Development, manufacturing and maintenance of axle-mounted gearboxes and drives for rail vehicles
GGT GMEINDER GETRIEBETECHNIK GmbH
74821 Mosbach, GermanyNew on Amplifa
About Gmeinder
GGT GMEINDER GETRIEBETECHNIK GmbH is a medium-sized company with more than 100 employees in Mosbach (Baden-Württemberg). The company develops, designs, manufactures and maintains axle-mounted gearboxes and drives for rail-bound vehicles such as locomotives, multiple units, EMUs and trams. Founded in 1913 by Anton Gmeinder, the company has focused on gearbox production as its core business since 2003; since 2019 it has belonged to Wikov Industry a.s., headquartered in Prague. In addition to new production of custom gearboxes, the service portfolio includes maintenance and repair of its own and third-party products, axle service (bearings, wheels, brake discs, axle shafts), the manufacture of spare parts such as bevel gears, spur gears, shafts and housings, as well as non-destructive testing (VT, MT, UT). Customers include Deutsche Bahn AG (Q1 supplier) and the Alpha Trains Group; through representatives the company is active in more than 14 countries. The gearboxes achieve a service life of over 35 years.
- Site
- Mosbach
- Processes
- Gearbox development, design and manufacturing for rail vehicles (axle-mounted gearboxes), Wheelset presses – pulling/pressing of wheel discs (MAE RADS 2-250 wheelset press), Service/maintenance: inspection and machining of wheelset bearings, wheels, brake discs, Wheel reprofiling, Manufacturing of spare parts: housings, spur pinion shafts, spur gears, bevel gears, bevel pinion, Bevel gear set production with state-of-the-art machine tool technology, Non-destructive testing (VT, MT, UT, PT, ET) of axle shafts, wheels, weld seams, Welding work to DIN EN 15085-2 (rail vehicle construction)
- Materials
- Machining / bevel gear set production, Non-destructive testing (VT, MT, UT, PT, ET), Wheelset service & wheelset press, Welding to DIN EN 15085-2
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ECM (Directive EU 2016/798, maintenance provider), DIN 27201-7 / EN 16910-1 (NDT: VT, MT, UT), DB AG Q1 supplier rating, ECM (maintenance provider, EU 2016/798), DIN EN 15085-2 (welding, rail vehicle construction)
- Founded
- 1913
- Employees
- >100
- Industries
- Rail vehicle construction (locomotives, multiple units, EMUs, trams)
- 01
Gearbox development and design
- 02
Manufacturing (machining, bevel gear set production, welding to DIN EN 15085-2)
- 03
Assembly incl. wheelset pressing (MAE RADS 2-250)
- 04
Non-destructive testing (VT, MT, UT, PT, ET)
- 05
Service, maintenance and repair
- 06
Spare parts production and training
Processes & Manufacturing
Machining / bevel gear set production
Set production of bevel gear units and spare parts (housings, shafts, gears) on state-of-the-art machine tool technology.
Non-destructive testing (VT, MT, UT, PT, ET)
Certified testing of axle shafts, wheels, weld seams and components to DIN 27201-7 / EN 16910-1.
Wheelset service & wheelset press
Pulling/pressing of wheel discs and wheel reprofiling with the MAE RADS 2-250 wheelset press.
Welding to DIN EN 15085-2
Welded components and repairs for rail vehicle construction.
Locations
Mosbach
DEHeadquarters, development, manufacturing, service
- Materials
- Steel, cast
- MAE RADS 2-250 wheelset press
- Service workshop for complete wheelset handling (newly built in 2012)
- Machine tools for bevel gear set production
- Testing rooms and own measuring equipment
Components & Spare Parts
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearbox development, design and manufacturing for rail vehicles (axle-mounted gearboxes)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wheelset presses – pulling/pressing of wheel discs (MAE RADS 2-250 wheelset press)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Service/maintenance: inspection and machining of wheelset bearings, wheels, brake discsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wheel reprofilingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing of spare parts: housings, spur pinion shafts, spur gears, bevel gears, bevel pinionMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bevel gear set production with state-of-the-art machine tool technologyMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Non-destructive testing (VT, MT, UT, PT, ET) of axle shafts, wheels, weld seamsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Welding work to DIN EN 15085-2 (rail vehicle construction)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance of locomotives (electric, diesel), multiple units (electric, diesel) andAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelset press | MAE RADS 2-250 | 1 | – | – | Mosbach, service workshop (newly built in 2012) |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The quality management system is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 by TÜV SÜD; in-house measuring equipment and modern testing technology are available. Non-destructive tests (VT, MT, UT, PT, ET) are carried out certified to DIN 27201-7 / EN 16910-1; as a maintenance provider the company is certified under ECM (EU 2016/798) and is rated as a Q1 supplier by Deutsche Bahn AG.
| Evidence | Mosbach |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 14001:2015 | |
| ECM (maintenance provider, EU 2016/798) | |
| DIN 27201-7 / EN 16910-1 (NDT: VT, MT, UT) | |
| DIN EN 15085-2 (welding, rail vehicle construction) | |
| DB AG Q1 supplier rating |
History
- 1913
Anton Gmeinder founds a production facility for locomotives, gearboxes and machines in Mosbach; development of a hydrostatic gearbox system
- 2003
Focus on gearbox production as the core business
- 2012
New construction of the service workshop for complete wheelset handling
- 2019
New owner: Wikov Industry a.s., European gearbox manufacturer headquartered in Prague
- 2020
Merger of the companies (except Gmeinder Immobilien GmbH) into GGT GMEINDER GETRIEBETECHNIK GmbH