Our Story
About ENKOTEC
It all began in 1981 when we invented the groundbreaking rotary forming principle, allowing wire feeding, wire cutting and nail head forming to take place in one continuous process of rotating movements. The rotary principle was founded during a research project between the Technical University of Copenhagen and NKT wireworks - name ENKOTEC is a play on words derived from combining ”NKT” and "Technology”. Since our creation, ENKOTEC has been synonymous with high-speed operations and high-quality outputs.
With over 40 years of experience, we are true industry experts with an in-depth understanding of the market and the challenges that our customers face. ENKOTEC are more than just a supplier, we are a life-long partner with one clear goal: to help our clients develop and optimise their wire nail business. We develop our nail manufacturing solutions and services in close contact with our customers, based on long-term partnerships. This means we are constantly evolving to meet the needs of the market.
We provide competitive nail solutions ranging from stand-alone machines to complete nail production plants, and our customer base goes from small businesses with one nail machine to big international groups totalling more than 50 nail machines and accessory equipment. We supply nail manufacturing machinery to customers all over the world and are proud to be global leaders in the industry.
Furthermore, all our nail manufacturing machinery is developed and produced in our own factory, situated in Denmark, allowing us to ensure that all our machines meet our high standards of quality.
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Our History
ENKOTEC has been revolutionising the nail manufacturing industry since 1981.
We are constantly evolving in order to bring you the world's most innovative nail production solutions including hardware, software, and consultancy.
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1981
A research project between the Technical University in Copenhagen and NKT Wire Works in Middelfart led to the invention of the new rotary forming principle and the creation of the rotary nail machine, which revolutionised the nail industry.
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1980s
During the 80's ENKOTEC began to grow as a company and moved from Middelfart to Skanderborg. This was in order to implement a merger with Bilwinco Weighing & Packaging Systems, which lasted for 10 years.
In 1989, a subsidiary company was established in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, the ENKOTEC Company, Inc., for North American sales and services.
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1990s
The rotary nail machine became a great Danish export success, due to the rotary forming advantages such as: high speed, high nail quality, compact design, user-friendliness, fewer operators required, the possibility of automation, low noise and clean, low-energy production.
By the mid-1990s, more than 400 ENKOTEC rotary nail machines had been put into operation in nail plants all over the world. After sales became an increasingly important part of the company business, as wear and spare parts were required to keep the machines running smoothly.
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2000s
From 2001 and onwards we increased our focus on optimising our customer support, consultancy, and services to keep our partners ahead of competition.
Since 2006, ENKOTEC has been 100% owned by Bikubenfonden, allocating funds from its returns and capital for non-profit and charitable purposes in Denmark.
During this decade we made continuous design and material improvements to our nail manufacturing machinery. We launched our first PLC-based nail machine and first thread-roller, supplementing our offers with in-line solutions.
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Early 2010s
By the start of the 2010s, ENKOTEC machinery was present in close to 50 countries. To complete our n-line solutions, we collaborated with Baussmann Collated Fastener to offer high-efficiency wire coil and plastic strip nail collators.
We also began producing our own conveyor solutions, as well as OEM washing systems to provide the whole package.
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Late 2010s
Since the mid-2010s, developing new technology, services, and software has been at the forefront of our strategic agenda.
In 2018, we launched a new type of service agreement based on data collection and analysis. This initiative gives customers a detailed insight into production efficiency and operator behaviour.
We also introduced the first digital manual the same year.
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2020
In 2020, we launched our new ENKOnail+ nail machine and thread-roller series, including our ENKOsmart software platform, an innovative IIoT technology for data-driven decision-making.
We continued to focus on Industry 4.0 enabled projects and has an increased focus on software-based solutions.
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2024
With a greater focus on responsible nail production, we developed a paper tape collator.
We also launched our ENKOsmart Factory concept, a software solution which enables our customers to closely monitor and analyse their production processes in order to improve their performance.
Ownership and Governance
Ownership
ENKOTEC is a limited company founded in 1981. Since 2006 ENKOTEC has been owned by the Danish Bikubenfonden, which is a private foundation that allocates funds from its returns and capital to benefit non-profit and charitable purposes in Danish society. The main purpose of the Bikuben Foundation is to support and develop projects within Danish and Greenlandic culture. The foundation also has its own projects within education and natural resources.
ENKOTEC's Board of Directors
Members of the Board:
Mr Per Kaiser Lauritzen (Chairman), Director
Mr Søren Kaare-Andersen, CEO, Bikubenfonden
Mr Niels Fogelstrom, Vice President, Global Operations, Radiometer
Ms Gitte Kirkegaard, CEO & Owner, Logitrans
Ms Sabina Kethelz, CCO, Nordbo Robotics
Staff-elected members:
Mr Jimmy Rosendal Brahe, Quality Assurance
Ms Lene Nyboe Mønsted, Production
Mr Lars Fonnesbek, Logistics
ENKOTEC Management:
Mr Gert Kjeldsen, CEO