Installation of the most modern machines and equipment.

Production beginning of new material  with high clay content-  C130 class.

Expanding the range of production of long rod insulators for tension to 400kV (160kN and 210kN) and hollow insulators for DFL Switchers for 110kV.

 

1981 – 1990
 

 

Modernisation of the production department W10 and starting of modernisation of the production department W30

 

June 1992

 


 

Change of the ownership - the factory becomes the Joint Stock Company and operates under the current name:

Zakłady Porcelany Elektrotechnicznej "ZAPEL" S.A.

 

1992 – 1994

 

 

Implementation of the quality assurance system according to ISO Standards 9000.

Receiving the quality certificate as meeting the requirements of ISO 9002:1994.

 

1994 – 2000

 

Automation, computerization, development of production range, export development.

 

2000

 

 

Plant restructuring. Uprising capital group:

ZAPEL SA, Zapel Probud Sp.z o.o., Zapel Serwis Sp.z o.o.

 

2001

 

Implementation of the environmental management system according  to ISO 14000.

 

2002

 

100% shares  acquisition of INNOWACJA Sp.z o.o.  aluminum foundry.

 

2006 – 2007

 

Composite insulators branch establishment.

 

2008 – 2012
 

 

Building and  launching of Large Size Hollows Production Department, which  enables the production of ceramic ultra-high voltage hollows up to 1100kV.

 

In ZAPEL S.A.  there is a special place - called IZBA TRADYCJI - TRADITION CHAMBER - where is one of the first coal furnaces to firing porcelain and other equipment from that period, and many other exhibits related to the history of the company.

 

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ZPE ZAPEL S.A.
36-040 Boguchwała
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