Hägele manufactures the self-cleaning Cleanfix reversible fans for cooling and radiator cleaning of working machines
Hägele GmbH
Schorndorf · Cleanfix North America (USA/Canada) · Cleanfix Makina (Turkey)New on Amplifa
Fan technology from Hägele
Hägele GmbH, headquartered in Schorndorf, develops and manufactures switchable reversible fans under the Cleanfix brand that automatically clean the radiators and cooling packages of tractors, harvesting machines, excavators, wheel loaders, forestry and industrial machines. At the push of a button, the fan reverses the airflow direction, blowing dirt out of the radiator while the machine keeps running; the blade pitch can be adapted to the cooling demand via Variable Pitch or the electronically controlled PulsTronic variant. The company manufactures main components in-house, offers retrofit kits for more than 5,000 converted machines, and provides OEM development partnerships covering measurement, simulation and 3D printing through to the prototype. In addition to the Schorndorf headquarters, Hägele operates development and manufacturing sites in North America and Turkey, supplying machine manufacturers such as AGCO (FENDT, VALTRA), CNH, John Deere, JCB, Komatsu, Mercedes-Benz, CLAAS and Volvo.
- Site
- Schorndorf
- Processes
- Cleanfix reversible fan (automatic cooling and cleaning solution for machines), Bidirectional fan (prototype, 100% air output in both directions), Adaptation of cooling demand via Variable Pitch / PulsTronic, Hydraulic reversible fans with Smart-Seal system, Manufacturing of main components (in-house production), Retrofitting of machines with Cleanfix reversible fans (over 5,000 machines), Measurement and simulation for OEM machine developers (including 3D printing and prototype, Flex-Tips for efficiency increase
- Materials
- Variable Pitch, PulsTronic, Flex-Tips, Smart-Seal system, 3D printing
- Certificates
- Reversible fan test bench, Wind tunnel, Climate and leak test center, Test bench for cooling packages, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1958
- Industries
- Agriculture, Construction, Waste management, Forestry, Rail transport
- 01
Engineering: measurement and simulation
- 02
3D printing and prototype development
- 03
In-house manufacturing of main components
- 04
Assembly of the reversible fan
- 05
Test bench testing (fans, cooling packages, climate and leak tests)
- 06
OEM series supply or retrofit kit
Technologies and processes
Variable Pitch
Mechanically adjustable blade pitch to adapt fan output to the cooling demand.
PulsTronic
Electronically controlled fan control with app operation and configurable cleaning intervals.
Flex-Tips
Flexible blade tips for increasing fan efficiency.
Smart-Seal system
Patented sealing system of the hydraulic reversible fans.
3D printing
Additive manufacturing of prototypes within the OEM development partnership.
Sites
Schorndorf
DEHeadquarters, development and manufacturing
- Part weight / size
- Fan diameter up to 1,300 mm
- Reversible fan test bench
- Own wind tunnel (with University of Karlsruhe)
- Climate and leak test centers
- Test bench for cooling packages
- 3D printing
Products and components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleanfix reversible fan (automatic cooling and cleaning solution for machines)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bidirectional fan (prototype, 100% air output in both directions)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Adaptation of cooling demand via Variable Pitch / PulsTronicEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hydraulic reversible fans with Smart-Seal systemEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing of main components (in-house production)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Retrofitting of machines with Cleanfix reversible fans (over 5,000 machines)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measurement and simulation for OEM machine developers (including 3D printing and prototypeEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Flex-Tips for efficiency increaseEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reversible fan test bench | Hägele GmbH | – | – | – | Schorndorf |
| Climate and leak test centers | Hägele GmbH | – | – | – | Schorndorf |
| Own wind tunnel | Hägele GmbH | 1 | – | 2009 | Schorndorf (in cooperation with the University of Karlsruhe) |
| Test bench for measuring complete cooling packages | Hägele GmbH | 1 | – | 2023 | Schorndorf |
| Fan hub | Hägele GmbH C252 | – | Fan diameter up to 1300 mm | – | Schorndorf |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and testing
Quality assurance is carried out via own test benches, climate and leak test centers and an own wind tunnel; since 2023 a test bench for measuring complete cooling packages has also been available.
| Evidence | Schorndorf |
|---|---|
| Reversible fan test bench | |
| Wind tunnel | |
| Climate and leak test center | |
| Test bench for cooling packages | |
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1958
Ludwig Hägele opens an agricultural machinery business in Göggingen
- 1998
The first Cleanfix reversible fan is created
- 1999
Gold medal from the DLG at Agritechnica
- 2003–2005
Introduction of Variable Pitch and market launch of Flex-Tips
- 2009
Own wind tunnel in cooperation with the University of Karlsruhe; silver medal for PulsTronic at Agritechnica
- 2010–2013
Founding of Cleanfix North America (Canada), production site Turkey (Cleanfix Makina), new hub C252 for diameters up to 1,300 mm
- 2014–2015
In-house manufacturing of main components; hydraulic reversible fans with patented Smart-Seal system
- 2017–2021
Expansion of the testing department, 100,000 fans delivered (2019), takeover of management by Benjamin and Steffen Hägele
- 2021–2023
IT partner Metplex GmbH, expansion of production capacities, new test bench for cooling packages (2023)
- 2022
Construction of a second plant to double the manufacturing capacity