KREBS & RIEDEL Schleifscheibenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
125 years of Krebs & Riedel
Innovative Grinding Technology since 1895
The cornerstone of the Krebs & Riedel grinding wheel factory in Bad Karlshafen was laid some 125 years ago. Today the family owned company operates worldwide as a manufacturer of individually manufactured precision grinding wheels and impresses with innovation and solution-oriented application technology advice. Above all, customers from the automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering, medical technology and wind power sectors rely upon the high-precision products manufactured by Krebs & Riedel. In addition to conventional grinding wheels, cutting wheels, cup grinding wheels and grinding segments with ceramic and synthetic resin bonds, Krebs & Riedel also manufactures CBN and diamond tools with ceramic bonds, as well as honing rings. The medium-sized family business with over 250 committed employees has an annual turnover of 31 million euros. Krebs & Riedel is one of the global innovation leaders in abrasives and has subsidiaries in China and India and a strong distribution network in more than 30 countries worldwide.

As a medium-sized family company, strong through crises.
In the company's history there have been many crises in which the management has withstood external influences. The company survived two world wars and the Great Depression of 1929. In 1965 Bad Karlshafen was hit by the Heinrich flood and afterwards various buildings were demolished, rebuilt and numerous employees were hired. In 2008, the bankruptcy of the Lehmann Brothers bank plunged the world into a severe economic crisis and many thousands of people lost their jobs. In 2020, COVID-19 will cause another global economic collapse but despite the pandemic, the company is well positioned for the future.

Strong investments in the future.
Krebs & Riedel has subsidiaries in China and India, as well as 30 international distributors. A team of application technology consultants looks after customers worldwide. Krebs & Riedel emphasis the importance of research & development and works closely with several research institutions. Important investments in sustainability management and the expansion of the Bad Karlshafen plant are ongoing.

Diverse portfolio, individual products and special solutions with special quality requirements.
At Krebs & Riedel, high-quality products are created with special quality standards and maximum safety. Krebs & Riedel is a member of the VDS (Verband Deutscher Schleifmittelwerke e.V.). As a founding member of the oSa (organization for the safety of abrasives), safety comes first. The production program includes corundum and silicon carbide wheels with a ceramic bond and synthetic resin bond for most industrial grinding applications up to 900 mm outside diameter for round, flat, tool, centerless, gear and rough grinding applications. Cut-off wheels in synthetic resin bond with and without fiber reinforcement up to 800 mm outside diameter for chop cut, pendulum cutting and rotary cutting. Roughing and pendulum grinding with and without fibre reinforcement for the cleaning shop and the foundry industry; Grinding wheels for pendulum grinding machines, grinding wheels for bench grinders and grinding wheels for grinding manipulators. Diamond and CBN grinding media in vitrified bond with a working speed of up to 200 m / s for internal, flat, circular, tool grinding and special grinding processes.

Krebs & Riedel is a specialist in gear applications.
Krebs & Riedel is a specialist in the field of gear applications and supplies top gear manufacturers around the globe. These grinding wheels are used on many gear grinding machines, including those from the manufacturers Gleason, Kapp-Niles, Klingelnberg, Liebherr, Mitsubishi, Reishauer and Samputensili.

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