
Dairy and metal technology from a single source: milk cooling systems, milking technology as well as sheet metal working and structural metalwork.
Hechenblaikner Helu Maschinenbau GmbH & Co KG
6232 Münster (Tyrol), AustriaNew on Amplifa
About Us
Hechenblaikner Helu Maschinenbau, in short HELU, is a Tyrolean master-craft business for dairy and metal technology based in Münster. The company develops and manufactures its own designs for agriculture, in particular milk cooling units, ice-water can cooling units and transportable ice-water milk cooling systems, which are now supplied with virtually unlimited capacity. In addition to dairy technology, the range of services includes metal technology with sheet metal working and structural metalwork, as well as the selection and installation of garage doors and flood protection. Also on offer are expert consulting for milking technology, milk cooling and milk processing, individual planning for new barn construction and barn conversions, and an equipment repair service with emergency service on weekends. Customers are agricultural businesses, private customers and property developers in Austria, South Tyrol, Germany and Switzerland. From a one-man business founded in 1980, the company has grown into a medium-sized enterprise with staff from metal construction technology, refrigeration technology and mechatronics, and it trains apprentices in all specialist fields.
- Site
- Münster
- Processes
- Sheet metal working, Structural metalwork, Installation of garage doors, Installation of flood protection, Individual planning (new barn construction and barn conversions, metal work), Equipment repair service, Own designs / mechanical engineering (milk cooling units, ice-water milk cooling systems), Expert consulting milking technology
- Materials
- Metal
- Founded
- 1980
- Industries
- Agriculture / Dairy industry, Residential construction (private customers and property developers), Metal construction
- 01
Consulting and individual planning
- 02
Sheet metal working
- 03
Structural metalwork / own designs
- 04
Assembly
- 05
Service and repair
Materials & Processes
Metal
Material for sheet metal working, structural metalwork and own designs in the metal technology sector.
Locations

Münster (Tyrol)
ATCompany headquarters, manufacturing and sales
- Materials
- Metal
- Sheet metal working
- Structural metalwork
Components & Products




Inside the production










Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet metal workingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Structural metalworkAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Installation of garage doorsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Installation of flood protectionAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Individual planning (new barn construction and barn conversions, metal work)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Equipment repair serviceAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Own designs / mechanical engineering (milk cooling units, ice-water milk cooling systems)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1980
Founded as a one-man business in the garage in Reith im Alpbachtal by Ludwig Hechenblaikner sen. (supply contracts and repairs)
- 1984
Development of the first HELU milk cooling units; the HELU brand (from "Hechenblaikner Ludwig") is created
- 1985
Sale of the first unit to the Stainach dairy (Styria); development of ice-water can cooling units
- 1996
Relocation of the company headquarters to Münster
- 2006
Ludwig Hechenblaikner jun. joins the company
- 2008
Ludwig Hechenblaikner jun. takes over management; expansion of business fields (milking technology, direct marketing)