Through a long history of gear manufacturing,
Flender-Graffenstaden has acquired the know-how and the experience to be a leader in the field of high speed gears.

The industrial site of Strasbourg (France) has developed a tradition in high performance gear units for more than 60 years and through 12 000 references for the Power Generation and the Oil & Gas industries (speed reducer or increaser, auxiliary and special gearboxes)

History

1837
The group “Etablissements de Strasbourg” is founded.
1841
Start of machining tools manufacturing.
1844
Production of railwayequipment.
1872
The company “Société Alsacienne de constructions Mécaniques” is born.
1900
“Société Alsacienne ( SACM ) starts up its own foundry.
1904
Production begins for Ettore Bugatti.

1945
Start up of SACM’s own gear division.
1949
Design of the first “Turbo” Gear.
1965
The Graffenstaden factory becomes ALCATEL.
1984
Creation of GRAFFENSTADEN ENGRENAGES.
1988
Take-over by the personnel
(51%) and Flender (49%).
1993
The Flender group takes 100% interest.
2005
SIEMENS AG took over Flender AG including Flender-Graffenstaden S.A.S.