Solutions, components and complete drilling rigs – from development and design to manufacturing and service.
CDS-Maverick GmbH
Güterstrasse 19, CH-5014 Gretzenbach · Walliswil bei NiederbippNew on Amplifa
About CDS-Maverick
CDS-Maverick GmbH, based in Gretzenbach (Canton Solothurn, Switzerland), is a technical service provider and manufacturing partner specialising in drilling rigs within mechanical engineering. The company supports projects from technical development and requirements specification through design, FEM calculation and simulation to the sales and servicing of assemblies, small equipment and parts. Its offering covers the planning, construction and manufacturing of drilling rig components as well as complete systems, express solutions via a partner network (welding, milling, waterjet cutting, consumables), machine fleet solutions, conversions, and inspection and efficiency improvement of existing systems. Specialists available in the team cover structural steelwork, hydraulics, CAN bus control technology and FEM verification. Manufactured products include custom parts and assemblies such as clamp dies, catch devices, flow paddles and rod handler barrels, mainly in steel. Customers come from drilling technology, ground-source heat/geothermal energy, deep drilling and mining.
- Site
- CH-5014 Gretzenbach
- Processes
- Welding (via partner network), Milling (via partner network), Waterjet cutting (via partner network), Planning, construction and manufacturing of drilling rig components and complete systems, Steel construction (specialists in the team), Manufacturing of custom parts and assemblies for drilling rigs (clamp dies, custom solutions for, Technical development and design of drilling rig systems, FEM calculation and simulation
- Materials
- Steel (structural steelwork), Welding (via partner network), Milling (via partner network), Waterjet cutting (via partner network), FEM calculation & simulation
- Employees
- 2–10
- Industries
- Mechanical engineering, Drilling rigs / drilling technology, Ground-source heat / geothermal energy, Surface and deep drilling, Mining
- 01
Technical development / requirements specification
- 02
Design & CAD visualisation
- 03
FEM calculation & simulation
- 04
Manufacturing (steel construction, custom parts, assemblies)
- 05
Assembly
- 06
Inspection & service
Materials & Processes
Steel (structural steelwork)
Material for drilling rig components, custom parts and assemblies in steel construction.
Welding (via partner network)
Express solution for assemblies and repairs through long-standing partners.
Milling (via partner network)
Machining of custom parts and spare parts via the partner network.
Waterjet cutting (via partner network)
Non-thermal cutting of sheets and plates for express orders.
FEM calculation & simulation
Verification and optimisation of component strength prior to manufacturing.
Locations
Gretzenbach
CHHead office / location according to website
- Materials
- Stahl
Walliswil bei Niederbipp
CHHead office according to LinkedIn
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding (via partner network)Joining | – | – | – | – | Stahl |
| Milling (via partner network)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Waterjet cutting (via partner network)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Planning, construction and manufacturing of drilling rig components and complete systemsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Steel construction (specialists in the team)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Stahl |
| Manufacturing of custom parts and assemblies for drilling rigs (clamp dies, custom solutions forAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Technical development and design of drilling rig systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| FEM calculation and simulationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Technical inspection and efficiency improvement assessment of drilling rigsInspection | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History & Background
- 2002
Apprenticeship of later owner David Ptacek as a mechanic at Nordmeyer (Germany)
- 2006
Special machinery construction and Europe-wide assembly assignments as a journeyman at Nordmeyer (2006–2008)
- 2008
Workshop manager focusing on geothermal and deep drilling at Foralith AG (2008–2014)
- 2014
Infrastructure manager / technical management across 27 drilling rigs and 6 workshops at Stump Foratec AG (2014–2018)
- 2018
Workshop manager, drilling rig development and construction at Alpha Drilling (2018–2019)
- 2019
Operations manager at Jens Böttcher Hydraulik GmbH (2019–2020)
- 2020
Technical management and planning at Stump BTE, specialising in mining and swing drilling (2020–2023)
- 2022
Founding/acquisition of CDS-Maverick GmbH by David Ptacek