This massive derelict factory of Dugal S.A. was on my pins as 'old factory' with absolutely no desciption of what it could be. So my visit here was a total shot in the dark of it was any good or not. As it turns out it was a fairly substantial, although very stripped out factory. The site was absolutely huge and impressed just on the sheer scale of it.
History
Even after a couple hours wandering around here, I was still none the wiser as to what they produced. Some documents around the site gave an indication of a company name, but it was vague.
Luckily it didn't take much research to answer this question. A very detailed website provided a near complete history of the site. Tôlerie Greisendall - DUGAL S.A. / Dudelange
Dugal S.A was company steel galvanized sheet rolls. The site opened in the 1930s with a production output of 3.9 tons per hour. Over the following decades the site modernised with new equipment and methods to increase output and quality. by the 1980s they were producing 10 tons per hour. The site is connected to the train line to transport the heavy coils.
The site eventually wound down around the time of the creation of Arcelor (Which went onto be ArcelorMittal), a powerhouse of steel company in the area. It looks like the site closed for good before 2010.
The site in 1935
The huge coils of steel.
The large trains to transport the coils.
Source: DUGAL S.A. - Greisendall / Dudelange
The Explore
This was a nice easy explore, with clear signs that the local kids had been frequenting the site for some years. The scale of the place did surprise me. It certainly didn't look as big as it was on google maps. The main factory building was empty and devoid of any equipment. There were hints of what was there in the various giant pits that used to house huge steel production equipment.
The side rooms and buildings offered a little more clues with the old Spectrolab F metals analyser still in situ in the small lab area. A device that I found out later was used to analyse the zinc bath.
Underneith the factory was network of large cable tunnels providing a route for the massive network of power cables to all the equipment on the main factory floor. Some care had to be taken walking around as the factory was full of deep holes and pits for powercables or to house machines.
The small building nextdoor appeared to house an early computer server array.
Although very much stripped out, it was a proper industrial ruin. This area of the Luxembourg/France border is littered with industrial decay, Dugal SA being yet another great example.
Photos
The Spectrolab F purcahsed in 1991 to analysis the zinc bath.
One of the many cable tunnels.
An example of some of the many products made from the galvernized steel.
A very overgrown train crossing.
The second building to the south.
What appears to be early server racks?
History
Even after a couple hours wandering around here, I was still none the wiser as to what they produced. Some documents around the site gave an indication of a company name, but it was vague.
Luckily it didn't take much research to answer this question. A very detailed website provided a near complete history of the site. Tôlerie Greisendall - DUGAL S.A. / Dudelange
Dugal S.A was company steel galvanized sheet rolls. The site opened in the 1930s with a production output of 3.9 tons per hour. Over the following decades the site modernised with new equipment and methods to increase output and quality. by the 1980s they were producing 10 tons per hour. The site is connected to the train line to transport the heavy coils.
The site eventually wound down around the time of the creation of Arcelor (Which went onto be ArcelorMittal), a powerhouse of steel company in the area. It looks like the site closed for good before 2010.
The site in 1935
The huge coils of steel.
The large trains to transport the coils.
Source: DUGAL S.A. - Greisendall / Dudelange
The Explore
This was a nice easy explore, with clear signs that the local kids had been frequenting the site for some years. The scale of the place did surprise me. It certainly didn't look as big as it was on google maps. The main factory building was empty and devoid of any equipment. There were hints of what was there in the various giant pits that used to house huge steel production equipment.
The side rooms and buildings offered a little more clues with the old Spectrolab F metals analyser still in situ in the small lab area. A device that I found out later was used to analyse the zinc bath.
Underneith the factory was network of large cable tunnels providing a route for the massive network of power cables to all the equipment on the main factory floor. Some care had to be taken walking around as the factory was full of deep holes and pits for powercables or to house machines.
The small building nextdoor appeared to house an early computer server array.
Although very much stripped out, it was a proper industrial ruin. This area of the Luxembourg/France border is littered with industrial decay, Dugal SA being yet another great example.
Photos
The Spectrolab F purcahsed in 1991 to analysis the zinc bath.
One of the many cable tunnels.
An example of some of the many products made from the galvernized steel.
A very overgrown train crossing.
The second building to the south.
What appears to be early server racks?
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