German construction and agricultural machinery company
NAF Neunkirchener Achsenfabrik AG
Company type
Private
Industry
Component supplier
Founded
1960
Headquarters
Neunkirchen am Brand, Bavaria
,
Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Dr. Norbert Knorren (Director and CFO), Bernhard Schnabel (Director and CTO), Erwin Urban (Director and COO)
Products
Heavy duty drive lines for Agriculture, Construction, Forestry machinery
Number of employees
More than 600
Website
www.nafaxles.com
The NAF Neunkirchener Achsenfabrik AG is a medium-sized family-run company in Neunkirchen am Brand, Bavaria, Germany. NAF manufactures axles and transfer cases for self-propelled applications for construction, forestry and agriculture machinery. NAF is the market leader for powered bogie axles (forestry machinery drives).[1][2][3]
History
The NAF was founded on 24 March 1960 by the then mayor of Neunkirchen and member of Bavarian state parliament, Georg Hemmerlein, and the entrepreneur Kaspar Lochner from Munich, Germany. In 1968 the production of planetary axles started. In 1970, the research and development office in Munich was opened by Ernst Auer. In 1974 Helmut Weyhausen took over the company. Since 1976, bogie axles are manufactured.
In 2017/2018, a new paint shop and a five-storey office building were added to the existing factory.[4] The newly built painting shop is fully automated, works with the latest generation of painting robots and enables the painting of axles weighing up to 6 tonnes.[5][6]
In 2021, the ground-breaking ceremony was held for a new test centre, which is scheduled for completion in 2022.[7]
Awards
1995 initial certification ISO 9001
2007 quality seal „Sicher mit System“ ("Systematic Safety") for effective occupational health and safety by employer's liability insurance association
2009 130. Jobstar of metropolitan region Nuremberg[8]
2016 initial certification ISO 14001
2016 initial certification ISO 50001
Aerial view of headquarters and production location of NAF Neunkirchener Achsenfabrik AG 20222019 initial certification ISO 45001
other applications (airport equipment, harbor cranes, loader for scrap and recycling yards, mining equipment, heavy haul trucks)
Products are:
axles
planetary bogie axles
portal bogie axles
planetary portal bogie axles
planetary steering axles
planetary rigid axles
transfer cases
transfer cases
transfer cases for two hydraulic motors (DualSync®)
components
differential gears
planetary hubs
External links
company website
report in Chamber of Commerce magazine Nuernberg
press release "Markt Neunkirchen am Brand"
References
^Walz, Webteam Neunkirchen Robert Landwehr / Martin (2023-09-29). "Internetseite der Marktgemeinde Neunkirchen am Brand". www.neunkirchen-am-brand.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
^"IBS Softwarelösung überzeugt die Neunkirchener Achsenfabrik AG - Pressemeldung vom 17.08.2011". www.perspektive-mittelstand.de. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
^Magazine iVT International Off-Highway, August 2008, p. 94
^"Bei der NAF in Neunkirchen wird gebaut". 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
^"Schwere Lasten, kurzer Takt". Journal für Oberflächentechnik. 4: 12–13. 2019.