EoW November 2009

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Wooden drums find newmarkets Wooden drums with capacities up to 50,000kg are available from August Hildebrandt ▲ ▲

The main advantage of wooden drums is the short delivery time (2-4 weeks), the flexible drum design and a cost of up to 45% less than comparable steel drums. Markets in the Middle and Far East, and cable manufacturers in Africa, Arabia and India are showing interest in the drums, attracted by consistent construction standards and the technical support offered to their cable factories. End users are recognising that their products are becoming increasingly sensitive while transport distances are longer than ever. This means that greater demands are made on packaging.

August Hildebrandt 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 in 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 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 a spokesperson from August Hildebrandt’s client.

August Hildebrandt sources solely north European wood.

August Hildebrandt GmbH Kabeltrommeln – Germany Fax : +49 385 64 530 66 Website : www.cabledrum.com

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EuroWire – November 2009