HOERBIGER is active throughout the world as a leading player in the fields of compression technology, automation technology and drive technology.
In 2010, its 6,700 employees achieved sales of 948 million Euro.
The focal points of its business activities include key components and services for compressors, gas engines and turbomachines, hydraulic systems and piezo technology for vehicles and machine tools, as well as components and systems for shift and clutch operations in vehicle drive trains of all kinds.
Through innovations in attractive technological niche markets, the HOERBIGER Group sets standards and delivers cutting-edge solutions for the benefit of its customers.
As an international corporation, HOERBIGER offers extraordinary career opportunities for staff who are geographically flexible. The most recent example would be the international Trainee Programme launched in 2006, which prepares university graduates and young professionals for managerial roles all over the world.
HOERBIGER is on course for sustainable growth. Recently established locations and the inclusion of newly acquired companies abroad are evidence of our commitment to corporate expansion. It also means that employees looking for a new challenge beyond their home country will find a range of exciting roles at HOERBIGER. Whether this involves making a contribution on a fixed-term assignment to a new location or accepting a long-term position with us, the HOERBIGER Group supports staff mobility.
Over the last 10 years, the Group has recorded steady growth.
We could not escape the global crisis.
Yet, with a view to the future we have broadened our global base.
The fundamental strategic orientation of the HOERBIGER Group is based on a balanced contribution of the three key markets:
- Oil, gas, and process industry
- Automotive industry
- Mechanical and plant engineering industry
At the end of the 2010 fiscal year, the sales volume of the Group was 948 million euros. On December 31, 2010, HOERBIGER had approximately 6,700 employees worldwide.
Through strategic acquisitions in the United States, India, and Canada, and by developing new production plants in China and Poland, the total number of employees working for HOERBIGER increased in 2010.
The positioning of the HOERBIGER Group remains stable.
We will make every possible effort in 2012 to again make a reliable contribution to the added value of our customers: through dedicated employees and through technologically outstanding, investment-determining products and services.
Employees: Sales:
3,200 (1997) 347 million euros (1997)
5,300 (2006) 733 million euros (2006)
6,300 (2007) 972 million euros (2007)
6,400 (2008) 970 million euros (2008)
6,500 (2009) 772 million euros (2009) 6.700 (2010) 948 million euros (2010)
HOERBIGER (Wuxi) Automation Technology Co., Ltd.
In January 2003 HOERBIGER Automation Technology opened its first Chinese company in Wuxi. Our activities in China focus on the sales, professional advice and service for specific niche markets. In the field of industrial hydraulics specific hydraulic systems are assembled and tested according to high level quality standards.
Hydraulic systems for the CNC-Press Brakes, electro-hydraulic drives for ship and industrial armatures as well as a new system for punching machines are highlights of the range industrial hydraulics. The cornerstones of the highly developed piezo-technology from HOERBIGER are minimized electric control energy, a compact lightweight design and extra-ordinary durability: Applications in the field of mechanical engineering, testing technology and medical operating equipment. Year after year, piezo products from HOERBIGER in more than 100,000 armatures ensure highly precise and fast positioning.
With more than 25 years of experience in micro hydraulics we have acquired not only national but also international fame as „the specialist" in this field. Due to continuous improvement and development for patient positioning (such as operating tables) we have obtained a position as market leader:
HOERBIGER (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Established in 1995, HOERBIGER (Shanghai) Co., Ltd is one of the largest organization in Asia equipped with service and production facilities, providing supply and service of compressor parts to OEM and end users in China locally and regionally.
Supported by a strong team of professional trained personnel, HOERBIGER Shanghai offered the following:
- Professional compressor analysis, consulatation and overhaul
- Maintenance systems - online moitoring and mobile care
- Compressor valves (with steel or non-metallic plates or non-metallic profiled rings), valve spare parts and valve reconditioning
- Compressor valve conversions and retrofitting
- Compressor packings and packing reconditioning
- Rings: pressure packing, intermediate packing and oil scraper
- Piston rings and rider rings
- Unloading and stepless capacity control systems
- Check valves, relief valves and plunger pump valves
- Engineered solutions for more than 100 years - worldwide
HOERBIGER Drive Technology (Changzhou) Co Ltd
on October 17, 2011 HOERBIGER Drive Technology officially opened its new manufacturing plant in Changzhou, China. The newly founded entity - HOERBIGER Drive Technology (Changzhou) Co. Ltd. - is focused on the production of key transmission components and synchronizer systems for the Chinese automotive industry. Operating as HOERBIGER Drive Technology Asia Pacific, the new facility will act as the Chinese headquarters of HOERBIGER Drive Technology and will be the first contact in Asia for engineering support in close proximity to the customer.
HOERBIGER Drive Technology (Changzhou) is part of the HOERBIGER Strategic Business Unit DriveTechnology operating worldwide and headquartered in Schongau (Germany). With its 1,700 employees, HOERBIGER Drive Technology generated sales of approximately 300 million euros in 2010. It is the world’s largest and most innovative independent specialist in the field of synchronizer systems.
HOERBIGER Orient Gear (Taizhou) Co., Ltd.
HOERBIGER is your partner for the automotive Industry - components and systems for gear shifting and declutching drive trains for passenger cars, trucks, and off-road vehicles.
Since 2006, HOERBIGER Orient Gear (Taizhou) Co., Ltd. produces synchronizer components for trucks.
Around the world, the HOERBIGER brand is synonymous with key components and services, which sustainably create competitive and cost advantages for our customers and thereby enable them to continuously increase their company value.
Our Strategic Business Units and divisions ensure a healthy Group portfolio that is aimed at longevity and stability.
HOERBIGER Holding AG
Baarer Strasse 18
CH-6304 Zug