Development and manufacture of precision gearboxes and custom drive solutions for industrial applications
Wilhelm Vogel GmbH Antriebstechnik
OberboihingenNew on Amplifa
VOGEL Antriebstechnik – Precision Gearboxes Since 1946
Wilhelm Vogel GmbH is a medium-sized, owner-managed family business based in Oberboihingen near Stuttgart, which since 1946 — for over 70 years and now in its third generation — has developed, manufactured and sold precision gearboxes, drive systems and customer-specific drive solutions for industrial applications. The product range covers rated torques from 10 to 50,000 Nm and extends from classic machine gearboxes through bevel, bevel-face and planetary gearboxes to high-precision servo gearboxes and rack-and-pinion drives. All bevel gearboxes are produced using the ground circular-arc gearing method according to Klingelnberg; the company's own highly modern production with a high level of vertical integration also includes in-house gear manufacturing and gear-cutting work. Materials such as grey cast iron, spheroidal cast iron, aluminium die casting and steel (including C45) are used in the gearbox housings and shafts. Custom gearboxes are possible from lot size 1. Customers include, among others, machine tool manufacturing, plastics and film processing, and food and packaging machinery; sales are handled via sales and service partners in more than 40 countries on all continents.
- Site
- Oberboihingen
- Processes
- Low-backlash planetary gearboxes (MPR, MPG, MPL), Servo bevel gearboxes (SK, SKH, SKPR, SKPG), Bevel gearboxes (L, ML, H, MH, K), Bevel-face gearboxes (KS, MKS, KSH, MKSH), Industrial planetary gearboxes (P, MP, PF, MPF), Bevel planetary gearboxes (LP, MLP, LPF, MLPF), Speed-summing gearboxes (UE, UEF, LUE, LUEF), Rack-and-pinion drives
- Materials
- Grey cast iron, Spheroidal cast iron, Aluminium die casting, C45 (gearbox shafts), Grey cast iron (EN-JL-1040), Spheroidal cast iron (EN-JS-1040), Aluminium die casting (EN-AB-43000), C45 (steel)
- Founded
- 1946
- Industries
- Machine tools, Plastics and film processing machinery, Food and packaging machinery, Intralogistics, Automation and drive technology, Robotics and handling
- 01
Consulting and dimensioning
- 02
Design and development
- 03
In-house gear manufacturing / gear-cutting work (ground
- 04
Gearbox assembly
- 05
Quality inspection
- 06
Shipping and worldwide spare parts supply
- 07
Service, maintenance and repair
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Grey cast iron (EN-JL-1040)
Housing material for speed-summing gearboxes with good damping and strength.
Spheroidal cast iron (EN-JS-1040)
Tough cast material for highly stressed gearbox components.
Aluminium die casting (EN-AB-43000)
Lightweight material for gearbox housings produced by die casting.
C45 (steel)
Material for gearbox shafts with high strength.
Oberboihingen Site
Oberboihingen
DEHeadquarters, production, central spare parts supply and service coordination
- Lot size
- Custom gearboxes from lot size 1
- Materials
- Steel, grey cast iron, spheroidal cast iron, aluminium die casting
- In-house gear manufacturing with ground circular-arc gearing according to Klingelnberg
- Assembly
- Central spare parts supply
Gearboxes and Drives
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-backlash planetary gearboxes (MPR, MPG, MPL)Gearbox manufacturing/drive technology | – | – | – | – | Steel, Cast iron |
| Servo bevel gearboxes (SK, SKH, SKPR, SKPG)Gearbox manufacturing/drive technology | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Bevel gearboxes (L, ML, H, MH, K)Gearbox manufacturing/drive technology | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Bevel-face gearboxes (KS, MKS, KSH, MKSH)Gearbox manufacturing/drive technology | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Industrial planetary gearboxes (P, MP, PF, MPF)Gearbox manufacturing/drive technology | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Bevel planetary gearboxes (LP, MLP, LPF, MLPF)Gearbox manufacturing/drive technology | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Speed-summing gearboxes (UE, UEF, LUE, LUEF)Gearbox manufacturing/drive technology | – | – | – | – | Grey cast iron EN-GJL-250, Spheroidal cast iron EN-GJS-400-15, Die-casting alloy EN AC-AlSi10Mg T6, C45 |
| Rack-and-pinion drivesGearbox manufacturing/drive technology | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| In-house gear manufacturing / gear-cutting work with ground circular-arc gearing according toMachining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Custom gearboxes from lot size 1Assembly | – | – | – | – | Steel, Cast iron |
Additional services
Company History
- 1946
Founding of Wilhelm Vogel GmbH as a metalworking business by Wilhelm Vogel in Oberboihingen
- 1950
Focus on gear manufacturing with an emphasis on bevel gears
- 1962
Start of production of custom gearboxes
- 1965
Production launch of self-developed helical bevel gearboxes; concentration on gearbox manufacturing
- 1978
Introduction of planetary gearboxes
- 2003
Introduction of servo bevel gearboxes
- 2012
Doubling of the torque range of the industrial gearboxes
- 2014
Conversion of bevel gear series production to ground circular-arc gearing
- 2016
Implementation of lean production