GGT Gleitlager

What GGT Gleitlager does

GGT Gleitlager AG is a privately held Swiss manufacturer of sliding bearings, sintered filters, and precision turned components, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Küssnacht am Rigi. The company specializes in powder metallurgy, running an in-house five-step sintering process (powder mixing, cold pressing, sintering, calibration, and vacuum lubricant impregnation) to produce self-lubricating bearings with 20–30% porosity, alongside rolled sliding bearings (GGT11 through GGT090 series), bimetal bearings, bronze/brass bushings, plastic, fiber composite, carbon, and steel bearings, and custom sintered structural parts. Vertically integrated production at the single Swiss site includes CNC turning (Schaublin, Doosan Puma, Nakamura Tome), fibre-laser engraving, and ZEISS ScanMax 3D in-process quality control.

The company sells primarily to industrial B2B customers across at least five verticals — mechanical engineering and machine building, cable car/ropeway (via the POOL-ALPIN purchasing cooperative), railway and transportation, food and pharmaceutical processing, and heavy equipment/commercial vehicles. Revenue comes from one-time sales of standard catalog products and custom-engineered parts, plus contract CNC machining and laser engraving services. Distribution runs through a 24/7 B2B web shop, a direct sales team providing technical consulting (sales-led and inside-sales motions), and the POOL-ALPIN cooperative channel. Pricing is quote-based with low minimum order values (CHF/EUR 50–300), and orders are confirmed within half a working day.

The business is wholly owned and operated by CEO Branko Meljancic following a 2006/2009 succession from founder Urs Germann. Operations are ISO 9001:2015 certified (since April 2018) and Swiss Label certified (since 2013), with RoHS and REACH compliance. Headcount is reported in the 11–50 range; no revenue, funding, or external equity is disclosed. Markets served are Switzerland and Western Europe, with historical export reach into Germany, Austria, and Sweden.

Name

GGT Gleitlager

Legal name

GGT Gleitlager AG

Website

https://gleitlager.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GGT Gleitlager AG is a Swiss manufacturer of sliding bearings, sintered filters, and precision turned components, serving industrial B2B customers across mechanical engineering, cable car/ropeway, railway, food/pharma, and heavy equipment sectors primarily in Switzerland and Western Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kussnacht Am Rigi

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sliding Bearings & Bearing Components: Sale of manufactured sliding bearings including sintered bearings, rolled dry sliding bearings, carbon sliding bearings, fibre composite sliding bearings, plastic sliding bearings, bronze bushings, steel bushings, and turned parts in bronze and brass. Custom-made bearings are produced when standard products are not suitable.
2. Sintered Filters & Sintered Components: Production and sale of sintered filters and sintered structural parts made from metal powders (bronze, iron, and alloy combinations). Products include custom sintered shapes designed in collaboration with customers.
3. Contract Manufacturing (CNC Machining): CNC turning and milling services for bronze, brass, and copper components. Services include laser engraving, precision turning (Schaublin, Doosan Puma, Nakamura Tome machines), and finished parts with quality inspection.
4. Technical Consulting & Engineering: Engineering consultation for bearing selection, application design, and process optimization. Includes feasibility analysis, concept development, and implementation support for sliding bearing and sintered filter applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GGT Gleitlager AG manufactures and supplies sliding bearings (rolled, sintered, bronze, plastic, fibre composite, carbon, steel bushings), sintered bronze and iron filters, and sintered structural components made via powder metallurgy. The company also provides CNC contract manufacturing of bronze, brass, and copper turned parts, laser engraving services for component traceability, and engineering consultation for bearing selection and application design. Products are offered as standard catalogue items from stock, custom-manufactured specials, and bimetal/high-performance variants.

Product overview

GGT Gleitlager AG is a Swiss manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of sliding bearing solutions and sintered products. The core product line centers on rolled sliding bearings (including the GGT11, GGT20, GGT2S, GGT30, GGT40, GGT50, GGT80, GGT090 series), high-performance variants, and bimetal types, complemented by sintered bearings, solid bronze bushings, plastic and fiber composite bearings, carbon bearings, and steel bushings. The company also produces sintered filters and sintered components using powder metallurgy. Beyond standard products, GGT offers contract CNC machining, laser engraving services, and shaft protection sleeves. An ecosystem of digital tools including a sliding bearing calculator, weight calculator, and product finder supports customer selection and design processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GGT11: Rolled sliding bearing product line
• GGT20
• GGT2S
• GGT30
• GGT40
• GGT50
• GGT80
• GGT090
• GGT850BM1
• Hochleistungsgleitlager
• Bimetall-Gleitlager
• MBW-Gleitlager
• Sinterlager
• Sinterfilter
• Sinterformteile
• Gleitlager aus Bronze
• Kunststoff-Gleitlager
• Faserverbund-Gleitlager
• Gleitlager aus Kohlenstoff
• Stahlbuchsen
• Sintered Bronze Bearings
• Wrapped Bearings
• Lasergravur

Products and services

• Rolled Sliding Bearings (Gerollte Gleitlager) — GGT11, GGT20, GGT2S, GGT30, GGT40, GGT50, GGT80, GGT090 Standard series of rolled (wrapped) sliding bearings in different material compositions for varied load, speed, lubrication, and environmental requirements. Self-lubricating or oil-impregnated, sold as catalogue items from warehouse stock with quick delivery.
• High-Performance Sliding Bearings (Hochleistungsgleitlager) High-performance rolled sliding bearings for demanding applications requiring superior load capacity, wear resistance, and reliability.
• GGT850BM1 Bimetal Sliding Bearing (Bimetall-Gleitlager) Bimetal sliding bearing combining steel back with sintered bronze sliding layer containing graphite and PTFE particles for dirty environments and high edge loads.
• Sintered Bearings (Sinterlager) Self-lubricating sintered bronze or iron bearings with 20-30% porosity for oil impregnation and lifetime maintenance-free operation across -180 to +450 degrees Celsius.
• Bronze Sliding Bearings (Gleitlager aus Bronze) Solid bronze bushings and turned parts in bronze and brass for high-load applications.
• MBW Sliding Bearings (MBW-Gleitlager) Special sliding bearing variant designed for specific industrial applications.
• Plastic Sliding Bearings (Kunststoff-Gleitlager) Sliding bearings made from engineering plastics for chemical resistance and self-lubricating applications.
• Fibre Composite Sliding Bearings (Faserverbund-Gleitlager) Sliding bearings made from fibre composite materials for high-performance applications.
• Carbon Sliding Bearings (Gleitlager aus Kohlenstoff) Sliding bearings made from carbon for high-temperature and chemically aggressive environments.
• Steel Bushings / Repair Bushings (Stahlbuchsen) Hardened steel bushings for restoring worn bearing seats in construction machinery, cranes, and excavators, and as guide bushings in demanding machine construction.
• Special / Custom Sliding Bearings (Sondergleitlager) Custom-designed sliding bearings produced when standard products are not suitable for the customer's application requirements.
• Sintered Filters (Sinterfilter) Sintered metal filters for filtration applications manufactured using powder metallurgy from bronze, iron, and alloy powders.
• Sintered Components / Structural Parts (Sinterformteile) Custom sintered metal structural components manufactured to customer specifications via powder metallurgy processes.
• Contract Manufacturing — CNC Machining of Bronze/Brass/Copper (Lohnfertigung) CNC turning and milling services for bronze, brass, and copper components using Schaublin, Doosan Puma, and Nakamura Tome machines, with finished parts and quality inspection.
• Laser Engraving Service (Lasergravur) Permanent fibre-laser marking of tools, machine components, and industrial parts on metals, plastics, and ceramics. Used for traceability, barcodes, and QR codes across food, chemical, pharmaceutical, railway, construction, and general engineering industries.
• Shaft Protection Sleeves (Wellenschutzhülsen) Protection sleeves for shafts used in demanding industrial environments alongside sliding bearings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Powder metallurgy enables 10-15% weight reduction compared to solid material components
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• POOL-ALPIN Schweiz AGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2012GGT Gleitlager AG is a partner supplier to POOL-ALPIN Schweiz AG, the professional purchasing service cooperative for the cable car industry in Switzerland. Since 2012, POOL-ALPIN has been successfully serving the needs of Switzerland's leading ski resorts, as well as many gastronomy and administrative enterprises.
• SWISSMECHANICminorOthersSWISSMECHANIC is an employer, professional, and trade association of medium-sized entrepreneurs in Switzerland's mechanical and electrical/electronic sectors. The umbrella organization comprises 15 independent sections and approximately 1,400 member companies employing around 70,000 people. GGT is a member of this industry association.
• Swiss LabelminorOthersSwiss Label promotes Swiss economic identity with the crossbow symbol as a mark of Swiss craftsmanship. It supports the marketing of Swiss quality products and services domestically and internationally, strengthening Switzerland's position as a quality export nation.
• Swissloop Tunneling (ETH Zurich)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGT sponsors the Swissloop Tunneling student team from ETH Zurich with sliding bearing technology for the Hyperloop tunnel-boring competition (Not-a-Boring Competition) organized by The Boring Company. The Swiss team achieved 2nd place overall in the international competition. GGT provides technical expertise and components for the tunnel-boring robot.
• Minimax AGminorOthersMinimax AG conducted a practical fire extinguisher training course for GGT employees in May 2025. The training covered fire classes, appropriate extinguisher selection, emergency behavior, and hands-on extinguisher use under professional guidance.
• CSB (Historical — General Agency)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSince 2001, GGT held the general agency for Switzerland for CSB rolled sliding bearings. This partnership allowed distribution of CSB's rolled bearing products in the Swiss market.
• Technymon (Historical — General Agency)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSince 1992, GGT held the general agency for Switzerland for Technymon rolled sliding bearings.
• Callo AB Nässjö Sweden (Historical — Joint Venture)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 1991, GGT acquired 50% of the shares of Callo AB Nässjö Sweden. Callo's products (sintered sliding bearings, sintered filters, and structural parts) were distributed in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria through this partnership.
• Schweizer Tafel (Swiss Food Bank)minorOthersGGT supports the Schweizer Tafel (Swiss Tafel) with donations instead of customer gifts, particularly during Christmas. The organization rescues surplus food and distributes it to people in need, fighting poverty and reducing food waste in Switzerland.
• Spitex-Mobile Küssnacht am RigiminorOthersGGT sponsors Spitex-Mobile in Küssnacht am Rigi, a project providing specially equipped family vehicles for families with disabled or seriously ill children. The sponsorship enables greater mobility, self-determination, and quality of life for affected families.
• SC Emmen Football ClubminorOthersGGT supports SC Emmen with a match ball donation as part of its regional community engagement, contributing to youth development and team spirit in the local region.
• JP Performance / RTL Stiftung 'Wir helfen Kindern'minorOthersGGT donated to the RTL foundation 'Wir helfen Kindern' (We Help Children), participating in the JP Performance Charity Car project where donors' signatures were placed on a vehicle that was subsequently auctioned to raise funds for children in need.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GGB (Glacier Garlock Bearings): Global leader in self-lubricating and pre-lubricated plain bearings, including sintered bronze and polymer/composite bearings. Direct competitor to GGT in the maintenance-free sliding bearing niche across industrial, automotive, and renewable energy applications.
• Bunting Bearings: US-based manufacturer of plain bearings, including cast bronze, sintered bronze, and engineered polymer bearings. Closely comparable to GGT on the specialty plain bearing side, especially in industrial and heavy equipment applications.
• igus: German manufacturer of polymer/plain bearings, bushings, and linear components sold through a high-velocity e-commerce channel. Highly comparable to GGT on the plastic sliding bearing and direct-to-engineer e-commerce side, though with much larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• NTN Corporation: Global bearing and driveline manufacturer with a European base via NTN-SNR. Competes with GGT in industrial and railway applications, with broader product breadth and OEM relationships.
• NSK: Japanese global bearing manufacturer serving automotive, industrial, and rail markets. Overlaps with GGT in plain bearings and sintered products, but at vastly higher scale and global distribution.
• SKF: World's largest bearing manufacturer with a full range of rolling, plain, and specialty bearings. Overlaps with GGT in industrial and railway applications, but operates at massive scale and competes mainly on standardized product lines.
• Schaeffler Group (INA / FAG): Global automotive and industrial supplier with a broad plain-bearing portfolio (INAMet, INA Elges). Competes with GGT in machine building, rail, and heavy equipment, but as part of a much larger diversified portfolio.

Emerging players

• Carbon Industrie Produkte (CIP): Specialist in carbon and graphite sliding bearings, a category GGT also serves. Comparable niche specialty manufacturer with overlap in pumps, high-temperature, and chemically aggressive applications.
• Technymon: Specialist manufacturer of rolled sliding bearings; GGT held the general agency for Technymon in Switzerland from 1992. Competes with GGT in the rolled/wrapped bearing category, especially in European industrial markets.
• CSB (Zhejiang CSB Bearing Technologies / CSB Srl): Manufacturer of rolled sliding bearings, plastic plain bearings, and sintered products. Historically distributed in Switzerland by GGT, so it is a known direct competitor in the same product categories with lower-cost Asian production.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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