Manufacturing high performance balers for over 150 years

1854

PAAL is founded in Germany as a printing house, which designs balers to manage its paper waste

1906

PAAL concentrates on baler manufacturing

1917

Foundation of FAES in Spain

1942

FAES designs its first oil-hydraulic baler for wool compaction

1960

PAAL designs the first continuously operating baler and the first steel wire automatic tying system for horizontal balers

1972

COMDEC is founded in France

1981

DICOM is founded in Great Britain

1993

FAES develops a two ram baler with plastic strap tying system

2002

Creation of PAALGROUP comprising PAAL, FAES, DICOM, COMDEC

2004

PAAL releases its new concept of the DOKON balers with PP twine tying system

2010

PAAL manufactures its 30,000th machine

2013

PAAL launches the PAC range of semi-automatic, closed-end balers for low volume applications

2016

Kadant acquires the PAALGROUP

2017

Kadant expands PAAL’s business into North America

2019

PAAL becomes Kadant PAAL GmbH, FAES becomes Kadant PAAL S.A.U., COMDEC becomes Kadant PAAL S.A.S., DICOM becomes Kadant PAAL Ltd.

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