Rohrbefestigungen Hammerschmid GmbH ventures into the future with Yaskawa Motoman robots
50 years of success due to flexibility – and automation
As a family-run business based in Marchtrenk (Upper Austria), Rohrbefestigungen Hammerschmid GmbH has successfully asserted itself on the international market. Besides the high qualification of its employees, this was also due to the consistent automation of individual processing steps. At the end of 2021 the company celebrated its 50th anniversary – and made itself a gift of two new Motoman welding robots.
Founded in 1971, some 50 years ago, as a classic metal construction company, Rohrbefestigungen Hammerschmid GmbH has become one of the leading international manufacturers for industrial and plant engineering. Customers in over 30 countries worldwide place their trust in the pipe clamps, carriages and hangers of this Upper Austrian family enterprise.
Combination of several success factors
Christian Hammerschmid Jun. and his sister Jacqueline Hammerschmid already represent the third generation. Both of them agree: “If we as a relatively small company can celebrate such an anniversary, we must have done a lot of things right”. The junior bosses name several reasons for this sustainable success: first of all, the outstandingly qualified workforce. With their many years of experience they enable the high product quality, as concentration on one product group – “rather a happy coincidence” – calls for a high degree of specialization. That is why engineering and production at Rohrbefestigungen Hammerschmid lie in one hand. Production takes place exclusively at the company headquarters in Marchtrenk – “and it will stay that way,” the grandchildren of the company founder insist.
Another decisive success factor is the extreme flexibility with which Rohrbefestigungen Hammerschmid reacts to current market demands. The core portfolio is constantly being supplemented by customized products and innovations such as the recently developed hygienic clamps for the food industry and cold-insulated pipe clamps in various designs. And last but not least, over the years those responsible have regularly increased the production capacities. This took place on the one hand by way of additional floor space and on the other by automation, primarily with the use of industrial robots.