Special machinery construction, hydraulic presses, pipe fabrication and contract manufacturing to customer drawings
Bracker GmbH – innovativer Maschinenbau
Freigericht · Hanau (historical, until 1999)New on Amplifa
About Bracker GmbH
Bracker GmbH is a mechanical engineering company based in Freigericht (Hesse), whose origins date back to 1815. The company develops and manufactures special machinery, test rigs and testing machines, hydraulic presses, as well as automation and handling technology including pick-and-place applications. Further services include pipe fabrication and pipe processing, jig and fixture construction, trade fair exhibits and presentation models, and engineering services from idea to development. In the field of contract manufacturing and contract assembly, Bracker produces parts and assemblies to customer drawings; in addition, it offers service, installation, spare parts, and electrical and hydraulic control systems for used machinery. For quality assurance, the company carries out component measurement. Its customers include companies from the paper industry, wood processing, tobacco manufacturing and the precious metals trade.
- Site
- Freigericht
- Processes
- Engineering services (development from idea to development), Special machinery construction (new systems, conversions, electrical and hydraulic controls), Test rigs and testing machines, Hydraulic presses (manufacture), Pipe fabrication | Pipe processing | Pipe handling, Pick-and-place applications, assembly and handling technology, Automation technology, Jig and fixture construction
- Materials
- Grey cast iron, Precious metals
- Certificates
- Component measurement
- Founded
- 1815
- Industries
- Paper industry, Wood processing, Tobacco manufacturing, Precious metals trade
- 01
Engineering services
- 02
Special machinery construction
- 03
Pipe fabrication and pipe processing
- 04
Contract manufacturing and contract assembly
- 05
Assembly and commissioning
- 06
Service and spare parts
Materials and Processes
Grey cast iron
Historically, a grey cast iron foundry with a drying kiln facility and a small metal foundry were operated.
Precious metals
In the 19th century, coining and striking presses were built for the precious metals trade of the Hanau region.
Locations
Freigericht
DEProduction site
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering services (development from idea to development)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Special machinery construction (new systems, conversions, electrical and hydraulic controls)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Test rigs and testing machinesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hydraulic presses (manufacture)Forming | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pipe fabrication | Pipe processing | Pipe handlingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pick-and-place applications, assembly and handling technologyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automation technologyEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jig and fixture constructionAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Service, installation, spare partsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Trade fair exhibits and presentation modelsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Contract manufacturing and contract assembly of parts and assemblies to customer drawingsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Component measurement for quality assuranceTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
For quality assurance, Bracker GmbH carries out component measurements. Further details on measuring equipment or certifications are not documented.
| Evidence | Freigericht |
|---|---|
| Component measurement |
History
- 1815
Founding of a craft business by Georg David Bracker at Fischerstrasse 7 in Hanau; initially repairs and locksmith work, later rolling mills, coining and striking presses
- 1850
Installation of a self-built steam engine; construction of an engine and boiler house, grey cast iron foundry and metal foundry
- 1860
Manufacture of large steam engines, specialization in hydraulics; pioneer of oil hydraulics with its own ball valve patent
- 1900
Own electricity generation; manufacture of hydraulic drives and controls as well as elevators and special machinery
- 1921
Conversion into a stock corporation (G.D. Bracker und Söhne, Maschinenfabrik und Eisengießerei) under Otto Bracker and Heinrich Johannes Bracker
- 1938
160 employees
- 1945
Destruction of the plant on March 9; subsequent reconstruction
- 1956
Sale of shares; the company passes into the ownership of the Traxel family, international expansion
- 1999
Renaming to "Bracker GmbH – innovativer Maschinenbau"; relocation to a new plant site in Freigericht