Mission Statement
At Chicago Dreis & Krump we strive to provide prompt and accurate sales of machines, parts and service to fill our customers metal forming needs and to carry on our 125 plus year tradition of “Building ‘em like they had to last forever”.
Our History
Cool Timeline
August 22, 1893
Tubal-Cain comes to Chicago for the Columbian Exposition.
The Statue of Tubal Cain from the Stumm Brothers Exhibit
At the end of the Columbian Exposition many artifacts were auctioned off, sold or donated if they were not crated up and shipped back to their original exhibitor’s location. The large Statue of Tubal Cain, who in Biblical reference was the first master metal worker, was purchased by a Chicago business and is now owned and cared for by the Dreis & Krump Company in Peotone, IL.
July 13, 1896
D & K’s First Hand Brakes made with Maple planks and Steel work surfaces.
September 22, 1899
Herman Dreis & Nic Krump form Dreis & Krump – The All-Steel Hand Brake is introduced.
October 20, 1910
Walter Dreis succeeds his Father Herman as President of Chicago Dreis & Krump. The first Mechanical Power Leaf Brakes are produced.
November 26, 1920
Mechanical Press Brakes, Presses and Shears are added to our expanding product line.
May 13, 1930
The Great Depression slows but can’t stop Chicago D & K.
October 20, 1940
More than 20,000 Hand Brakes and 7,500 Press Brakes are produced for the Military and Defense Industries During World War II.
May 20, 1950
Chicago Dreis & Krump Brakes have been “in Service” with our Armed Forces in WWI, WWII, Korea, Viet Nam and the Middle East for over a century.
Along with the Baby Boom business also booms as WWII vets take charge.
July 17, 1955
Walter Dreis resigns after 45 years as Chicago Dreis & Krump President. Tubal-Cain Comes to Dreis & Krump
July 26, 1960
Hydraulic Press Brakes & Shears join the D & K Product Line and Press Brake Die production is greatly expanded.
April 3, 1980
Many of our largest Press Brakes, Presses and Shears are produced.
September 21, 1985
Rudy Wolfer becomes President of Dreis & Krump
July 29, 1990
SB, BPU, HSB and HBPU series Brakes are introduced at IMTS
August 19, 2000
HPB, HS Series Hydraulic Press Brakes and Hydraulic Shears are introduced.
March 10, 2005
Tubal-Cain and Chicago Dreis & Krump move to Peotone, Illinois
April 11, 2010
