Company

VULKAN Kupplungs- und Getriebebau B. Hackforth GmbH & CO. KG

VULKAN is an international company working in the field of Transmission technology. Over the years VULKAN highly flexible Couplings have acquired growing world-wide reputation. In the head office in Herne couplings are being manufactured for various applications, such as:

  • ships` main and auxiliary drives
  • boat drives
  • generator drives
  • drives for industrial application and for rail vehicles

In this regard, the performance spectrum offers ranges from 0,1 to 2000 kNm. With well-established experience over many years in the area of motive engineering, we can guarantee the highest standards of quality across the product range. Customers-centred innovations, quick delivery times in world-wide service completes the picture of VULKAN as a reliable business partner. On applications orientated fields approved coupling programs in connection with extensive field experiences, VULKAN is a competent partner for problems in the field of transmission technology.





Sales Locations

In addition to our production facilities we have established over 20 offices around the world to ensure the best support to our customers. Please check the fully list of sales locations around the world.

The VULKAN Group

VULKAN Couplings is integrated into the VULKAN Group. Beside driveline components the VULKAN Group also provides tube connections, steel fibres and stainless steel abrasives.

Management

Here you can see the persons responsible for the General Management, Sales and Marketing departments.

Production Facilities

Besides the headquater in Germany we have founded production facilities in Blasilien, China, Japan, India and in the United States in order to underline our strategy "Think global - Act local".

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Quality Management

Quality Control procedures follow every VULKAN product from the planning stage trough all points of production. Long term experience and extensive in-house-testing ensure our continuous high quality standard. Couplings are inspected and approved by all major classification societies throughout the world. Since 1990 VULKAN is DIN ISO 9001 certified.