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Top 25 Drive systems companies based in Germany

Name: Drive systems companies based in Germany
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 531 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 531 drive systems companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 86,175 professional contacts across them, including 28,517 with verified work emails. Munchen is the largest hub.

This list covers drive systems companies headquartered in Germany, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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86,175Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest drive systems companies based in Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 531 drive systems companies based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to drive systems companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	ZF Group	Partial evidence	Friedrichshafen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	47,423 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ZF is a global technology company supplying advanced mobility products and systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Bosch Rexroth	Indirect evidence	Lohr Am Main, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	10,174 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bosch Rexroth is a leading provider of automation solutions for industrial and mobile applications.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	SEW Eurodrive	Indirect evidence	Bruchsal, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	4,013 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We move the world!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Innomotics	Indirect evidence	Nuremberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	3,669 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With the trusted legacy of more than 150 years of engineering expertise, Innomotics is and has always been the backbone of reliable motion for industries and infrastructure…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Flender	Strong evidence	Bocholt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,784 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Flender is a leading international manufacturer of mechanical and electrical drive systems, supplying the highest quality, performance, and innovation for 125 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	SEG Automotive	Indirect evidence	Stuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,766 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1914, mobility starts with SEG Automotive.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	LENZE	Partial evidence	Gross Berkel, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,028 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Lenze is a leading drive specialist for machine and plant engineering.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Renk Group	Partial evidence	Augsburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	793 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For more than 150 years, RENK has been developing high-performance drive and transmission technologies that enable reliability, precision and control under extreme conditions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Ziehl-Abegg SE	Partial evidence	Künzelsau, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	638 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ZIEHL-ABEGG (Künzelsau, Germany) is one of the leading global companies in the field of ventilation, control and drive technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	IMS Gear Gear Technology. Worldwide	Indirect evidence	Donaueschingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	508 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “IMS Gear is a leading company in Gear Technology in the automotive and industrial sectors, with an international presence, serving as a partner for globally operating customers…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Wittenstein Group	Partial evidence	Igersheim-harthausen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	474 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The name WITTENSTEIN enjoys an impeccable reputation as the brand for innovation, precision and excellence in the field of mechatronic drive technology – not just in Germany but…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Getriebebau Nord Gmbh & Co. KG	Partial evidence	Bargteheide, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	363 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1965, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS has been developing, producing and selling drive technology with today approx.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Bühler Motor Buehler Motor	Partial evidence	Nuremberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	339 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bühler Motor is synonymous with sophisticated electromechanical and electrohydraulic drive solutions tailored to customer requirements.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Zollern Gmbh & Co. KG	Partial evidence	Sigmaringendorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	314 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With top-quality products and customized solutions in the fields of drive technology, investment casting, sand casting, forging, and steel profiles, we are among the leading…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Sew-Eurodrive India Private Limited	Indirect evidence	Bruchsal, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	312 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DRIVING THE WORLD!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Vincorion	Indirect evidence	Wedel, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	291 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We power your mission!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	ETO Gruppe	Indirect evidence	Stockach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	289 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Seit 1948 entwickelt und produziert die ETO GRUPPE elektromagnetische Antriebskomponenten, Sensoren, Elektroniken und Software.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	KTR Systems Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Rheine, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	275 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Made for motion – KTR has been developing power transmission components for mechanical and plant engineering under this slogan for more than fifty years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Liebherr Gear Technology And Automation Systems	Partial evidence	Kempten, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	217 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to the Liebherr Gear Technology and Automation Systems page!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	LHY	Strong evidence	Aschaffenburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	214 contacts →
	Strong evidence “LHY is a global developer and supplier of modular drive systems consisting of hydraulics, electrical engineering and electronics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Baumüller Nürnberg Gmbh	Strong evidence	Nürnberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	178 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Based in Nuremberg, Baumüller is a leading manufacturer of electric drive and automation systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Inovance Technology Europe	Indirect evidence	Stuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	173 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Inovance Group is a $3.4bn+ global provider of industrial automation solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Albert Weber	Indirect evidence	Markdorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	166 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Currently, Weber Automotive ranks among the most technologically advanced companies in the global automotive supplier industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Ringfeder Power Transmission	Partial evidence	Groß-umstadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	155 contacts →
	Partial evidence “RINGFEDER POWER TRANSMISSION is the international market leader in niche markets for drive and damping technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Hiwin Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Offenburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	153 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to HIWIN GmbH.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: drive systems companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names drive systems companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of drive systems companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name drive systems companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Drive systems companies based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

33.1%Verified-email coverage

162.3Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

1.5%Largest-city concentration · Munchen

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

142

11-50

151

51-200

125

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 531 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among drive systems companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Germany whose own description of what they do matches “drive systems companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names drive systems companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among drive systems companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Germany are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 28,517 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names drive systems companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many drive systems companies are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 531 drive systems companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

ZF Group, headquartered in Friedrichshafen, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most drive systems companies?

Munchen leads with 8 headquartered companies, followed by Hamburg (7) and Bremen (6).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 28,517 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 531 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.