Herbert Köhler

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.