Equipment and container construction
Vacuum to extreme pressure
You can rely on Bick + Letzel GmbH to take care of all the technical applications relating to equipment and container construction. We cover laboratory and industrial applications for a wide range of media.
We've been producing complex containers in steel and stainless steel, shell-and-tube heat exchangers for cooling and heating processes and all kinds of fully assembled technical equipment for pressure preparation, filter systems, measuring methods and many other applications for our customers for years.
We understand that you need the highest quality standards from us and we have all the certificates to reassure you that we will deliver. We work with all the standard welding techniques in line with European or ASME standards.
Our highly qualified, flexible and dedicated team is here to help you with cost-efficient, fast solutions whenever you need them.
Key facts
- Vessels in line with the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU
- AD 2000 regulations (document HP0))
- ASME approval
- German Water Resources Act (WHG)
Hydraulic steel structures
Static and dynamic structures for water management
We can create and maintain weirs, locks and hydropower plant technology, with all of the steps taken care of by experienced professionals (see the list of key facts below).
It goes without saying that we can also help you plan and assemble components on the ground and handle all the required testing along with approval and documentation.
When it comes to hydraulic steel structures, the fact that we have our own loading port on the Main River with a 2.8-metre-deep waterway for inland vessels measuring up to 110 metres allows us to keep projects running cost-efficiently. Our production facilities have the capacity to produce extremely large and heavy components in one piece.
We have our own corrosion protection department, so we can protect the components we produce against corrosion right away. This saves on the cost of transporting them to another location for this step.
Key facts
- 450-tonne crane
- Own loading port for inland vessels measuring up to 110 metres
- Proper disposal (including asbestos and PAH)
- Compliance with DIN 19704
- DIN 124/DIN 302 steel rivets suitable for hydraulic engineering
- Disassembly/assembly of weir structures
- Sluice gates
- Emergency gates
- Emergency repairs
- Own rivet column
- German Hazardous Substances Ordinance (GefStoffV)/TRGS 519 and 551 Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances
- Coating removal/corrosion protection
Our work
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Pipeline construction
Pipeline systems with any dimensions
Bick + Letzel GmbH covers each and every aspect of traditional pipeline construction. That includes the planning, measurements, design, strength calculation including support and the full production of pipeline systems.
Our certified quality standards also allow us to produce systems that need to be monitored, such as in the context of nuclear power, the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU and the German Water Resources Act. Mandatory pressure tests and non-destructive testing also fall within the scope of our services.
We can produce pipeline systems with any dimensions. When it comes to materials, we have experience of working with austenitic, ferritic, high-temperature and duplex steels.
Our experienced and flexible team is on hand to provide you with solutions at short notice and on schedule.
Key facts
- Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU
- AD 2000 regulations (document HP0 and HP100R)
- KTA 1401
- German Radiation Protection Ordinance (StrlSchV)
- Flexibility
- Production with any dimensions
Planning and design
In-house design and experienced project planners
Comprehensive plans – from installation plans to detailed designs – are created using state-of-the-art 3D CAD technology. We use the Dimy dimensioning software for the designs and calculations for pipelines and pressure vessels in accordance with the AD 2000 regulations. You can find out more about our component calculations in the list of key facts.
We work closely with a number of trusted long-term partners on highly specialised or large-scale projects.
Key facts
- Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU
- AD 2000 regulations (document HP0)
- High levels of flexibility
- No limit on dimensions
- Dimy dimensioning software
- In-depth component calculations
- Various structural stability checks
- Static and dynamic analyses
- DIN EN 13480-3, ASME and KTA standards
- Steel construction drawings
- Container drawings
- Complete process systems with Autocad Inventor or AutoCAD Mechanical
Steel construction
Certified welding company offering welding engineering
Bick + Letzel GmbH is a certified manufacturer of steel structures in accordance with DIN EN 1090-2 EXC 4. This includes cranes and crane tracks, large-scale containers, steel chimney stacks and bridges. This certification also covers constructions in stainless steel.
We have the capacity to produce steel components with large volumes and thick walls at our own production facilities. And we have our own loading port on the Main River, so these components can be loaded onto inland vessels and transported away without any complications. The components we produce are protected against corrosion right away at our own facilities in an efficient and cost-effective process.
Key facts
- DIN EN 1090-2 EXC 4
- In-house welding engineering
- Dock with 2.8-metre-deep waterway for inland vessels measuring up to 110 metres
- 450-tonne crane
- Gas metal arc and submerged arc welding facilities
- Own corrosion protection department
- Capacity for large volumes in a short time thanks to two-shift operation
- Large halls and systems
- Armour-plating
- Fine-grain structural steels
- Dissimilar steel joints
Corrosion protection
Optimum industrial corrosion protection
Bick + Letzel GmbH is one of the top providers of optimum industrial corrosion protection in Germany, offering customers corrosion protection as an additional service for bridges, containers and hydraulic steel structures like weir gates, sluice gates and stop logs in large-scale systems and spaces.
Customers can rely on Bick + Letzel GmbH to transport and handle fully finished steel and hydraulic steel structures and install them in situ without additional welding required.
This means that there is no need to repair weld seams on site. The structures can be produced in the optimum size at the production facilities and the surface quality meets the highest standards as prescribed by DIN EN ISO 12944.
Key facts
- DIN EN ISO 12944
- German Hazardous Substances Ordinance (GefStoffV)/TRGS 519 and 551 Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances
- Coating removal/corrosion protection
- BGS 128 regulations
- Loading port for inland vessels measuring up to 110 metres
- 450-tonne crane
- Large halls and systems
- High-pressure water blasting at 2500 bar
- Bristle blasting
- SA 2 ½/SA 3 surface preparation grade in accordance with ISO 8501
- Epoxy coating (1K/2K)
- Polyurethane coating (1K/2K)
- High-solids coatings