Highly engineered equipment for the roofing, construction and metal coil processing industries.
The RDI Group operates three business units specializing in the design and manufacture of highly engineered equipment for the asphalt roofing, construction and metal coil processing industries. These machinery and manufacturing solutions designed, built and commissioned by Reichel & Drews and Chicago Slitter have been helping customers improve productivity and profits since the early 1900s. Hundreds of patented designs and thousands of installations attest to the leadership role the RDI Group business units hold in the continuing quest for innovative technology.
To remain focused and best serve customers in these diverse markets, each business unit maintains dedicated product management, sales and marketing, engineering, customer service, field service, and research and development functions. The business units of the RDI Group share resources including facilities, operations and manufacturing staff and other corporate functions. This shared resource strategy allows the company to provide customers with the highest value and best technology available in each industry. By actively practicing teamwork with customers and suppliers, the men and women of the RDI Group are creating competitively superior products and solutions.
The world headquarters, technical center and manufacturing operations for the RDI Group housed in a 120,000 square foot facility in Itasca, Illinois, just 30 miles northwest of Chicago and minutes from O’Hare International Airport. Internationally, the RDI Group maintains offices in Germany and China, as well as supporting a strong network of agents and representatives worldwide.