INTERVIEW WITH ROKAMAT

For more than 35 years ROKAMAT has been developing and building machines for both painters and plasterers. The company’s aim is to make working easier and profitability higher. Rolf Kammerer’s first innovations in 1982 have rapidly grown into an internationally successful powerhouse of ideas and designs which now holds numerous patents.

ROKAMAT has long outgrown its initial product portfolio, with ROKAMAT machines being used by carpet layer, tilers, facade and building renovators as well as many other skilled tradesmen and maintenance specialists.

Rolf Kammerer’s vision is one of continuous refinement and expansion of his machines and accessories, both in terms of completeness and range of application. New products are constantly invented, tested and developed to production stage where appropriate. ROKAMAT has also built up a reputation of reliability for problem solving and special applications.

ROKAMAT products are distributed internationally.

Easy Engineering: What are the main areas of activity of the company?

ROKAMAT: ROKAMAT provides special solutions for construction.

Our innovative machine technology is MADE IN GERMANY and we manufacture high-grade machines for tooling surfaces, i.e. concrete and plaster finishing machinery, but also sanders and grinders for floors, walls and ceilings (for EIFS and ETICS, drywall construction, renovation, concrete and more).

Our philosophy is to produce machinery with outstanding technical solutions, high quality and best handling for the user – just for easy working.

In the category „safety and health in the workplace“ we won Germany’s top worker protection award VISION ZERO 2018 for allowing to work in ergonomic position with our grinder (ROKAMAT GEX).

E.E: What’s the news for 2020 about new products?

ROKAMAT: New in our range of Plaster Finishing Machines is ROKAMAT PFM5:

Due to its compact and handy design this is the ideal machine for finishing plaster in small spaces. Working on scaffolding also doesn’t pose a problem, thanks to the 20 m cable, and the continuous speed control (75 – 340 rpm) allows for perfect surfaces.

https://rokamat.com/en/produkte/filzmaschinen/pfm5/

New accessory for ROKAMAT Plaster Finishing Machines:

Smoothing disc Ø 350 mm https://rokamat.com/en/produkte/filzmaschinen/rokamat-dry/#zubehoer

We extended the range of accessories for our ROKAMAT Plaster Finishing Machines by the new smoothing disc (No. 34550) for levelling base coat. Use one machine for all work steps of render treatment. Just pull off the sponge of the supporting plate and affix the smoothing disc – that’s what we call easy working.

E.E: What are the ranges of traded products?

ROKAMAT: ROKAMAT produces sanding and grinding machines, joint millers, vacuum cleaners, cleaning machines, plaster finishing machines, concrete vibrators, concrete power trowels and cordless machinery.

Fields of Application: Machining render and concrete; grinding: EIFS and ETICS, drywall, concrete;

  • stripping wallpaper; renovation of joints; wood machining; cleaning; flattening and compacting fresh concrete; finishing plaster.

E.E: What can you tell us about market trends?

ROKAMAT: Following the vision of a cordless construction site more and more professionals with high demands for their tools are looking for cordless variants of machines. They consequently are striving for becoming more independent and mobile in their work.

E.E: What are the most innovative products marketed?

ROKAMAT: Our vision is the user’s ultimate independence thanks to an innovative battery pack system.

That’s the reason why we decided to produce several machines of ours as a special ROKAMAT Cordless Line.

Our battery-powered machines include ROKAMAT FOX, a grinder for EIFS and ETICS and the appropriate cordless backpack vacuum cleaner, as well as ROKAMAT Cordless Sponge Float and different versions of cordless concrete vibrators.

Conscious that the correct choice of the battery pack system is a decision with long-term effect, we became a member of the Cordless Alliance System CAS: One battery – many solutions.

In this way our customers are ideally equipped for the challenges of the future.

With its innovations ROKAMAT is continuously setting new standards – Powerful construction machines in top quality.