Faber

The history of the FABER company

FABER has been in business for over 60 years. Over the years, we’ve achieved a great deal and many milestones were reached. Here is a summary of FABER’s key achievements since the company was founded.

The FABER company is founded in Sedan (in the Ardennes region) The company is named after a man called Marshal Fabert, the first military governor of this former independent principality. He lies in a crypt classified as a historical monument in Sedan.

The company’s activity was initially associated with the local textile industry, but then turned towards the booming food and packaging industries.

Manufacture and design of plastic chains (of metric size) and sliding profiles for conveyors.

Faber designs and manufactures feed-screws for packaging lines.

Manufacture and design of the first conveyors in stainless steel. 

Faber buys a first CNC machine to produce feed-screws with variable pitch and twisting bottle screw systems.

Production of the first modular conveyors in aluminum

New location in the Industrial Zone of Bazeilles (near Sedan) in a factory of 3000 m2. The conveyor range is expanding.

Faber distributes chains and belts in France on behalf of the company UNI and expands its Bazeilles location by 2000 m2.

Faber is ISO 9001 certified.

Creation of Coris, which incorporates Faber’s standard components to provide complete, customised solutions.

Faber joins industrial group elcom développement (in the french Rhones-Alpes region), which also owns elcom.

Faber buys the Coris Company

Coris becomes H’Factory, the Faber subsidiary of the hellomoov group

Faber has 74 employees

Nowadays, Faber is known for the design and the manufacture of equipment for chain conveyors and plastic belts, and components for packaging machines. These products involve plastic machining and aluminum metal construction. 

From now on, Elcom, Faber and h’factory combine their know-how within the Hellomoov group.

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