Why "HETTEC“?
The decisive advantage in extreme applications
Developed for applications where performance is safety-critical.
Created in real-world conditions. Proven in extreme terrain.
• Invented and developed in real-world operation
• Engineers, machine operators, and sales teams work hand in hand
• Over 60 years of experience in alpine earthworks
• Modular, adaptable systems
• Continuous development
• Customer feedback from the field flows directly into new solutions
• In use worldwide
HETTEC develops traction solutions for applications where safety, control and reliability are critical.
Our systems are developed under real operating conditions and designed for situations where machines must perform reliably over time.
The origin lies in the alpine region around Salzburg.
Snow, ice and extremely steep terrain demonstrate every day which solutions work – and which do not.
Born from real-world practice
A concrete real-world application made this reality clear.
An excavator snowed in overnight on a steep forest road showed that existing systems did not allow safe operation.
HETTEC was founded on this experience – and on the ambition to make traction reliably controllable.
To this day, practice remains the starting point of every development.
Developed in operation
HETTEC solutions are not developed at a desk.
They are developed out in the field – on steep forest roads, in snow, ice, mud and rock.
Where traction is safety-critical.
Development, testing and optimisation take place where products are later used.
What proves itself in operation counts.
Experience from extreme terrain
More than 60 years of experience in alpine earthmoving in the Salzburg region flow into every solution.
What is considered an exception elsewhere is daily reality at HETTEC.
This experience cannot be simulated.
It can only be gained in the field.
Solutions instead of compromises
HETTEC does not see itself as a pure product supplier, but as a technical problem solver.
The focus is on applications, systems and real requirements – with the aim of ensuring long-term operational capability, safety and efficiency.
Standard solutions where they make sense.
Special solutions where they are necessary.
System provider for traction technology
HETTEC is a full-service provider of modular traction systems.
The systems are designed to be precisely adaptable to machine, application and ground conditions.
• Modular system solutions
• Adaptable to different machines and applications
• Suitable for series production as well as special and custom projects
HETTEC delivers coordinated overall systems with clear functionality and defined operational safety.
Developed with operators. Implemented by engineers.
Many solutions emerge from direct exchange with machine operators and practitioners.
Feedback from real-world use flows directly into further development.
At HETTEC, engineers develop solutions they assemble, test and operate themselves.
Special projects are implemented directly by the in-house team – tailored to specific requirements.
What does not convince in the field is not implemented.
Practice meets industry
HETTEC combines close proximity to real-world practice with strong industrial partners.
This enables fast responses, the implementation of demanding special solutions
and at the same time industrial scalability and global operational capability.
Solutions for extreme applications
HETTEC realises traction solutions for particularly demanding applications, including:
• Large-scale machinery in quarries
• Drilling rigs up to 100 tonnes operating weight
• Individual traction concepts for special-purpose machines
Supported by in-house test facilities and close cooperation with OEMs and technical development partners.
Tested in real terrain
In HETTEC’s own test area at the company site in the alpine region,
products are tested where they will later be used.
Steep. Slippery. Extreme.
In use worldwide
From Salzburg, HETTEC is available internationally and in use worldwide.
The mindset remains the same everywhere: practice-oriented, solution-focused, reliable.
Why Track Claws
The GEKKO Line exemplifies HETTEC’s approach.
Developed from real-world use and consistently designed for operation in extreme terrain.
Robust. Safe. Reliable.
Machines with HETTEC traction solutions
Universally applicable
Suitable for different machine classes and operating weights, from standard applications to special machines.
Maximum stability
Reliable traction on steep terrain, on snow, ice and mud as well as on soft or difficult ground.
Protection of undercarriage components
No cutting, welding or drilling required. Original components remain undamaged.
Fast installation and removal
Traction solutions can be installed efficiently and removed when required, without permanent changes to the machine.
High strength materials
Manufactured from wear resistant high performance steels for maximum service life with minimal wear.
Minimized downtime
Operation possible even where other systems reach their limits and maximum availability is required.