2011 WIND INDUSTRY in gERMany - Wind-Energy-Market

SuppliersBosch Rexroth AGThe Drive & Control CompanyBosch Rexroth is one of the world’s leading specialists in the field of drive and controltechnologies. Under the brand name of Rexroth the company supplies tailored solutionsfor driving, controlling and moving. With its transmission technology and hydraulicdrives Rexroth is a strong partner for the wind industry.Bosch Rexroth AGAddress Mannesmannstr. 2958455 WittenFederal state North Rhine-Westphalia / GermanyPhone +49 (0) 2302 / 877 - 213Fax +49 (0) 2302 / 877 - 335E-Mail wind-gears@boschrexroth.deWebwww.boschrexroth.com/windenergieProfileCategoryGearsSuppliers of mechanicalcomponentsTurnover € 4.1 billionEmployees 34,200Founding year 2001Bosch Rexroth is a partner for industrialapplications and factory automation,mobile applications and using renewableenergies.In 2009 Bosch Rexroth achieved a turnoverof around 4.1 billion euros with a staff ofabout 34,200. The company, a member ofthe Bosch Group, was created in 2001 bythe merger of Bosch Automationstechnikand Mannesmann Rexroth. Both companieshave a long tradition as family enterprises,dating back to 1795 in the case of Rexrothand 1886 in the case of Bosch. This traditionis now continued under one roof.The company has always played an activerole in the development of drive technologyfor wind turbines. In the early 1990sRexroth developed the gearbox of the 3.2megawatt turbine AEOLUS II, a truly pioneeringstep in the emerging wind energysector. Today Rexroth gearboxes for windturbines are manufactured at the mainplant at Witten and the Nuremberg productionplant. The Peking production plantserves the new markets in Asia.64 Wind industry in germany