Haemers, a family company since 1932, is a leading and innovative manufacturer of washers and non-standard nuts – with a range of more than 5,800 different sizes.
In its Belgian factory, Haemers is able to produce both small and large series, from inlays to a fully automated production of ferrous and non-ferrous elements – both from coils and sheets. In terms of dimensions, the company can offer an almost endless combination and this with tolerances from 0.05mm to 0.1mm.
Haemers highlights that all kinds of materials can also be processed, including steel, stainless steel, aluminium, copper and even cardboard. “In addition, harder steels and washers with a hardness of 300HV can also be processed. In this segment, there are never any tooling costs,” explains David Mulnard, who runs the family business together with his aunt Caroline Haemers.
Modern machinery forms the basis for Haemer’s high-quality products, including eccentric presses, a hydraulic press, guillotine shears and a modern equipped tool shop. Various modern industries such as mechanical engineering, automotive, construction, furniture industry, agriculture, etc, all benefit from the performance and quality of Haemers products.
The Belgian company can also offer customer specific packaging solutions through its fully automated packaging machines for (trade) boxes, plastic bags and jute sacks. “We also offer private label packaging, which is provided with neutral labelling or with the customer’s branding. Details such as the article number, barcode, production date, etc, can be applied too – making everything completely custom-made,” points out David.
Investing and innovating for almost 100 years
Although the company will soon celebrate its 100th anniversary, Haemers continues to invest on a daily basis to guarantee customers an even better service. For instance, early this year, further steps were taken in the automation of press work. “Since March, our degreasing and deburring line for washers and presswork has become fully operational. This has quadrupled our capacity and the machine is almost fully automatic. From 2024, the deburring line should also be fully automatic. This will allow finished products to be transported to our warehouse by AVG or AMR, which we believe is unique in the sector,” mentions David.
In addition to investing in the deburring line, a robot has recently become operational for press work – enabling the company to process larger series and stay competitive. “Alongside our machines, our people are also the basis for our high-quality products,” David stresses. “Various quality checks are carried out throughout the production process and employees are continuously retrained. In the packaging department, the pieces undergo one last thorough final check before being delivered to the customer, which is still done manually. Since 2017, we have also been ISO 9001:2015 certified.”
David continues: “Since wages and transport costs are rising sharply in China and other countries, more and more companies are bringing back production from abroad. At Haemers we make it a point of honour to produce and automate everything as efficiently as possible, which allows us to offer very competitive prices to our customers. Our high flexibility, availability, and autonomy, are the beating heart of Haemers – with almost a century of experience spread over four generations.”
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