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20 years of Powertune: from the first adapters to a cable system partner

Norbert Warda founded Powertune in Kitzingen in 2006. Twenty years on, we develop and manufacture cable systems for ten industries. A look back at the key steps.

finished wiring harness on the assembly board
From our production: finished wiring harness on the assembly board.

How it all began

When Norbert Warda founded Powertune in 2006, he brought with him decades of experience in cable assembly and a wide ranging supplier network. His aim was simple: to implement special requirements quickly, without long development times and without the rigid structures of large corporations.

The first orders came from vehicle accessories and the automotive industry: customised cable systems, connectors and adapters. The first collaborations with well known customers followed in 2007, and by 2008 Powertune was already producing around 10,000 wiring harnesses and cable systems a year.

Automation, testing, new industries

The first fully automatic Komax cable processing machines arrived in 2009, followed in 2011 by soldering lines, ESD protected workstations and automated electrical testing with a test report. From 2013 Powertune developed its own injection moulding tools and connectors, and from 2016 mechanical engineering, special vehicle construction and electrical engineering were added as new industries.

The next generation

Philip Warda joined the family business in 2018. With him came the digitalisation of production: an ERP system, in 2019 an intelligent warehouse with automated storage locations and seamless batch and process traceability, and in 2021/2022 an MES for planning production orders.

Our own software brand WEKAS grew out of this practical work.

Powertune today

Since 2023 our CAD design office has been developing complete cable systems with EPLAN, through to PPAP documentation. Our machinery has grown steadily since 2020, most recently with the semi-automatic machines Komax Delta 260 and Schäfer SealLine 240-1 ADVANCED and the Schleuniger B340. Since May 2026 our electricity has come from our own photovoltaic system with battery storage.

  • 600,000 wiring harnesses manufactured
  • 2,400 km of cable processed
  • 493 customers
  • Ten industries, from automotive to medical technology

These figures are company information as of September 2026.

Thank you to our customers, to our partners and to our team for twenty years of trust and cooperation.

Timeline

Twenty years, step by step.

  1. 2006

    Founded

    Norbert Warda founds Powertune in Kitzingen: the first customised cable systems, connectors and adapters.

  2. 2007

    First collaborations

    Collaboration with well known customers from the vehicle accessories sector.

  3. 2008

    Growth

    Around 10,000 wiring harnesses and cable systems a year.

  4. 2009

    Automation

    The first fully automatic Komax cable processing machines, plus crimping presses and semi-automatic machines.

  5. 2011

    Soldering, ESD, testing

    Soldering lines, ESD standards and electrical testing with automated test records.

  6. 2013

    Our own tooling

    Our own injection moulding tools and connectors.

  7. 2016

    New industries

    Mechanical engineering, special vehicle construction and electrical engineering are added.

  8. 2018

    Next generation

    Philip Warda joins the family business; ERP and Industry 4.0.

  9. 2019

    Traceability

    Intelligent warehouse with automated storage locations, batch and process traceability.

  10. 2020

    Machinery

    Another fully automatic cable processing machine, the Komax Gamma 450, plus ultrasonic splice technology and process monitoring.

  11. 2021/22

    MES

    Production orders are planned by priority, due date and customer requirement.

  12. 2023

    Design engineering

    CAD design office with EPLAN and documentation to PPAP; Kappa 340, Minic-III, twisting and bundling.

  13. 2026

    20 years

    Delta 260, SealLine and B340 join the machinery, our own solar power with battery storage, WEKAS and Powercable online.