ENGINEERED FOR

EXTREMES

ThE NEXT chapTER IN OuR SuccESS STORy.

The world market leader quite honestly, this title fills
me with deep respect. Doubtless one of the reasons for
this is the fact that I know what this means from personal experience dating back to 2011. I know what goes
on behind the scenes and the efforts that people make.
Thats because our company, J.D. Neuhaus, first achieved
this position in 2011. All of us, both here in Witten
and in our international subsidiaries, have consistently
poured our efforts into the pursuit of this objective for
many years.
We have placed the company on a broader technological
footing. In addition to compressed air, we have estab-

Regards

Wilfried Neuhaus-Gallad
J.D. Neuhaus GmbH & Co. KG

lished hydraulics as the second drive medium for our

hoists and cranes, enabling us to offer solutions for a
wider range of extreme conditions. Furthermore, we have
significantly expanded our plant construction operations. We design and produce complex crane systems for
increasing numbers of customers as general solutions.
Having achieved this, we wanted to formulate our more
ambitious performance promise in a concise way that
would be internationally comprehensible: engineered for
extremes. This is also the title of the next chapter in the
success story of our company, which will soon celebrate
its 270th anniversary. We have already written the first
few lines.

J.D. NEuhauS GREw aS paRT OF ThE GERMaN

EcONOMIc MIRaclE.

wE alSO STaRTED ThE pROcESS OF

GlOBalISaTION 30 yEaRS aGO.

MOvING lOaDS:
a FaMIly TRaDITION SINcE 1745.
J.D. Neuhaus has been keeping things moving
for around 270 years.
When Johann Diederich Neuhaus built his first
wooden shaft winch in 1745, he presumably had no
idea how decisive it would later become for the effortless movement of heavy loads. This masterpiece, however, did allow him to be registered as a fabricator
in the Masters roll of Sprockhoevel manufactories.
The foundations had been laid for the J.D. Neuhaus
company. We initially produced winches for the locks and the many horsedrawn barges on the Ruhr river. Later,
the winches were used for lifting railway
carriages onto the tracks and for loading
goods. Use in coal mines in the German
Ruhr area became increasingly significant and in around 1880, our winches
were already capable of moving loads
of up to 7,500 kg. As the quality of the available materials
improved, our products became
increasingly compact and highperformance. A historic innovation was made by us in 1952,
with the construction of a
hoist with a compressed-air
driven vane motor. For our
principal customers, who were
from the underground mining
industry, this represented a
decisive advance. With the new
air hoists from J.D. Neuhaus
it was possible to work significantly more effectively, economically and safely. This
marked the start of our very
own economic miracle.

Preserving history, mastering the future.

Our good name is doing the rounds worldwide.

Today, seven generations after its foundation, J.D.

Neuhaus still remains in family ownership. The hoist
museum at our Witten location demonstrates that
history is a living part of our corporate culture. Since

The fact that J.D. Neuhaus does not rest on its historical achievements is demonstrated by recent and current developments. For example, our share of exports
has been increased from 5 % in 1980 to 80 % today.
Decisive factors here were the foundation of our foreign subsidiaries in the USA, Great Britain, France,
Singapore and China, as well as our involvement in
the Brazilian, Russian and Indian markets. In total,
we export to more than 90 countries around the globe.
Moreover, we have long ceased to concentrate merely
on the mining industry, as was still the case in the
1950s. Pneumatic and hydraulic hoists and crane
systems carrying the J.D. Neuhaus trade mark are
now in use in over 70 different industries. Demand
is particularly high in the oil and gas exploration and
processing sectors, in mining, the chemical industry
and heavy plant construction. Progressively, over
a period of around 270 years, the small winch forge
on the banks of the Ruhr river has developed into a
modern global player supplying reliable load-moving
products around the world.

the mid-nineties, we have been a member of the

Les Hnokiens, an association of companies that
have been in business for at least 200 years, are still
family-owned and managed by the descendants of
the original founder. In the case of J.D. Neuhaus,

A specialist with the best reputation worldwide.

this person is Wilfried Neuhaus-Gallad. Under his

management, the course of the family-owned business
was adapted to the changed conditions predominant
in global markets.

J.D. Neuhaus produces hoists and crane systems that

use pneumatic or hydraulic technology. Thanks to this
globally unique specialisation, we are not only recognised experts, but also the world market
leader in this field. The unbeatable advantage of this technology compared
with electrically driven hoists is its
standard application in explosionhazardous areas. Add to this the
sensitive control, numerous further drive-related advantages
and the patented vane motor,
which already enjoys a legendary reputation thanks to
its durability and high load

resistance. And this quality is no coincidence. It is

the result of state-of-the-art precision production
with the highest-grade materials.
A product range with carrying capacities up to
100 tonnes and above.
The JDN production range includes a total of 14 product lines, which are precisely adapted to the relevant
areas of application and the requirements in terms of
carrying capacity. Moreover, we consistently set new
standards with customised solutions for exceptional
applications. For example with a hydraulic semi-portal
crane with a carrying capacity of 80 tonnes, which is
in use on a drilling platform. It has a span of 7.5 m,
is approx. 11.5 m tall and weighs 32 tonnes. The crane
is equipped with two JDN EH 40-H hydraulic monorail
hoists and an additional PROFI 6 TI-H as a service hoist.

wE NOw havE cuSTOMERS IN 70 INDuSTRIES

IN 90 cOuNTRIES, EvEN IN ThE aRcTIc.

wElcOME TO TEMpERaTuRES OF
45 DEGREES cElSIuS BElOw zERO.
Revolutionary pioneers
the icy challenge of the Arctic
The midnight sun, the
northern lights, the sea
and ice that seems to go
on forever for centuries
researchers and explorers
have been fascinated by
the ocean covered by drift
ice and the area between
the northern tree line and
the North Pole. The first expeditions into the Arctic
began at the end of the 15th century, when English
and Dutch seafarers set off in search of a northern sea
passage to the Far East. Many of them would pay for
their daring with their lives, until all that was left
to discover was the North Pole, which was finally
reached in the late 19th century. Until then, no one
had succeeded in penetrating the thick strata of ice
of the Arctic Ocean because ships were not reinforced
to withstand the pack ice and were simply crushed.
Floating with the ice.
At the beginning of 1890, Norwegian polar
explorer Fridtjof Nansen developed a revolutionary construction: he assumed
that the ice in the Arctic Ocean
flows from east to west and
had a small, robust ship
built with special
planking on its
exterior: It

was then no longer crushed, but rather pushed upwards by the ice. Using this vessel, named the Fram,
to float with the drift ice, Nansen travelled the
frozen northern polar seas for three years until 1893.
This enabled him to prove that there really was an
east-west flow in the ice drift. However, he missed
the North Pole itself by only a short distance.
Breaking through the ice with 75,000 HP.
Today, people and machines face the polar seas with a
whole fleet of atomic ice breakers that regularly pilot
container ships on the north-east passage to the north
of Russia and through the hardest sea passage in the
world to navigate. These days the challenge to navigators is not to find the shortest passage through the
ice, but rather the safest.
A region of inestimable mineral wealth.
However, the ice is getting thinner in ecological
terms the Arctic is one of the most sensitive zones
in the world: The pack ice has already receded by
18 % since the 1980s. The north-west
passage opened for the first
time in 2007. Further
estimates indicate
that the

Arctic could be free of pack ice as early as summer

2030. As well as resulting in significant changes in
wind and oceanic circulation, the ice will thereby also
yield up hitherto hidden resources: 90 billion barrels
of oil, 47 billion cubic metres of gas and 44 billion
barrels of liquid gas representing 22 percent of the
world total in undiscovered, technically retrievable
oil and gas resources. Also filled with a wealth of diamonds, gold, tin, manganese, nickel, lead and platinum, the Arctic is a gigantic natural treasure trove.
This explains the enormous interest of the five Arctic
states, Russia, Canada, Denmark, Norway and the USA,
in staking their territorial legal claim to the area.
However, to date, the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea has administered the Arctic region.
From Witten to the world hoists for use
at low-temperatures from J.D. Neuhaus according
to the Arctic model.
J.D. Neuhaus in Witten has been intensively involved
in the movement of loads for over 265 years and
we continue to set standards, even under extreme
conditions. Our hoists are designed for a temperature
range of -20 degrees Celsius to +70 degrees Celsius
as standard. For special applications at extremely low
temperatures of down to -45 degrees Celsius, we have
developed hydraulic monorail hoists, first testing them
under simulated Arctic conditions in a refrigeration
unit. These are now successfully used in offshore technology in Siberia.

To enable these
hydraulic hoists
to be used under
extreme conditions,
we have fitted
them with a device
that pre-heats the
hoist drive to a temperature of -25 degrees
Celsius before being operated. Furthermore, a special oil
ensures efficient use in a temperature
range from -45 to +40 degrees Celsius.

wE FIND SOluTIONS FOR EvERyThING.

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OF ThE caRIBBEaN.
Anything but weightless the beginnings of diving.
Gliding weightlessly through the water diving fascinates millions of people. Yet the beginnings were anything but weightless: thousands of years ago, the first
divers already ventured into the depths of the ocean.
In order to do so, they had to be expert at holding
their breath, as no external aids were available. Their
incentive was earning a living: good money could be
earned with pearls, sponges or the salvage of lost
freight. Trained pearl or sponge divers were able to
reach depths of up to 70 metres merely by holding
their breath. In 1715, the first diving barrel was invented. However, the body was subjected to the water
pressure, so that only short dives were possible. In
the 18th century, the scientist Edmund Halley had the
idea of delivering air to a diving bell via a hose. The
first professional diving gear with a helmet was used
off the South Coast of England in 1839. With the first
autonomous diving equipment, it was possible to move

freely in the water for the first time. The precursor

to the modern diving regulator, the Aerophire was
invented by two Frenchmen, Benoit Rouquaroi and
Auguste Denayrouze, in 1865. Together with the
engineer Emile Gagnan, the legendary diving pioneer
Jacques Cousteau developed a two-stage regulator,
which controls the differing pressure conditions in the
cylinder and the ambient environment. His first test
with an oxygen rebreather almost ended in fatal oxygen poisoning. Today, compressed air is used almost
exclusively by amateur divers, while professionals use
gas mixtures such as Nitrox, Trimix and Heliox for
greater depths.
Underwater treasure chests
the wrecks of the Caribbean
Hundreds of wrecks, which were sunk by reefs or
storms, pirates or cannon fire, lie on the Caribbean
sea bed. Most of the treasures on board have long
been retrieved, but the ships themselves have gained
inestimable value as they are teeming with life today.
Thus, it is perhaps biodiversity that is the most precious treasure in the underwater world of the Caribbean. With the development of improved diving equipment, it has increasingly become possible to reach
ever greater depths: using mixed gas systems filled
with Nitrox, Trimix or Heliox, increasing numbers of
experienced divers are undertaking demanding dives,
exploring wrecks which, in addition to providing a
new habitat, harbour wild tales of piracy.
Legendary the Merchant Jamaica of
Sir Henry Morgan
On 25 February 1676, the notorious buccaneer Sir Henry
Morgan made a fateful navigation error on his
three-master, the Merchant Jamaica: his ship
ran aground on the reefs of the old
treasure island Lile Vache and
sank just off the coast of Haiti.
Previously, this simple Welshman had succeeded in becoming Vice Governor of
the Island of Jamaica
and received a knight-

hood after having conquered Panama in 1671.

Sir Henry Morgan was famed and feared for his
ruthless plundering of the immeasurable riches
of the Spanish colonies, which he invariably
brought to Port Royal on Jamaica. Treasure hunter
Klaus Keppler tracked down the lost pirate ship,
the Merchant Jamaica, using old documents. He
located the more than three-hundred year old
wreck in the waters off the coast of Haiti in 2001.
The ship has not yet been successfully salvaged.
From Witten to the worlds oceans
JDN Subsea Hoists.
Who knows? Perhaps the salvage work
on the Merchant Jamaica will succeed
with the aid of Subsea Hoists from
Witten! With these newly-developed hoists J.D. Neuhaus enhances
the possibilities of weightless
movement under water: the
JDN PROFI Subsea series with air

or hydraulic drives even enable

horizontal operation and oblique pulling
at sub-aquatic depths of up to 70 metres.
The JDN PROFI 25 TI Subsea Hoist has already successfully proven its exceptional performance in practice:
the 45-tonnes rudder blade of a cargo ship sailing
from China to Brazil had to be repaired off the coast
of Venezuela: the defective rudder blade was successfully removed and repaired with the aid of three JDN
Subsea Hoists at a berth in the Bay of Caracas.

TO wORk uNDER EXTREME cONDITIONS,

yOu NEED EXTREMEly RElIaBlE paRTNERS.

wE havE SET ThE

GlOBal qualITy STaNDaRD.
How Made in Germany can be
improved even further.
Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy of life and work,
which follows the guiding principle of continuous
improvement. According to this principle, erratic
improvements are not the route to success, but
progressive, step-by-step perfection. This is precisely what we work on day-by-day and over a
period of years. We optimise our workplaces
and processes, invest in employee training,
as well as strictly controlling our quality.
Our quality management system
covers all our processes, from
planning and design
through to production and customer
service. It is also
certified by the
TV Rheinland
according to
ISO 9001.

How we think, how we act

according to ISO 14001.

Strong, close customer relations are mainly achieved

through direct person-to-person dialogue, whether in
consultation, during on-site service, or when training
customer employees. Furthermore, we also place a great
deal of importance on communication and interaction on
the Internet and have established various online services.
For example, our eNewsletter uses e-mail technology to
keep our customers up to date with the latest developments, while our online community offers a platform for
exchanging knowledge and for expert reports, and our
home page contains extensive technical product information and services. And if you like J.D. Neuhaus on
the companys Facebook page, then you can also quickly
receive the latest information via this medium.

Whether in terms of energy

or raw materials, resources
are becoming more scarce.
Ecological aspects are becoming increasingly important. Sustained action is
expected and this has come
to extend well beyond public
opinion. Consequently, environmentally-conscious
corporate governance is now a fundamental component of corporate policy at J.D. Neuhaus.
Starting with the development and production of
our products, we place great value on ecological compatibility. Long service life and recyclability already
make an important contribution towards relieving the
environmental burden. Furthermore, our production
has been adapted to minimise energy consumption,
emissions, sewage and waste; it also uses environmentally-compatible production processes and materials.
Resources are used sparingly and waste is recycled
wherever possible.
One of the most important commitments of the
J.D. Neuhaus management is to promote awareness,
openness and a sense of responsibility among employees in order to establish conditions favourable to the
implementation of our environmental guidelines. We
have also made environmental protection a permanent
feature of our employee training courses.

Proximity to the customer as a recipe for success.

Naturally, constant striving for improvement not only
drives our efforts in production and management: whenever we refer to quality, we also mean in particular the
quality of our collaboration with our customers. This is
true in all the markets and sectors we work in. This
is how we produce the hoists and crane systems that
enjoy such an excellent reputation worldwide.
This reputation has been gained as the
result of reliable, long-term performance under both normal and extremely
harsh conditions, whether from a
JDN mini from standard series
production or a complex crane
system built as a customised
complete solution.

Openness for new developments and thoroughness in

planning: this is how J.D. Neuhaus has succeeded in
making its 270-year history a real success story. This is
also how we intend to remain successful in the future.

J.D. NEuhauS lOcaTIONS

ThROuGhOuT ThE wORlD.
J.D. NEuhauS Gmbh & co. kG
Windenstrae
58455 Witten-Heven
Tel +49 2302 208-0
Fax +49 2302 208-286
info@jdngroup.com

J.D. NEuhauS ltd.

Unit 6 Kirkton Avenue,

Pitmedden Road Industrial Estate, Dyce
Aberdeen, AB21 0BF | Great Britain
Tel +44 1224 722751
Fax +44 1224 729895
info@jdneuhaus.co.uk

J.D. NEuhauS lp.

9 Loveton Circle
Sparks, Maryland 21152 | USA
Tel +1 410 472-0500
Fax +1 410 472-2202
info@jdneuhaus.com

www.jdngroup.com
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community.jdngroup.com

J.D. NEuhauS SaRl.

24, rue du Prsident Krger

69008 Lyon | France
Tel +33 4 3790-1745
Fax +33 4 3790-1746
info@jdneuhaus.fr

J.D. NEuhauS pte. ltd.

21 Toh Guan Road East
#09-02 Toh Guan Centre
Singapore 608609
Tel +65 62758911
Fax +65 62758922
info@jdn.com.sg

J.D. NEuhauS pte. ltd.

Shanghai Rep Office | 333 Tianyaoqiao Road

26-07B Ascendas Plaza | Shanghai 200030 | China
Tel +86 21 22157799
Fax +86 21 22157887
infocn@jdn.com.sg

Issue: May 2013

J.D. Neuhaus GmbH & Co. KG | 58449 Witten-Heven | Germany

Phone +49 2302 208-0 | Fax +49 2302 208-286
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