Voith Turbo, Inc.

What Voith Turbo, Inc. does

Voith Turbo, Inc. is the US operating subsidiary of Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA, a privately-held family-owned German industrial conglomerate with a North American manufacturing lineage dating to 1877. Incorporated in the United States in 1975 and headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, the entity specializes in power transmission and drive technology products for industrial applications. As a registered entity, Voith Turbo, Inc. carries 60 employees, though it operates within a broader parent-controlled US footprint.

The company maintains over 40,000 square feet of inventory across three distribution centers spanning the US and Canada, supporting rapid fulfillment of complete units and spare parts to industrial customers. Within the broader Voith North American footprint, Voith Turbo is one of several divisions serving five key vertical markets: Energy, Oil & Gas, Paper, Raw Materials, and Transport & Automotive. The full North American operation spans 17+ locations across states including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama, Texas, North Carolina, California, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Illinois, reflecting a direct field-sales engagement model rather than channel-based distribution.

The business model centers on direct field sales to enterprise industrial customers under custom quote-based pricing, with no standardized rate sheet publicly disclosed. The broader Voith North American presence includes separate divisions for Hydro, Paper, Turbo, Meri Environmental, and Traction Systems, reflecting the parent conglomerate's diversified industrial structure. Voith Turbo, Inc. is privately held with no public ticker, and its parent Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA is family-owned, removing public-equity capital-markets dynamics from the entity's operating profile.

Name

Voith Turbo, Inc.

Legal name

Voith Turbo, Inc.

Website

https://usa.voithturbo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Voith Turbo, Inc. is the US operating subsidiary of Germany's Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA, specializing in power transmission and drive technology. Incorporated in 1975 and headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, it serves enterprise industrial customers across Energy, Oil & Gas, Paper, Raw Materials, and Transport & Automotive markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Drive Technology and Power Transmission Equipment

NAICS

Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (3336)

SIC

Engines & Turbines (3510)

akta.pro primary industry

Turbines, Generators & Hydromechanical Equipment Manufacturing (OEMs) (EUACAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hydropower Turbines, Generators & Balance-of-Plant Equipment Manufacturing (EUAMAHAF), Renewable Energy Asset O&M (Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal) (EUAEAGAB)

Keywords

• Power transmission systems
• Drive technology equipment
• Hydropower equipment
• Traction systems
• Industrial machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Appleton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Voith Turbo, Inc. manufactures and distributes power transmission and drive technology products for industrial customers across North America. Incorporated in the United States in 1975, it maintains over 40,000 square feet of inventory and operates three distribution centers in the US and Canada to ship complete drive units and spare parts quickly. As part of the Voith Group's US operations, it also delivers hydropower equipment, paper machinery, traction systems, and environmental solutions to customers in Energy, Oil & Gas, Paper, Raw Materials, and Transport & Automotive markets.

Product overview

Voith is a diversified industrial technology company serving five key markets: Energy, Oil & Gas, Paper, Raw Materials, and Transport & Automotive. The company operates through multiple divisions including Voith Hydro (hydropower equipment and services), Voith Paper (paper machine systems, spare parts, and rebuilds), Voith Turbo (power transmission and drive technology), Voith Meri Environmental Solutions (environmental technology), and Traction Systems Inc. (traction systems for transportation). Voith traces its North American manufacturing lineage back to 1877 and serves US customers through manufacturing locations throughout North America, backed by a global network of engineering expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Voith Hydro: Full-line supplier of hydropower equipment and services including project planning and execution, manufacturing, electrical and mechanical engineering, outage management, modernization, and aftermarket business and services.
• Voith Paper
• Voith Meri Environmental Solutions

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• GE Vernova: GE Vernova is a broad incumbent with hydropower, wind, and grid equipment businesses; its hydro franchise directly competes with Voith Hydro on large utility projects, while its broader power-generation portfolio provides bundling and financing capacity beyond Voith's reach.
• ABB Ltd: ABB is a broad incumbent in electrification, motion, and process automation; its drives, motors, and motion business directly overlaps with Voith Turbo's drive technology products and competes in the same industrial customer base across oil & gas, paper, and raw materials.
• Siemens Energy AG: Siemens Energy is a broad incumbent offering hydro turbines and generators, grid technologies, and industrial drive systems; it competes with Voith Hydro on new-build and modernization tenders and with Voith Turbo on industrial drive technology, but as part of a much wider portfolio.
• Wärtsilä Corporation: Wärtsilä is a broad incumbent in marine, energy, and industrial markets; its energy storage and engine business overlaps with Voith Turbo's power transmission scope in marine and decentralized power applications.

Direct peers

• Flender GmbH (Siemens): Flender is a direct peer in mechanical power transmission: gearboxes, couplings, and drive systems for industrial applications, competing head-to-head with Voith Turbo in the same end markets (power generation, metals, mining, cement).
• Regal Rexnord Corporation: Regal Rexnord is a direct peer in power transmission products (bearings, gears, couplings, conveyor components), serving overlapping industrial customers in raw materials, energy, and general industry; competes with Voith Turbo on similar industrial drivetrain requirements.
• Andritz AG: Andritz is a direct peer: an Austrian industrial group operating Hydro and Pulp & Paper divisions that mirror Voith Hydro and Voith Paper in scope (turbines, generators, hydromechanical equipment, paper machinery rebuilds), competing head-to-head on global hydropower tenders and mill modernization projects.
• Bosch Rexroth AG: Bosch Rexroth is a direct peer in industrial hydraulics, electric drives, and motion control, competing with Voith Turbo for drive technology specifications in factory automation, mobile machinery, and process industries.
• Timken Company: Timken is a direct peer in engineered bearings and power transmission products, with comparable customer overlap in heavy industrial, energy, and raw materials markets where Voith Turbo drive technology is specified.

Emerging players

• Allison Transmission Holdings: Allison Transmission is an emerging/adjacent player in fully automatic transmissions for commercial and military vehicles, sharing Voith Turbo's transportation and automotive end market but with a narrower transmission-centric focus rather than the broader industrial drive scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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