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About RUD.
RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz GmbH u. Co. KG, founded in 1875 in Aalen, Germany, achieves an annual turnover of 200 million Euro with over 1700 employees in more than 120 countries. The family-owned company RUD has production sites in Germany, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Romania, and the USA, among other countries.
The RUD Group.
RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz GmbH u. Co. KG, founded in 1875 in Aalen, Germany, achieves an annual turnover of 200 million Euro with over 1700 employees in more than 120 countries. The family-owned company RUD has production sites in Germany, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Romania, and the USA, among other countries.
Our claim: top quality, excellent customer orientation.
Innovation, perfection and the drive to create added values for our customers: that is our passion. Our goal is to continuously develop products that make lifting and moving loads even safer and easier for our customers.
As an innovative think tank and a multiple award-winning innovator we offer our customers products and services which stand out due to their distinction from those of our competitors. Our technologically smart, high-quality solutions can solve the concrete tasks of our customer partners to their economic advantage.
Caldwell Inc.: our trade partner in the USA.
In North America, Caldwell Inc. is our strategic partner. Thus customers in the USA profit from a complete spectrum of product from a single source, as well as from even more quality, service and customer focus. Since all the products ordered in the USA are stocked in Beloit, WI, they are guaranteed to be delivered to you within 48 hours. Welcome to RUD.
RUD Milestones.
Establishment of the “Rieger & Dietz Kettenfabrik” by Carl Rieger and Friedrich Dietz in Aalen-Unterkochen.
Beginning of industrial quality chains manufacturing.
1953: RUD is the first chain manufacturer with test stamp H1 for high-strength quality chains.
1967: First chain manufacturer with approval for grade 5 (H1–5).
1972: First chain manufacturer with approval for grade 8 (H1–8).
1981: Development of the first lifting points RBG (load ring for bolting) and RBS (load ring for welding).
1985: Expansion of the lifting point program to include the LBS (load ring for welding) and LBG (load ring for bolting).
1990: WBG (load ring thread).
Certification of the quality management system according to DIN/ISO 9001. Certified as the first chain manufacturer with integrated quality and environmental management system according to ISO 9001/14001.
First chain manufacturer with approval for the VIP-Special grade 8S (H1–8S) with up to 30 % higher WLL than grade 8.
VRS as the first eyebolt with adjustable direction.
First universal lifting point type PP-S.
DNV approval as manufacturer of round steel link chains and accessories for lifting, lashing and towing according to GL regulations for metallic materials (Certificate WZ 1218 HH 3).
First chain manufacturer with approval for grade 12 (ICE) (D1–12).
W-ABA – first rigid lifting point that can be loaded on all sides.
The RUD BLUE-ID-SYSTEM simplifies the legally compliant testing of the equipment.
VLBG-PLUS – with Ø 45 % higher WLL.
RUD ACP-TURNADO – the first lifting point, whose body rotates automatically in the direction of force.
RUD lifting means configurator – the perfect chain suspension for any lifting application in six easy steps.
- RUD lifting points configurator – quickly, easily and digitally to the right lifting point for every lifting application.
- RUD BUDDYtron app – the digital guide in all matters relating to lifting loads.
- CCS-FASTLOX – the first clickable clevis shackle for tool-free assembly. From RUD.
- PIP-RAPIDO – the first plug-in lifting point. From RUD. For quick, tool-free assembly.
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