We are the World Leader in Drum Disposal & Environmental Engineering


Our journey is the direct result of experiences encountered with our customers' problems

Drumbeaters of America Inc. specializes in engineering and manufacturing systems for industrial companies to reduce the volume of waste products generated in manufacturing, to transform the waste products so that the waste products can be recycled, and to preferably totally eliminate all wastes.

For over a quarter century, Drumbeaters of America has been designing and manufacturing systems that can wash, rinse, and crush drums, pack drums, remove residues from containers without increasing the waste stream, provide closed loop dispensing systems for viscous and air sensitive products, remove oil from soils, drill cuttings, and surfaces, and many more application solutions.

Drumbeaters Company

Our History

In 1991, Drumbeaters started manufacturing drum crushers to reduce the volume of steel drums for disposal or recycling not only for Crown but other companies for their sister company, Crown Fluid Applies Systems, as well as other local companoes. This is where the name “Drumbeaters” originated, and where the journey began.

Drumbeaters founders have drawn from their many experiences a perspective that looks at the handling of wastes and recycling as an opportunity to innovatively solve customer's waste problems in nontraditional ways. Drumbeaters’ goal is to reduce the volume of waste products and wherever possible, totally eliminate wastes through recycling or with zero waste systems.

Our Location

Our Company is staffed with mechanical and electrical engineers and has a prototype fabrication and machine shop. The final assembly of all products and systems is performed at Drumbeaters’ facility located in Elburn, Illinois, USA.

Drumbeaters Company

Our Clients

Drumbeaters' customers include Fortune 500 manufacturers, U.S. military installations, various governmental agencies, and waste remediation contractors. Its equipment has been shipped to many parts of the world. Drumbeaters has developed contacts and sales with many European global companies and has sales representation in Europe.

Drumbeaters has also developed a very active network of contacts with industrial hazard waste generators and processors along with many contacts in the environmental enforcement field. These contacts and insights have been acquired over the last 26 years of developing solutions, building machinery, and selling environmental services.

Drumbeaters not only manufactures equipment for sale but also provides recycling services to a wide range of industries around the world.


  • Elmendorf Air Force - USA
  • Akzo Chemical Company - USA
  • Akzo Nobel Company - USA
  • Polygon - USA
  • Aldrich Chemical - USA
  • Solvay Polymers - USA
  • American Cyanamid (BASF) - USA
  • Chevron - Nigeria
  • Chevron - Angola
  • Power Company - Puerto Rico
  • MagneTek  - USA
  • Delphi  Automotive Systems  - USA
  • 3M Company - USA
  • Des Moines Sanitary District - USA
  • Base Ag-Chem Equip. Company - USA
  • Eli Lilly - USA
  • Ford Motors - USA
  • General Motors - USA
  • ISP Fine Chemicals - USA
  • Knapheide Manufacturing - USA
  • City of Philadelphia - USA
  • Roche Pharmaceutical - USA
  • Kraft Foods - USA
  • United Nations - Mauritania
  • United Nations - Mali
  • AEC - Ecuador
  • Encana - Ecuador
  • Agip North Caspian Operation Co. - Kazakhstan
  • Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune - USA
  • Merck - USA
  • Alcan Toyo - USA
  • Lockheed Advanced Development - USA
  • Flinn - USA
  • Doane Pet Care - USA
  • Illiamiam - USA
  • Lennox Industries - USA
  • Rhodia California  - USA
  • Loctite FAS SpA - USA
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Airport - USA
  • Marine Corp Air Ground Combat - USA
  • Merck Pharmaceutical - USA
  • Naval Base - CBC - California - USA
  • Protectoseal Company - USA
  • Schering Plough - Singapore
  • Sin Tung - Tahiti
  • Allied Signal - USA
  • St. Croix Alumina - USA
  • Department of Defense Depo. - USA
  • U.S. Electrical Motors - USA
  • Wacker Chemie - Germany
  • Wellman Inc. of Mississippi - USA
  • Whirlpool Corporation - USA
  • Aero Jet Fine Chemical - USA
  • Acme Refining - USA
  • Chroma Source - USA
  • Coastal - Aruba
  • Croda - USA
  • GM Corp. - USA
  • Teledyne Brown - USA
  • Vitaquest - USA
  • Smurfit Stone - USA
  • Kencoil - USA
  • Ohio Edison - USA
  • Iowa University - USA

Top Selling Solutions


Discover our most selling solutions helping companies worldwide to reduce environmental impact by assuring empty chemical drums are never left behind to be thrown in a landfill.


Drum Crusher DC5000-10HP Electric

Drum Crusher Model
DC5000-10HP

Drum Crusher Model DC5000-10HP Electric will crush a 55 gallon drum down to less than 2.5" in height, greatly reducing storage space requirements and transport fees.

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Trash Can Washer

Trash Can Washer Model
TCW-100

The TCW-100 is our brand new trash can washer unit constructed with high-quality stainless steel. It was designed with longevity, efficiency, and simplicity in mind.

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Drum Washer Model DW55-IO

Drum Washer Model
DW55-IO

Drum Washer Model DW55-IO is designed to wash and rinse the interior and exterior of pails and drums sized up to 55 gallon using water, detergent, solvent, or hot water.

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Drum Washer Crusher Model TRC-7000

Drum Washer Crusher
Model TRC-7000

The Drum Washer Crusher Model TRC-7000 is a dual purpose machine. It can be used to wash drums or/and to crush the drum down to 2.5" in height in the same chamber.

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Building Lasting Relationships

We work with organizations of all sizes across all industries around the world. Since our earliest days, we've been devoting all our efforts to our clients, achieving great successes and building lasting relationships.

Ford
Chevron
3M
GM
Kraft
UN
Encana
NCOC
US Marines
Merck
Lennox
Philadelphia
Roche
Croda
Wacker
Whirlpool