Century-long tradition with headquarters in Erkelenz
HEGENSCHEIDT-MFD is an international family-owned business in the machine tool industry. The company is part of the internationally renowned NILES-SIMMONS-HEGENSCHEIDT Group (NSH), which combines over 185 years of experience in German and American machine tool manufacturing.
The company's three divisions manufacture and sell individual machines and turnkey production systems for the rail, automotive, and engineering industries. As a machine tool manufacturer, the company is among the global market leaders in its business areas.
HEGENSCHEIDT company headquarters
Assembly and commissioning of wheelset reprofiling machines
World market leader in two divisions
The Railway Division's products include underfloor and overfloor wheelset lathes for reprofiling wheelsets, wheelset presses, wheelset diagnostic systems, and rerailing systems for rail vehicles.
The Automotive Division manufactures and sells deep rolling and straightening machines as well as precision crankshaft turning and roller burnishing machines.
In addition, current and future drive concepts offer a wide range of new applications for roller burnishing and deep rolling technology. Another current focus of our activities is the development of tools and processes for deep rolling and roller burnishing of functional surfaces as well as bearing races and sealing surfaces of rotationally symmetrical workpieces.
Aerial view of the plant in Erkelenz