Hautau

What Hautau does

Hautau is a US-based, family-owned manufacturer of specialty tube cutoff lathes and beveling equipment, founded in 1972 by Fred and Charlie Hautau and headquartered in Brookville, Indiana. The company's core technology is a patented rotating-head tube cutoff architecture that holds the workpiece stationary while a servo-driven cutting head rotates around it, eliminating vibration and enabling cutting, chamfering, boring, grooving, and end-finishing in a single setup — eliminating the secondary deburring operations required by saws and conventional lathes. The product portfolio spans the RC Series (RC15 through RC80 covering 0.25–9.1 inch tube diameters), the high-speed RC H-Series with dual push-pull feeders, dual-blade shear cutoff machines, dedicated tube beveling and double-end boring machines (C30, C50, C80, CC80), automated tube loading/unloading systems, and fully custom turnkey lines for unique applications.

Hautau sells direct to enterprise manufacturers primarily across North America through a field-sales motion supplemented by web-based inquiry forms and PDF quote requests. Revenue is generated through one-time capital equipment sales, custom system design and build, recurring service parts with next-day North American delivery, and field service including installation, training, and preventive maintenance. The company markets through industry-association memberships (AMT, SME, Tube and Pipe Association), a technical blog, social channels, and earned-media features including a 2020 Manufacturing Marvels segment on Fox Business Network and a Top Ten Machine Tool Solution Providers award from Manufacturing Technology Insights.

The customer base spans more than 30 named enterprise accounts across automotive (Dana, KYB, Cummins, THK Rhythm Automotive), heavy equipment (Doosan Bobcat, Valmont), bearings (Timken, NTN Bower), material handling (Daifuku, Crown, Superior Industries), hydraulics (Prince Hydraulics, Bimba), automation (Honeywell Intelligrated, Emerson), and steel distribution (Ryerson, EMJ Metals, Alro Steel, Marmon Keystone, National Tube Supply). The company offers 24/7 technical support with VPN-based remote diagnostics into machine touchscreens and PLCs. Total headcount is in the 11–50 range, and the Hautau family remains actively involved in operations.

Name

Hautau

Legal name

Hautau Tube Cutoff Systems, LLC

Website

https://hautau.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hautau is a US-based, family-owned manufacturer of patented rotating-head tube cutoff lathes and beveling equipment, serving enterprise manufacturers across automotive, heavy equipment, hydraulics, bearings, and steel distribution with direct field sales and custom turnkey systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brookville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: Sale of rotating-head tube cutoff lathes and systems, including standard RC Series machines (RC15, RC30, RC50, RC60, RC80) and RC H-Series machines. Machines are sold with various configurations including loading, unloading, and finishing options.
2. Custom System Design and Build: Custom-designed tube and pipe cutting solutions tailored to individual customer needs, including custom loading, cutting, and unloading systems.
3. Service Parts and Components: Complete inventory of spare parts for all standard machines with next-day or same-day delivery within North America.
4. Field Service and Installation: On-site installation, training, commissioning, and ongoing field service with preventive maintenance visits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hautau is a US-based manufacturer of rotating-head tube cutoff lathes and beveling equipment for the metal tube processing industry. Its patented machines hold the tube stationary in two chucks while a servo-driven cutting head rotates around the stock, performing cutting, chamfering, grooving, boring, and other end-finishing operations in a single setup. The company also designs custom automated loading, unloading, and material handling systems, offering complete turnkey tube processing solutions.

Product overview

Hautau offers a comprehensive line of tube processing equipment built in the USA, centered on its patented rotating-head tube cutoff lathe technology. The core RC Series (RC15 through RC80) provides stationary-tube cutting where the head rotates around the workpiece, eliminating vibration and enabling simultaneous chamfering, grooving, and boring. The RC H-Series adds high-speed automatic capability with dual push-pull feeders for heavy-wall applications. Complementary products include Dual Blade Shear Cutoff machines, Tube Beveling/Chamfering machines (C30, C50, C80, CC80), Automatic Tube Loading Systems (strap, chain, inclined table, H-rack), and Tube Unloading/Handling Systems. Custom turnkey solutions are available for unique applications. Together, these products enable complete tube processing from raw bundle to finished, sorted parts in a single automated workflow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RC Series Rotating Head Tube Cutoff Machines A product line of rotating-head cutoff lathes that hold the tube stationary while the cutting head rotates around it, performing cutting, chamfering, grooving, and boring in a single setup. Available in five models (RC15, RC30, RC50, RC60, RC80) covering tube outer diameters from 0.25 to 9.1 inches. Used by tube fabricators, automotive suppliers, and heavy equipment manufacturers.
• RC H-Series Automatic Tube Cutoff Machines High-speed automatic tube cutoff machines with dual push-pull tube feeders supported on an overhead frame, designed for heavy-wall tube cutting into bearing and gear blanks and for producing heavy conveyor idlers. Available in four models (RC30-H, RC50-H, RC60-H, RC80-H) for tubes up to 9 inches in diameter.
• Dual Blade Shear Cutoff Machine Shear-type tube cutoff machine using dual blades for cutting round and shaped tubes, featuring indexing tube loader compatibility.
• Tube Beveling and Chamfering Machines A product family including the C30 3-inch Tube Beveler, C50 5-inch Tube Beveler, C80 8.7-inch Tube Beveler, and CC80 8.7-inch Double-End Bore machine, providing secondary beveling, chamfering, and boring operations for tube processors.
• Automatic Tube Loading Systems Automated tube loading systems capable of handling heavy tube bundles, including strap loaders, chain loaders, inclined table loaders, and custom H-rack systems, enabling continuous production without manual tube handling.
• Tube Unloading and Handling Systems Full range of tube unloading options that eliminate production steps and reduce labor needs, including automated sorting, stacking, robotic unloading, and packaging capabilities with custom Servo Runout systems for sorting different cut lengths.
• Custom Tube Processing Systems Custom-designed and built tube and pipe cutting solutions tailored to individual customer needs, including turnkey systems developed by Hautau engineers guaranteed to meet specific application requirements such as the RC-CCX dial-transfer systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Eliminates secondary deburring/chamfering operations
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers30 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• KASTO: German manufacturer of metal sawing machines and material handling/storage equipment serving metalworking and tube processing industries. Broader portfolio but overlapping product category in metal cutting machinery for tube fabricators.
• TRUMPF: Global leader in industrial lasers and machine tools for sheet and tube metal processing. Competes indirectly through laser tube cutting systems that increasingly overlap with traditional rotating-head cutoff technology.
• DoALL: Historic US manufacturer of industrial saws and cutting equipment for metalworking. Competes with Hautau through saw-based tube cutting as an alternative to rotating-head lathes in metalworking shops.
• Mazak: Major CNC machine tool manufacturer serving automotive, aerospace, and industrial customers. Adjacent competitor through CNC turning machinery and automation systems used in tube processing applications.
• Haas Automation: Large US-based CNC machine tool manufacturer with broad product line including lathes. Competes with conventional lathe approaches to tube cutoff in similar industrial customer segments.

Regional players

• Cosen Saws: Taiwan-based manufacturer of band saws and cutting machinery for metalworking with global distribution. Competes with Hautau's RC Series via traditional saw-based tube cutting in similar end markets.

Direct peers

• Addison McKee: North American manufacturer of tube and pipe processing equipment including cutoff, bending, and end-forming machinery. Directly comparable product portfolio and customer base in automotive, HVAC, and structural tube fabrication.
• Hornet Group: Multi-brand industrial equipment platform that includes Addison McKee and other metal forming/cutting machinery companies serving tube processing. Comparable through portfolio overlap with Hautau's tube processing focus.
• Rädlinger Maschinenbau: German manufacturer of excavator and special-purpose machinery with a dedicated line of pipe/tube cutting and processing equipment. Comparable product category serving similar tube-processing end markets with analogous customization model.
• Bewo Cutting Machines: Dutch manufacturer of tube cutting machines including sawing and chamfering equipment. Directly comparable product category focused on tube processing for industrial applications.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCuW63HSl0We2I_efmZUYHtA
• Facebookfacebook.com/Hautau.USA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hautau-tube-cutoff-systems

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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