(WCN - Wire & Cable News, Issue N° 41 Autumn 2009, S. 30, Cabledrums in new markets)
August Hildebrandt GmbH has developed a new construction design for wooden drums, now producing wooden drums with a maximum loading capacity of 50.000kg.
This new design has been developed co-operation with Prof Dr G Jahnke of the University of Wismar. With this new feature August Hildebrandt Cabledrums provides a new area of wooden drums, able to replace steel drums for offshore, umbilical systems or high voltage projects with greater length and weight of cable.
August Hildebrandt GmbH has successfully completed a large project for 64 wooden drums of 40t capacity for one of the leading manufacturers of umbilical systems in UK. "The relationship will be continued" said AH's client, and the company is looking forward to supplying new clients with the new alternative to steel.
The main advantage of wooden drums is the short delivery time (2-4 weeks), the flexible drum design and a cost up to 45% less than comparable steel drums.
Markets in the Middle and Far East, and cable manufacturers in Africa, Arabia and India are enquiring about the drums, attracted by consistent high quality, reliability of delivery dates and the technical support offered to the cable factories.
New customers are recognising that their products are becoming more sensitive while transport distances are longer than ever. This means that the demands on the packaging increases. August Hildebrandt GmbH drums are manufactured from wood from northern Europe.
(Wire & Cable Technology, Issue November/2008, S.96,97, Company Invests in New Production Line, Author: Christoph Braun)
Christoph Braun, Head of Sales, August Hildebrandt GmbH, of Germany, says, ”Founded in 1868, August Hildebrandt GmbH is the largest wooden cable drum producer in Europe. With our 7 branches located in Germany and France and our 150 employees, we produced a turnover of € 34 million in 2007. We used round about 55,000 m³ of wood and 2400t of steel, and we produced 200,000 wooden drums and 600,000 plywood drums.
Following our rules of tradition, innovation, progress and the increasing turnover each year, the company purchased a new production line for flanges at the end of 2007. This new fully automatically CNC production is now the fastest and most precision line in the world. With this line we increased our production capacity up to 45%.
August Hildebrandt GmbH is concentrated in the production of wooden cable drums with flange diameter 700 to 4500mm with a maximum loading capacity of 35 tons and plywood cable drums with flange diameter ranging from 300 to 1500mm. All of these drums can be used as multiway, export/shipping or internal drums relative to the customer´s requirements. Especially with the large drums up to 4500mm flange diameter and 35 tons of loading capacity, the company offers up to 45% cheaper alternative to steel drums. The August Hildebrandt GmbH has more than 10 years of experience with these large drums along with a long list of references with satisfied customers all around the world.
Further, the company provides customers with technical assistance, individual solutions and a broad area of expertise. The flexibility of production and design enables us to produce the drums according to your specification. Furthermore, we can assist you in developing new constructions relative to your needs to save costs. We offer different solutions like iron tyre, cable exit hole, ramps, heat treatment (ISPM 15), pressure impregnation, painting, marking and many more. August Hildebrandt guarantees a high quality product certificated with the DIN ISO 9001 and DIN ISO 14001.
All of the facts mentioned above, along with the long tradition of August Hildebrandt GmbH qualifies us to a solid business partner for the cable, wire, tube and belt producing industry.
August Hildebrandt GmbH is pleased to realize solutions for you and look forward to relationships with actual and new clients. Please visit our home page (seen below) for more information, and do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail or phone.
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