Flender is a global manufacturer of mechanical and electrical drive systems, headquartered in Bocholt, Germany. Founded in 1899, the company offers what it describes as the world's largest portfolio of industrial couplings alongside a broad range of drive train technology. Its products serve sectors including wind power, marine, mining, cement, oil and gas, chemicals, food and beverages, and power generation.
The company's product range spans industrial couplings (elastic, highly elastic, torsionally rigid, hydrodynamic, and backlash-free), rail couplings, and drive train systems. Its Winergy brand has produced gear units specifically for wind turbines since 1981. More recently, Flender has developed FLENDER ONE, a drive train platform positioned as a next-generation technology.
Flender is part of the Siemens AG portfolio of companies. Its technical domains include mechanical and electrical drive systems, industrial couplings, and wind energy gear units. The company maintains a global operational footprint with its base in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
