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This company was founded on July 1st, 1948 as a merger of several expropriated companies to form VEB agricultural machinery and equipment construction  founded. In 1951 the company was renamed VEB Metallwarenfabrik (LUMET). From 1968 electronics were also included in the production program, otherwise the company was a supplier of assemblies. In 1970 LUMET was renamed "VEB Kontaktbauelemente". Buttons, switches, connectors and radio remote controls were produced. From 1987 the production of pocket radios (LTR10) began as "consumer goods production". Parts of the company were on the market until 1995.

The KBL had three operating parts, Plant 1 in Schützenstraße, Plant 2 in Mauerstraße and Plant 3 in Poststraße 25. Apartments are to be built in the old factory in Poststraße from 2019.

VEB contact components L.

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