Kugel- und Rollenlagerwerk Leipzig

Kugel- und Rollenlagerwerk Leipzig GmbH (KRW) is a German manufacturer of rolling bearings and precision components headquartered in the Böhlitz-Ehrenberg district of Leipzig. The company traces its origins to the Deutsche Kugellagerfabrik GmbH (DKF), founded in Leipzig-Plagwitz in 1904, and has produced bearings at its current Leipzig site since 1934. Today KRW develops and manufactures standard and custom rolling bearings, bearing components, precision parts and bearing accessories, serving more than 600 customers in over 35 countries. KRW's product range is unusually broad for a specialist manufacturer: the company states that it produces over 9,000 different bearing types per year, covering diameters from 50 mm to 2,500 mm. Its portfolio spans standard bearings as well as application-optimised special bearings developed in direct cooperation with customers. The company's engineering services include project-specific calculations, practical service-life and strength testing, and bearing condition assessments. Key customer industries include rail and transport, mechanical engineering and machine tools, raw material extraction and processing, and rolling mills. Historically, DKF was a significant bearing supplier in Germany; its bearings were used exclusively in Deutsche Lufthansa's diesel aircraft engines, and by 1942 the company employed around 1,500 people. After the Second World War the business was continued first as a Soviet joint-stock company and then, from 1955 to 1990, as the nationally owned VEB DKF Wälzlagerwerk Leipzig, part of the Kombinat Wälzlager und Normteile. Following German reunification it was integrated into the FAG group, then underwent insolvency and total enforcement proceedings in 1993, and was re-founded in 1993 as Kugel- und Rollenlagerwerk Leipzig GmbH. In 2016 the company employed an annual average of 192 people. KRW operates sales offices in China, India, the United States and the United Kingdom to maintain close customer contact and provide application-specific support. The company positions itself as a precision bearing specialist — "Precision made in Germany" — combining long-standing experience, engineering know-how and modern manufacturing technologies. It also offers contract manufacturing (Lohnfertigung) and produces aluminium cages for high-speed rolling bearings.

The company began in 1904 as the Deutsche Kugellagerfabrik (DKF) in the Leipzig district of Plagwitz, manufacturing rolling bearings. In 1934 it moved to its current site in Böhlitz-Ehrenberg. DKF developed into a significant bearing manufacturer; at the time, the diesel aircraft engines of Deutsche Lufthansa were equipped exclusively with DKF rolling bearings. By 1942 the company employed 1,500 people. After the end of the Second World War, the business was initially continued as a so-called Soviet joint-stock company. From 1955 to 1990 it operated as a nationally owned enterprise under the name VEB DKF Wälzlagerwerk Leipzig and became known worldwide. The plant was part of the Kombinat Wälzlager und Normteile (Combine for Rolling Bearings and Standard Parts). With German reunification in 1990, DKF was integrated into the FAG group. After insolvency proceedings and total enforcement (Gesamtvollstreckung) in 1993, the company was re-founded in 1993 as Kugel- und Rollenlagerwerk Leipzig GmbH. In 2016 it employed an annual average of 192 people. Today KRW describes itself as a globally successful company in the development and manufacture of rolling bearings, supplying more than 600 customers in over 35 countries. Its particular strength lies in research and development for application-optimised special bearings, developed in direct cooperation with customers. The engineering portfolio includes project-related calculations, practical service-life and strength tests, and bearing condition assessments. KRW rolling bearings have been manufactured at the traditional site in western Leipzig since 1934, and the company operates sales offices in China, India, the United States and the United Kingdom. On the basis of long-standing experience, technical know-how and modern manufacturing technologies, its qualified employees produce over 9,000 different rolling bearing types annually, serving industries including rail and transport, mechanical engineering and machine tools, raw material extraction and processing, and rolling mills.

• 2016

  Annual average of 192 employees.

• 1993

  After insolvency and total enforcement, re-founded as Kugel- und Rollenlagerwerk Leipzig GmbH.

• 1990

  Integrated into the FAG group following German reunification.

• 1955

  Began operating as nationally owned VEB DKF Wälzlagerwerk Leipzig, part of Kombinat Wälzlager und Normteile.

• 1942

  DKF employed 1,500 people.

• 1934

  Moved to the current site in Böhlitz-Ehrenberg; bearings have been produced there since.

• 1904

  Founded as Deutsche Kugellagerfabrik (DKF) in Leipzig-Plagwitz, manufacturing rolling bearings.

Precision bearing specialist — "Precision made in Germany" — offering standard and custom rolling bearing solutions with strong engineering and R&D focus.

• Standard rolling bearings

• Custom special bearings

• Bearing components

• Precision components

• Bearing accessories

• Aluminium cages for high-speed rolling bearings

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