Industrial logistics with in-house machine building: machinery relocations, crane work as well as load spreader beams and lifting equipment up to 32 t.
Bollhalder Industrielogistik AG
Weinfelden · Arbon · WangenNew on Amplifa
About Bollhalder Industrielogistik
Bollhalder Industrielogistik AG is an owner-managed Swiss family company headquartered in Weinfelden, specialised in machinery relocations, industrial moves and production relocations in Switzerland and internationally. The range of services includes machinery transport, crane work, dismantling and reassembly, mechanical, electrical and hydraulic work, overhauls, demolition as well as core hole drilling, anchoring and levelling. In its own machine-building division, the company develops and manufactures load spreader beams with load capacities of 6 to 32 tonnes, lifting equipment, special machines and custom constructions – from CAD design with FEM calculation through in-house manufacturing (CNC milling machine, lathe, plasma cutting system, welding robot, tube bending machine) to the declaration of conformity. Production is mainly in high-strength fine-grain structural steel; for the food and pharmaceutical industry also in stainless steel. Customers come from metalworking and mechanical engineering, the food industry, energy and environmental technology, pharma/medical as well as the automotive and packaging industries. At the Arbon site, a covered heavy-goods warehouse with an indoor crane of up to 50 tonnes is available.
- Site
- Weinfelden
- Processes
- Industrial moves, production relocations, machinery relocations & equipment shifting, Crane work & special transports (heavy loads and oversize dimensions), Dismantling & reassembly (disassembly and reassembly of machinery), Mechanical, electrical & hydraulic work, overhaul & maintenance, Demolition/dismantling, Core hole drilling, anchoring & levelling, Rental of load spreader beams, heavy-goods warehouse (machinery & equipment hotel), In-house manufacturing / CNC milling
- Materials
- High-strength fine-grain structural steel, Stainless steel (for food/pharma spreader beams), Stainless steel
- Certificates
- Own test facility (testing to 2-fold safety factor), Declaration of conformity & operating manual
- Founded
- 1999
- Industries
- Metal processing/mechanical engineering, Food industry, Energy and environmental technology, Pharmaceutical industry/medical sector, Automotive industry, Packaging industry
- 01
Engineering (design, CAD, FEM calculation)
- 02
In-house manufacturing (CNC milling, turning, plasma cutting, welding, tube
- 03
Testing in own test facility (2-fold safety factor)
- 04
Declaration of conformity & documentation
- 05
Use in industrial logistics, machinery relocations and crane work
Materials & Processes
High-strength fine-grain structural steel
Base material of the load spreader beams and lifting equipment; enables lightweight construction with high load capacity and strength.
Stainless steel
On request for spreader beams in the food and pharmaceutical sector, meeting hygiene and corrosion protection requirements.
Sites
Weinfelden
CHHeadquarters, industrial logistics
- Industrial assembly crane BAKRAN 90S / 90PLC
Arbon
CHEngineering & production, covered heavy-goods warehouse
- Part weight / size
- Load spreader beams up to 32 t; indoor crane up to 50 t
- Lot size
- Prototypes and small series
- Materials
- Fine-grain structural steel, stainless steel
- CNC milling machine
- Lathe
- Plasma cutting system
- Welding robot
- Tube bending machine
- Indoor crane up to 50 t
- Own testing facility for load spreader beams
Wangen
CHIndustrial logistics site
Manufacturing and Lifting Technology Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial moves, production relocations, machinery relocations & equipment shiftingAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel, Stainless steel |
| Crane work & special transports (heavy loads and oversize dimensions)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dismantling & reassembly (disassembly and reassembly of machinery)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mechanical, electrical & hydraulic work, overhaul & maintenanceAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Demolition/dismantlingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Core hole drilling, anchoring & levellingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rental of load spreader beams, heavy-goods warehouse (machinery & equipment hotel)Assembly | – | – | 50 tonnes (indoor crane) | – | – |
| In-house manufacturing / CNC millingMachining | – | – | – | – | Fine-grain structural steel, Stainless steel |
| Turning (lathe)Machining | – | – | – | – | Fine-grain structural steel, Stainless steel |
| Plasma cuttingMachining | – | – | – | – | Fine-grain structural steel, Stainless steel |
| Welding (welding robot)Joining | – | – | – | – | Fine-grain structural steel, Stainless steel |
| Tube bendingForming | – | – | – | – | – |
| Load spreader beam manufacturing (standard 6–32 t, telescopic, custom builds, test facility withJoining | – | 32t spreader beam: 3210 mm (transport) × 480 mm × 850 mm | 32 t load capacity | – | high-strength fine-grain structural steel, stainless steel (on request) |
| Special machine building & custom constructions (mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Fine-grain structural steel, Stainless steel |
| Engineering: design, CAD visualisation, FEM calculation, declaration of conformityEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
17 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC milling machine | – | – | – | – | Workshop (Arbon/Weinfelden site not specified) |
| Lathe | – | – | – | – | Workshop |
| Plasma cutting system | – | – | – | – | Workshop |
| Welding robot | – | – | – | – | Workshop |
| Tube bending machine | – | – | – | – | Workshop |
| Indoor crane (heavy-goods warehouse) | – | – | – | – | Arbon |
| Hydraulic/electrically driven heavy-duty rollers | – | – | – | – | – |
| Heavy-duty rollers | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hydraulic lifting units | – | – | – | – | – |
| Crane rollers (Skates) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Air film transport systems | – | – | – | – | – |
| Core hole drilling systems | – | – | – | – | – |
| Forklift truck | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lifting platform | – | – | – | – | – |
| Load spreader beams (own production, 6–32t) | Bollhalder | – | – | – | – |
| Industrial assembly crane BAKRAN (90S / 90PLC, electric drive) | Bollhalder BAKRAN 90S / BAKRAN 90PLC | – | – | – | Weinfelden |
| Special cranes/mobile cranes | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality & Testing
Every in-house manufactured load spreader beam is tested in the company's own test facility to twice the safety factor. All lifting equipment is delivered with a declaration of conformity and operating manual.
| Evidence | Arbon |
|---|---|
| Own test facility (testing to 2-fold safety factor) | |
| Declaration of conformity & operating manual |
History
- 1980
Foundation of Bollhalder Autokran AG in Wil by the three Bollhalder brothers; purchase of the first crane in Ganterschwil.
- 1999
Foundation of Bollhalder Industrielogistik AG headquartered in Weinfelden; Urs Bollhalder develops the first industrial assembly crane BAKRAN.
- 2000
Growth to 6 employees; specialisation in production relocations and crane work.
- 2000–2009
Development and introduction of the BAKRAN 90S; expansion with engineering & production of lifting and transport equipment; sale of Bollhalder Autokran AG to the Knecht Group.
- 2010–2020
Development of the BAKRAN 90PLC with electric drive; team grows to more than 25 employees; expansion of the engineering & production division.
- 2020–heute
New site in Arbon with covered heavy-goods warehouse and training room; relocation of the engineering & production department; digitalisation of all workflows.