Turbines, steel hydraulic structures and complete hydropower plants manufactured in-house in Jeging, Upper Austria.
Jank GmbH
A-5225 Jeging, Upper AustriaNew on Amplifa
About Jank GmbH
Jank GmbH is a family business in its fourth generation, founded in 1908 and based in Jeging, Upper Austria. With around 50 employees, the company develops, designs and manufactures the entire technical equipment for low- and medium-pressure hydropower plants: Kaplan and Francis turbines, steel hydraulic structures such as gates, stop logs and movable weirs, trash rack systems with in-house profile bar production, as well as electrical engineering, switchgear and the company's own plant control system JaPPOS. Manufacturing includes heavy CNC milling machines, several lathes and vertical turret lathes, and a heavy steel fabrication shop, complemented by sandblasting and corrosion protection in the company's own plant. In addition to turbine and steel hydraulic structure manufacturing, Jank offers feasibility studies, planning, turnkey power plant construction, revitalization, maintenance, plant operation management and financing models, and itself operates several hydropower plants. Customers include private and public electricity utilities such as E.ON Wasserkraft and EVN as well as smaller operators and private individuals, mainly in Europe and Asia. In addition, the company manufactures spare parts for third-party products as well as municipal technology such as snow plows.
- Site
- A-5225 Jeging
- Processes
- Kaplan turbine manufacturing (head 1 to 40 m, from 10 kW per unit, 3 to 8 blades), Francis turbine manufacturing (head 10 to 200 m, from 10 kW per unit), Axial tube pumps (Floodblower) for flood protection, excavation dewatering, drainage, Steel hydraulic structures: gates, stop logs, equipment for flood retention basins, movable weirs, Planning, calculation and manufacturing according to DIN 18800-7 and DIN 19704, Welding supervision by in-house International Welding Engineer, Sandblasting and corrosion protection in-house, Manufacture of hydraulic actuators and units (in-house production)
- Materials
- Steel, CNC milling and turning, Heavy steel construction, Sandblasting and corrosion protection, CFD turbine design
- Certificates
- DIN 18800-7 (steel construction/welding), DIN 19704 (steel hydraulic structures), IEC 60193 / IEC 60041 (turbine measurement)
- Founded
- 1908
- Employees
- approx. 50
- Industries
- Hydropower / small hydropower plants, Energy supply, Flood protection, Municipal technology/winter services, Industry (contract manufacturing), Energy supply (private and public electricity utilities)
- 01
Feasibility studies and planning
- 02
Design and CFD development
- 03
CNC milling and turning
- 04
Heavy steel construction and welding
- 05
Sandblasting and corrosion protection
- 06
Switchgear construction and automation
- 07
Assembly and commissioning
- 08
Maintenance and plant operation management
Materials and Processes
Steel
Material for turbines, steel hydraulic structures, trash rack systems and heavy steel construction, manufactured to DIN 18800-7 and DIN 19704.
CNC milling and turning
Heavy CNC milling machines as well as several lathes and vertical turret lathes for large turbine and plant components.
Heavy steel construction
Manufacture of gates, weirs, stop logs and plant components for power plants and industry.
Sandblasting and corrosion protection
Surface treatment of steel hydraulic structure components in the company's own plant.
CFD turbine design
Computer-optimized hydraulic development of the company's own turbine models with validation according to IEC60193 and IEC60041.
Site
Jeging
ATHead office with development, design, manufacturing and electrical engineering
- Materials
- Steel
- Heavy CNC milling machines
- Lathes
- Vertical turret lathes
- Heavy steel fabrication shop
- Sandblasting and corrosion protection facility
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaplan turbine manufacturing (head 1 to 40 m, from 10 kW per unit, 3 to 8 blades)Mechanical engineering/Hydropower | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Francis turbine manufacturing (head 10 to 200 m, from 10 kW per unit)Mechanical engineering/Hydropower | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Axial tube pumps (Floodblower) for flood protection, excavation dewatering, drainageMechanical engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Steel hydraulic structures: gates, stop logs, equipment for flood retention basins, movable weirsWelding/Steel construction | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Planning, calculation and manufacturing according to DIN 18800-7 and DIN 19704Engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Welding supervision by in-house International Welding EngineerWelding | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Sandblasting and corrosion protection in-houseSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Manufacture of hydraulic actuators and units (in-house production)Mechanical engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Mechanical engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| CNC milling (heavy CNC milling machines)Machining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Turning and vertical turret turning (several lathes and vertical turret lathes)Machining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Welding/Steel construction | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Spare parts for third-party products (power plants, industrial plants, snow plow blades, hydraulics)Machining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Municipal technology: snow plows, snow pole beatersMechanical engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Switchgear construction – installation (electrical engineering for the power plant sector)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automation/control system JaPPOS for small power plants up to 20 MWEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Water wheels for sensitive/heritage-protected areasMechanical engineering/Hydropower | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Island-mode systems (power generation incl. load and turbine control, fully pre-assembled)Mechanical engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy CNC milling machines | – | – | – | – | Jeging, Upper Austria |
| Lathes | – | several | – | – | Jeging, Upper Austria |
| Vertical turret lathes | – | several | – | – | Jeging, Upper Austria |
| Heavy steel fabrication shop | – | – | – | – | Jeging, Upper Austria |
| Sandblasting and corrosion protection facility | – | – | – | – | Jeging, Upper Austria |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Internal quality checks are carried out by several foremen, an in-house welding engineer (International Welding Engineer) and regular audits; external inspections are performed by certified testing and research institutes. Turbine models are measured at university facilities according to IEC60193 and validated according to IEC60041.
| Evidence | Jeging |
|---|---|
| DIN 18800-7 (steel construction/welding) | |
| DIN 19704 (steel hydraulic structures) | |
| IEC 60193 / IEC 60041 (turbine measurement) |
History
- 1908
Company founder Matthias Leitner installs his first power plant in Grödig/Salzburg
- 1910
Matthias Leitner buys a hammer smithy on the Mattig river in Jeging, the current site
- 1942
Johann and Maria Leitner take over the company
- 1947/48
New machine shop built; production for reconstruction
- 1950
Press shop for excavator buckets established
- 1962
First large production hall built
- 1970
Second large production hall built
- 1973
Focus on hydropower plant production after the oil crisis
- 1977
Company handed over to Siegfried and Maria Jank, née Leitner
- 1978
Conversion from mechanical to electronic turbine governors
- 1987
Delivery of the 100th turbine
- 1990
Start of exports to Eastern Europe
- 2001
Switch to 3D design
- 2013
Handover to the fourth generation: Johann, Siegfried, Klaus and Bernhard Jank