Klaus Refle

RENK AG engages in the development, production and distribution of drive technology products. It operates through the following segments: Special Gear Units, Vehicle Transmissions, Standard Gear Units and Slide Bearings. The Special Gear Units segment includes stationary gear units for industrial applications, turbo gear units, and complex gear units for fast craft and naval applications. The Vehicle Transmissions segment manufactures fully automatic transmissions for medium-weight and heavy tracked vehicles. The Standard Gear Units segment specializes in marine gear units for merchant shipping, liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas tankers, special ships and offshore wind turbine gear units. The Slide Bearings segment supplies hydrodynamic and lubricated slide bearings that are used for motors, generators, pumps, blowers, water turbines, conveyors and marine applications. The company was founded by Johann Julius Renk in 1873 and is headquartered in Augsburg, Germany.

RENK GmbH is a leading manufacturer of high-quality transmissions, slide bearings, suspension systems, couplings, and testing systems. The company is based in Augsburg, DE, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. The German company serves a wide range of end-markets, including armored vehicles, defense and civil marine, power generation, plastics, and oil and gas. With more than 2,600 employees, RENK generated sales of EUR 550 million in 2020. RENK was founded in 1873 by Johann Julius Renk, and Susanne Wiegand has been the CEO of the company since 2021.