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| Company type | GmbH & Co. KG |
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| Industry | machine construction |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Headquarters | Mauerstetten near Munich in Bavaria, Germany |
Key people | managing partner of Mayr GmbH - Ferdinand Mayr managing director of Mayr GmbH - Christian Illig |
Number of employees | about 1350[1] |
| Website | www.mayr.com |
mayr® power transmissionis a drive technology company and a leading manufacturer of torque limiters, safety brakes, backlash-free shaft misalignment compensation couplings and high-quality DC drives. These products are primarily designed for application in electrically driven machines and systems. [1][2]
They can be found, amongst other things, in filling plants, machine tools, packaging machines and printing machines as well as in elevators (elevator brakes), wind power plants and in the stage technology. mayr® power transmission is active in more than 60 branches worldwide. [1]
The company was founded in 1897 as a mill carpentry workshop in Kaufbeuren (Bavaria). Initially, the company manufactured transmissions for grinding mills, sawing mills and paper mills. But when electric power transmission technology gradually became more and more popular, the company began to develop and manufacture modern drive elements.[3]
The company headquarters with around 750 employees is located in Mauerstetten near Kaufbeuren in the Allgäu region of Bavaria, between Munich and Lake Constance. Further plants are located in China and Poland. More than 400 employees (as of 2025) work at the Polish production plant. And around 100 employees (as of 2025) work at the Chinese assembly plant. A production plant in India was opened in 2024. [3] In addition, the company has many subsidiaries: in the USA, in France, Great Britain, Italy, Singapore, Japan and in Switzerland. [4] With representative offices in Germany and 40 other countries, mayr® power transmission has a strong global presence. Worldwide, the company employs approximately 1350 people.[1][5]
The independent family business is now owned by the fifth generation of the Mayr family. [4]
History
[edit]In 1897, the company was founded by Christian Mayr in Kaufbeuren (Bavaria). Fritz Mayr joined the company in 1956 and took over the management in 1965.[6] Ferdinand Mayr has been a member of the Executive Board since 2018 and took over the position of CEO in 2022. Today, the company is managed by the fifth generation.[7]
In 1973, the company moved its headquarters from Kaufbeuren to Mauerstetten, where it is still based today. Meanwhile, the company premises cover an area of around 23,500 33,000 square meters and have been continuously expanded: [7] In 2006, the production area was expanded by 2,000 square meters and in 2012 by a further 3,000 square meters. A third floor was added to the administration building in 2014. [8] The mayr.com communications center was opened in 2018, the conversion of the existing halls 1 and 2 including the social building, roof terrace and company restaurant was completed in 2020 and the automated high-bay warehouse was put into operation in 2021.[6]
The company's international business was started in 1984, when the first subsidiary was founded in England. The USA, France, Italy and, in 1994, Poland followed. In 2004, the company opened a subsidiary in China. In 2021, the company opened a new location in Japan, followed by India in 2024. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Company Database Bavaria International, retrieved on February 24, 2025
- ^ B4B Swabia Business Directory, retrieved on February 24, 2025
- ^ a b c How mayr Antriebstechnik from the Allgäu became the market leader for elevator brakes, in: Allgäuer Zeitung January 20, 2025, retrieved on February 25, 2025
- ^ a b “We have to be authentic” - What makes Allgäu entrepreneur Ferdinand Mayr tick, in: Allgäuer Zeitung December 25, 2023, retrieved on February 25, 2025
- ^ Business Directory Kaufbeuren and East Allgäu, retrieved on February 25, 2025
- ^ a b 125 years of success story, retrieved on February 27, 2025
- ^ a b The fifth generation takes responsibility, accessed February 27, 2025
- ^ "Mayr power transmission in Kaufbeuren expands". all-in.de. 2014-02-04. Retrieved February 18, 2023.