Aelbrecht-Maes

Aelbrecht-Maes is a Belgian metalworking company that positions itself as a specialised partner in high-quality metal constructions and custom fabrication. According to its official website, the company guides each project from study and engineering through metal construction to maintenance, combining a modern machine park, deep technical expertise and generations of craftsmanship. It describes itself as realising complex solutions for industry, infrastructure, architecture, art and restoration, and states that where standard solutions stop, it continues with durable quality, precision and full service — in Belgium and internationally. The company's public project portfolio shows work for major industrial clients. For Atlas Copco it manufactured a series of high-quality roller conveyors for heavy industrial logistics, a specific manually operated assembly turntable, and mobile gantry bridges from design to series production. For Volvo Cars Ghent it developed an advanced storage rack for the production site, and for the Volvo Cars engine plant it developed a characteristic 'Scorpion' fixture. For Beton De Bonte it produced extremely robust steel moulds. It also realised a striking steel fence for an exclusive private residence in Sri Lanka and monumental metal architecture in Azerbaijan. Aelbrecht-Maes presents a full-service, A-to-Z approach. Its services include study and engineering, metal construction and maintenance. More recently it has expanded into laser welding — producing tight, accurate weld seams in steel, stainless steel, aluminium and corten steel — and into high-end machining, using five-axis Mazak machines with robot loading to perform turning and milling in-house with as few setups as possible. The company communicates through a news and cases section on its website, with posts attributed to Hans Maes. As a brand, Aelbrecht-Maes is associated with precision custom metalwork rather than mass-produced standard products. Its identity rests on engineering capability, craftsmanship and the ability to handle complex, one-off or series projects for demanding industrial and architectural customers. The available evidence does not specify its founding year, headquarters location, ownership structure or listing status, so those details remain unconfirmed.

The available evidence does not provide a dated corporate history for Aelbrecht-Maes. Its official website describes the company as a specialised partner in high-quality metal constructions and custom fabrication, guiding each project from study and engineering through metal construction to maintenance. It refers to 'generations of craftsmanship', suggesting a long-standing metalworking tradition, but no founding year or ownership history is given in the supplied sources. What can be documented is the company's project activity and service evolution. Aelbrecht-Maes has carried out work for major industrial customers. For Atlas Copco it manufactured a series of high-quality roller conveyors for heavy industrial logistics, produced a specific manually operated assembly turntable, and developed mobile gantry bridges from design to series production. For Volvo Cars Ghent it developed an advanced storage rack for the production site, and for the Volvo Cars engine plant it developed a characteristic 'Scorpion' fixture. For Beton De Bonte it manufactured extremely robust steel moulds. It also realised a striking steel fence for an exclusive private residence in Sri Lanka and monumental metal architecture in Azerbaijan. More recently, the company expanded its service range. It added laser welding, producing tight and accurate weld seams in steel, stainless steel, aluminium and corten steel. It also added high-end machining, using five-axis Mazak machines with robot loading to perform turning and milling in-house with as few setups as possible. These developments are presented on the company's website in a news and cases section, with posts attributed to Hans Maes and dated in 2026. The company states that it operates in Belgium and internationally, serving industry, infrastructure, architecture, art and restoration. No information on founding year, headquarters, ownership, parent company or listing status is available in the supplied evidence.

• Announced high-end machining service using five-axis Mazak machines with robot loading.

• Announced expansion into laser welding for steel, stainless steel, aluminium and corten steel.

• Highlighted mobile gantry bridges for Atlas Copco, from design to series production.

Specialised partner in high-quality custom metal constructions, offering A-to-Z service from study and engineering to construction and maintenance, with a focus on precision, durability and complex solutions.

• Roller conveyors for heavy industrial logistics

  A series of high-quality roller conveyors manufactured for heavy industrial logistics.

• Manually operated assembly turntable

  A specific, manually operated assembly turntable produced for Atlas Copco.

• Mobile gantry bridges

  Mobile gantry bridges developed from design to series production.

• Advanced storage rack

  An advanced storage rack developed for the Volvo Cars Ghent production site.

• 'Scorpion' fixture

  A characteristic 'Scorpion' fixture developed for the Volvo Cars engine plant.

• Robust steel moulds

  Extremely robust steel moulds manufactured for Beton De Bonte.

• Steel fence for private residence

  A striking steel fence realised for an exclusive private residence in Sri Lanka.

• Monumental metal architecture

  Monumental metal architecture in Azerbaijan.

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