Rothe Erde - We make the difference

engineering. tomorrow. together.

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Rothe Erde is part of the international company thyssenkrupp Group - we are also one of the world's leading manufacturers of slewing bearings.

In addition to slewing bearings, seamless rolled rings and slew drives are also manufactured under the rothe erde® brand. Rolling bearings are manufactured under the second brand psl®.

If we build it, you can rely on it.

The thyssenkrupp Group is an international industrial and technology company with around 96,000 employees. The business activities are grouped in five segments: Materials Services, Decarbon Technologies, Automotive Technology, Steel Europe and Marine Systems. With their comprehensive technological expertise, the companies develop cost- and resource-efficient solutions for the challenges of the future. Around 3,600 employees work in research and development at 75 locations worldwide, focusing primarily on climate protection and the energy transition, the digital transformation in industry and the mobility of the future.

Rothe Erde has been part of the International group thyssenkrupp since 1992. We are located in 10 countries with 11 companies and 14 plants. We work hand in hand to offer our customers innovative solutions worldwide. We use our global network and our in-depth expertise to maximize the success of our customers. In doing so, we set no limits to our innovative strength and maintain our quality leadership.

We truly believe that strong partnerships make everything possible. You can rely on our more than 160 years of experience: our tailor-made products, comprehensive services and industry-specific knowledge are always adapted to your project.

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engineering. tomorrow. together.

Three words that describe who we are, what we do and how we do it.

engineering

...is part of our identity. It describes the way we think. In the plant, in the office, at every location in the world. It means developing solutions for customers - big and small, today and tomorrow. As a diversified industrial group, we supply reliable products, services and solutions on time, of the best quality and with an attractive price to performance ratio in the areas of mechanics, systems engineering and materials. We know our customers and their markets. We are investing in relevant technological innovations, thereby making the world that little bit better. We are a reliable partner - we promise that.

tomorrow

We have been writing industrial history for over 200 years. From this we draw our strength and competence. But a great past is not enough to prepare us for the challenges of the future. This is why we think of how we want to be tomorrow. And we know today what the world of tomorrow and our customers need. We are developing sustainable solutions which also meet the requirements of the future. We are improving what already works well. And we are revolutionizing industries to make people’s lives easier and provide our customers with a competitive advantage.

together

We share our knowledge, combine it, and create something new from it - across companies, industries and countries. Our businesses benefit from our division-wide thinking and working. “together” is something we promise our customers, partner organizations and ourselves. We trust and are trustworthy. We are a team. We work together. We learn from one another and continue to develop together. Since: We can only achieve the really big goals together.

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