1938
Initially Pullmax was a part of ESAB. After a secession the new company AB Elektrosvets was born.
1947
The US sales company Pullmax Inc was established. From the beginning it was a great success… and there is no other market with more machines sold.
1959
The name of the company was changed from AB Elektrosvets to Pullmax AB. The logotype of Pullmax is the symbol of the original steel cutting patent used in the earliest plate shears. A total of 50 000 of these machines have been manufactured, most of which are still in use at work today.
1960s
Pullmax started to make NC-machines (Numerical Controlled) as one of the first companies in the world.
1983
Pullmax established a company in Great Britain that becomes one of Pullmax’s largest markets.
1991
Karolin Group in northern Sweden acquires Pullmax
1994
The KMT-Group is founded, consisting of Pullmax and three other Swedish companies.
1998
Pullmax is one of the cornerstones together with Ursviken, Herber and UVA when KMT was introduced on the Stockholm stock exchange.
2004
Pullmax is launching a new punching machine concept with great capability for forming, bending and tapping in one set-up.
2006
Avalon Plus AB acquires Pullmax from KMT. Pullmax launches a Punch/Laser combination machine.
2008
Pullmax starts a sell- and service company in Coventry, Great Britain, named Pullmax Ltd.
2011
Pullmax and LVD Group starts joined cooperation which expanded the product offerings and market reach of both companies and created one of the industry’s largest sheet metalworking equipment manufacturers. Manufacturing facilities are in Belgium, Central Europe, the U.S and China. Representation is held in over 50 countries worldwide, including 20 direct sales and service subsidiaries.
2012
Pull-X Machines, Inc. opened the Northwest Division in Washington-USA
2013
LVD acquires all shares in Pullmax AB. The X97 beveling machine is manufactured and marketed by X-Machines AB in Sweden. X-Machines has acquired all the skills and resources for the manufacturing and marketing of the X97 bevelling machine from Pullmax AB. In the USA, Pullmax, Inc. changes their name to Pull-X Machines, Inc.
2019
Pull-X Machines USA is pleased to partner with N.KO Machines in the USA, another prominent manufacturer of high quality beveling systems!
2021
Pull-X Machines, Inc. opens up their Southeast Division in Florida, USA.
2022
X-Machines, our parent company in Sweden takes over all operations of Pull-X Machines U.S.A. upon retirement of Debra Kimberlin, Vice President of the North & South American Division.
