Place: Mönchengladbach
Biography:
Algamatic Maschinen GmbH was a German company based in Mönchengladbach. It was founded in the 1970s and was known for manufacturing data erasing devices, magnetic tape cleaning devices, and magnetic tape handling equipment. One of their most famous products was the 'Robby-Bit', a data erasing device that used an electromagnet to erase data from magnetic tapes in just 3 seconds. Algamatic Maschinen GmbH was also known for its Magnetband-Zubehör, which was showcased at the Hannover Messe in 1979. The company was dissolved in 2017.