What Hankamp Gears does

Hankamp Gears B.V. is a Netherlands-headquartered precision gear manufacturer founded in 1909 and based in Enschede, close to the German border. The company produces high-precision cylindrical gears and transmission components — straight and helical gears up to 600 mm, internal gears up to 300 mm, hardened tooth flanges, gear racks up to 1000 mm, worm shafts, ground shafts, and fuel-injection parts — with claimed tolerances below 1 micrometer (0.0001 mm). It runs a fully in-house production stack covering sawing, milling, turning, gear hobbing, gear cutting, gear grinding (external/internal and surface), honing, wire spark erosion, broaching, laser engraving, and complete gearbox assembly. The machine park is anchored by Mazak, Hardinge, DMG Mori, Reishauer, Koepfer, Liebherr, and Studer equipment, most of which is equipped with robot or cobot loading for 24/5-7 unattended operation.

The company sells custom-manufactured gears and sub-assemblies on a quote-based, project-by-project basis to industrial buyers, primarily in aerospace and defense (AS9100D certified), energy, robotics, printing, food processing, and mining. Distribution is direct, B2B field/enterprise sales, with international customers in France, Belgium, Germany, Israel, the USA, and China, and a dedicated production cell for Woodward Inc. supplying fuel-injection components to a plant in China. Pricing is non-standard, multi-year contract, and determined per project by specification, tolerance, batch size (single parts to 250 pieces), and material. Quality management runs on FMEA-based work preparation and SPC with CPK values above 1.5, audited by Lloyds under AS9100D and EN-ISO 9001:2015.

Hankamp Gears is an independent, family-owned Dutch private limited company (B.V.) with no disclosed parent, external investors, or funding rounds, and a subsidiary called Hankamp Rehab (a sports facility and showroom used by employees). It participates in EU-funded research consortia — Sophia (human-robot collaboration, 2019), TORNADO (autonomous mobile robotics under Horizon Europe, 2025), and CAM Craft with Fraunhofer (closed-loop metal-chip recycling into 3D-printing powder, 2025) — and sponsors multiple Dutch university student racing teams (TU Delft Formula Student, University of Twente electric and hydrogen teams). Headcount is reported as ~60+ on the careers page, with the broader firmographic band at 101–250.

Name

Hankamp Gears

Legal name

Hankamp Gears B.V.

Website

https://hankamp.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1909

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hankamp Gears B.V. is a 1909-founded, family-owned Dutch precision gear manufacturer in Enschede producing sub-1μm-tolerance cylindrical gears, transmission parts, and gearbox assemblies for aerospace, robotics, energy, and industrial customers across Europe, Israel, the USA, and China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Gear Manufacturing

NAICS

Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing (333612)

akta.pro primary industry

Gearmotors, Gearboxes & Speed Reducers (IMAGACAF)

Keywords

• Precision gear manufacturing
• CNC machining services
• Cylindrical gear production
• Gearbox assembly services
• Transmission component manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Enschede

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Gear Manufacturing: Precision gear manufacturing services producing high-quality cylindrical gears and transmission parts. Services range from single-part prototypes to medium batch production (up to 250 pieces). Includes in-house assembly of gear boxes and sub-assemblies with full turnkey manufacturing capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hankamp Gears manufactures precision gears and transmission components with tolerances down to less than 1 micrometer for industrial customers in aerospace, energy, robotics, printing, mining, and food sectors. The offering spans complete in-house production from raw material sawing through to fully assembled gearboxes, including cylindrical gears up to 600 mm diameter, internal gears up to 300 mm, gear racks, worm shafts, and precision parts for fuel injection systems. Production volumes range from single-piece prototypes to medium batch quantities of up to 250 pieces, with services delivered under quote-based custom project contracts.

Product overview

Hankamp Gears is a precision gear manufacturing specialist (founded 1909) offering a comprehensive portfolio of gear production and precision machining services. The core offering consists of gear manufacturing (milling, turning, gear hobbing, gear cutting, gear grinding, honing, spark erosion, broaching, laser engraving) producing cylindrical gears and transmission parts (straight/helical gears up to 600 mm, inner gears up to 300 mm, hardened tooth flanges, gear racks, worm shafts, ground shafts, ground threads, fuel injection parts). These feed into a gearbox assembly service providing complete turnkey products. The company serves industries including aircraft/defense, energy, printing (digital and flexo), robotics, mining, food, and pumps.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Precision Gear Production Custom precision gear manufacturing with tolerances as tight as less than 1 micrometer, covering the full production process from sawing to gear grinding. Processes include milling, turning, gear hobbing, gear cutting, gear grinding (external/internal and surface), honing, spark erosion (wire), broaching, and laser engraving. Targeted at industrial customers in aerospace, energy, robotics, printing, mining, and food sectors.
• Cylindrical Gears and Transmission Parts Manufactures straight and helical gears up to 600 mm diameter, straight toothed inner gears up to 300 mm, hardened and ground tooth flanges (external, up to 400 mm), gear racks (hobbed, shaped or ground, max. 1000 mm length), worm shafts (single and multiple starts, max. 600 mm length), ground hardened shafts, ground external threads, gear segments, and parts for fuel injection systems with tolerances up to 0.002 mm. For industrial OEM customers across multiple sectors.
• Gearbox Assembly Complete assembly of gearboxes and sub-assemblies, including procurement of castings, bearings, seals, and other components. Provides turnkey machined products from single parts to fully assembled gearboxes for industrial OEM customers requiring complete sub-system delivery.
• CNC Precision Machining Services High-precision CNC machining services using modern equipment including Mazak, Hardinge, DMG Mori, Reishauer, Koepfer, and Liebherr machines. Covers complete in-house production from sawing to gear grinding for industrial customers requiring tight-tolerance custom machining.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tolerances down to <1μm (0.0001 mm)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TORNADO Project Consortium (EU Horizon Europe)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2025European Union Horizon Europe funded research project (grant agreement Nº101189557) developing multifunctional and adaptive platforms for Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) with advanced loco-manipulation skills. Hankamp Gears serves as one of three industrial use-case partners, validating robotics solutions in their shipping department. Pilot tests AMR capabilities in dynamic real-world environments with limited space, high product flow, and human-robot interaction requirements.
• Sophia Project ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2019European research project launched December 2019 aimed at improving social and physical interaction skills of human-robot systems in manufacturing environments. Partners include VW, Hidri, IIT (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia), University of Twente, IMK, and DIN. Hankamp Gears serves as one of three partner companies providing a real-life test environment for cobot technology.
• Fraunhofer Innovation PlatformcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on CAM Craft project investigating whether metal chips can be processed locally into metal powder suitable for 3D printing. Project aims to reduce environmental impact of metal recycling chain. Initial test results promising - recycled powder performed almost as well as virgin powder during 3D printing.
• Electric SuperBike TwenteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with student team from University of Twente and Saxion developing fastest electric motorcycle. Hankamp supplies main shaft components for the drivetrain.
• DUT - Delft Racing TeamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2013 with TU Delft student team developing world fastest electric race car. Hankamp supplies planetary gearbox and main shaft components.
• Hydriven TeamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with University of Twente and Saxion students building hydrogen-powered race car. Hankamp supplies gear hobbing for various components.
• Hydro Motion Team (TU Delft)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2025 for hydrogen-powered boat racing team. Hankamp manufactured special gears for the boat competing in Monaco race.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bonfiglioli: Italian-based global manufacturer of gearboxes, gear drives, and power-transmission solutions for industrial automation, mobility, and renewable energy. Overlaps with Hankamp in precision gear/gearbox production but operates at much larger scale across multiple product lines.
• SEW-Eurodrive: German-based global manufacturer of drive technology, gear motors, and mechatronic systems. Comparable to Hankamp in producing precision gearboxes and transmission components, but serves as a much larger incumbent across industrial automation.
• David Brown Gear Systems: Specialist gearbox manufacturer (Australia/international) producing engineered gear systems for mining, defense, and heavy industry. Comparable to Hankamp as a precision gear and gearbox producer with aerospace/defense customers, but operating at a larger scale.
• Flender (a Siemens company): German-based leading supplier of mechanical drive systems — gearboxes, couplings, and generators — for wind, cement, oil & gas, and industrial markets. Comparable to Hankamp in precision gear manufacturing but at vastly larger scale and broader application footprint.

Others

• Klingelnberg: German manufacturer of gear-cutting machines, tools, and gearing services. Related to Hankamp not as a direct competitor but as a supplier of the precision gear-grinding/hobbing machinery (e.g., the class of equipment Hankamp operates in its machine park) and as a comparable European gear-technology specialist.

Direct peers

• Gear Motions: US-based custom manufacturer of precision cut and ground gears serving aerospace, medical, robotics, and industrial markets. Closely comparable to Hankamp in custom, small-to-medium batch, high-tolerance gear production for B2B industrial customers.
• HPC Gears: UK-based precision gear manufacturer offering custom and standard gears, gearboxes, and gear assemblies. Comparable European peer focused on tight-tolerance, low-to-medium volume precision gears for industrial and motion-control applications.
• Martin Sprocket & Gear: US-based manufacturer of power transmission and material-handling products including precision gears, gearboxes, and related components. Comparable to Hankamp in custom gear production serving aerospace, industrial, and heavy-equipment end markets.
• KHK (Kohara Gear Industry): Japanese manufacturer of standard and custom spur, helical, bevel, and worm gears in small-to-medium batches with extensive catalog. Comparable to Hankamp as a precision gear specialist operating internationally with catalog and custom capabilities.
• SDP-SI (Stock Drive Products / Sterling Instrument): US manufacturer and distributor of small precision gears, gearboxes, and mechanical power-transmission components. Comparable to Hankamp in producing small, high-precision gears and offering both standard catalog and custom-machined components for B2B customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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