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VAHLE Crane Technology

Individual solutions for heavy loads

Cranes are used in many industries. Steel producers, recycling yards and companies from the construction industry VAHLE offers reliable systems for energy and data transmission.

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Standard cranes
Standard cranes
Heavy-duty cranes
Heavy-duty cranes
Process cranes
Process cranes
Bucket conveyor systems
Bucket conveyor systems
Gantry cranes
Gantry cranes
VAHLE Intralogistics automated small parts warehouse

Automated conveyor technology in the internal flow of goods

Increasing production rates, high throughput volumes and short delivery times require partially or fully automated intralogistics.

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AS/RS
AS/RS
Shuttle
Shuttle
Sorter
Sorter
Automated guided vehicles (AGV)
Automated guided vehicles (AGV)
E-Forklifts
E-Forklifts
Electric monorail systems (EMS)
Electric monorail systems (EMS)
Electric pallet systems
Electric pallet systems
Skillet Lines
Skillet Lines
VAHLE Automotive Electric Monorail System (EMS)

Innovative solutions for flexible production processes

Adaptable manufacturing processes are the key to the greatest possible efficiency in vehicle production. VAHLE solutions for energy and data transmission make a significant contribution to this.

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Electric monorail systems (EMS)
Electric monorail systems (EMS)
Electric pallet systems
Electric pallet systems
Skillet Lines
Skillet Lines
E-Forklifts
E-Forklifts
Automated guided vehicles (AGV)
Automated guided vehicles (AGV)
VAHLE Port Technology

Innovative solutions for the ports of tomorrow

Zero emission is the requirement for the port of the future. With the solutions for energy and data transmission from VAHLE, port operators are getting closer to this goal.

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eRTG Cranes
eRTG Cranes
STS Cranes
STS Cranes
RMG cranes
RMG cranes
Straddle Carriers
Straddle Carriers
Automated guided vehicles (AGV)
Automated guided vehicles (AGV)
VAHLE Amusement Rides Ferris Wheel

Intelligent solutions for the rides of the future

The amusement, leisure and adventure sectors are often at the cutting-edge of the industry. That's why many ride builders and manufactures rely on VAHLE to provide roller coaster and ride passengers with increasingly extraordinary experiences. 

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Ferris wheels
Ferris wheels
Freefall towers
Freefall towers
Rides
Rides
Dark Rides
Dark Rides
VAHLE People Mover streetcar

Automated transport systems for the mobility of the future

Streetcars, sky trains or rolling sidewalks are the future of resource-saving mobility. Many manufacturers rely on components from VAHLE for the design.

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Cable Liner
Cable Liner
Elevators
Elevators
Trams
Trams
Monorails
Monorails
VAHLE General Industry

Innovative solutions for special mobile applications

Stadium roofs, waste incineration plants, facade elevators: Mobile industrial applications are used in many areas. VAHLE offers various special solutions for reliable energy supply and data communication.

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Parking garages
Parking garages
Stadium roofs
Stadium roofs
Facade accesses
Facade accesses
Studio technology
Studio technology

VAHLE – Your system supplier for intelligent energy and data transmission

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VAHLE energy transmission

Energy transmission: reliable, efficient and flexible

Without energy, there is no movement. To perform their tasks reliably, mobile industrial applications need electrical power. Our vPOWER solutions offer the right transmission system for every requirement.

Solutions for energy transmission
Conductor systems
Conductor systems
  • Open conductor system
  • Insulated conductor systems U10 | FABA100
  • Insulated conductor systems U15 | U25 | U35
  • Insulated conductor systems U20 | U30
Compact conductor systems
Compact conductor systems
  • Compact conductor system VKS10
  • Compact conductor system VCL
  • Compact conductor system VKS
Enclosed conductor systems
Enclosed conductor systems
  • Enclosed conductor system KBH
  • Enclosed conductor system MKH
  • Enclosed conductor system LSV | LSVG
Festoon systems
Festoon systems
  • Large festoon systems
  • Small festoon systems
Cable reels
Cable reels
  • Motor powered cable reels
  • Spring operated cable reels
Contactless power supply
Contactless power supply
  • CPS 140kHz
  • CPS 20kHz
Charging contacts
Charging contacts
  • Charging contacts
  • Shuttle charging system
VAHLE data communication

Data communication: fast, flexible and secure

Advancing digitization requires the transmission of ever greater volumes of data. Our vCOM solutions ensure reliable data communication for the control of automated conveyor systems at all times.

Solutions for data communication
Slotted Microwave Guide
Slotted Microwave Guide
  • Slotted Microwave Guide Xtreme (SMGX)
  • Slotted Microwave Guide Mini (SMGM)
Powercom
Powercom
VAHLE positioning

Positioning: robust, flexible and precise

Modern manufacturing requires automated conveyor systems that can be positioned with extreme precision. The prerequisites for this are created by our robust vPOS solutions, which are available with both magnetic and optical processes.

Solutions for positioning
APOS Magnetic
APOS Magnetic
  • APOS Magnetic (Touchless)
  • APOS Magnetic (Gliding)
APOS Optic
APOS Optic
VAHLE control

Control: mobile, scalable and efficient

Automation is shaping modern production processes more than ever. Numerous mobile conveyor units must be reliably controlled. With our versatile vDRIVE solutions, this can be achieved flexibly and with optimized performance.

Solutions for control systems
Control system VCS1
Control system VCS1
Modular controls VCSX
Modular controls VCSX
Safe application control VCS-SMG-SAFE
Safe application control VCS-SMG-SAFE
VAHLE system solution

System solutions: Everything from a single source

With our holistic system solutions, we offer a perfectly coordinated product combination of power transmission, data communication, positioning and control for a wide range of applications.

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Smart Collector
Smart Collector
eRTG system
eRTG system
EMS system
EMS system

VAHLE – Your system supplier for intelligent energy and data transmission

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VAHLE Services
To ensure that our products always function flawlessly, we offer a range of services. These include installation and commissioning, maintenance and repair, spare parts management, and training. If required, we can also assume overall responsibility for your project as a general contractor.
VAHLE Services
To ensure that our products always function flawlessly, we offer a range of services. These include installation and commissioning, maintenance and repair, spare parts management, and training. If required, we can also assume overall responsibility for your project as a general contractor.
VAHLE Services
To ensure that our products always function flawlessly, we offer a range of services. These include installation and commissioning, maintenance and repair, spare parts management, and training. If required, we can also assume overall responsibility for your project as a general contractor.
VAHLE Services
To ensure that our products always function flawlessly, we offer a range of services. These include installation and commissioning, maintenance and repair, spare parts management, and training. If required, we can also assume overall responsibility for your project as a general contractor.

VAHLE – Your system supplier for intelligent energy and data transmission

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Who are we? Where do we come from? And where is the journey going? On our company pages you can find out everything about the VAHLE Group and its history, current events and successful customer stories. And of course there is also information here about where to find us and how to reach us.
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Who are we? Where do we come from? And where is the journey going? On our company pages you can find out everything about the VAHLE Group and its history, current events and successful customer stories. And of course there is also information here about where to find us and how to reach us.
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Who are we? Where do we come from? And where is the journey going? On our company pages you can find out everything about the VAHLE Group and its history, current events and successful customer stories. And of course there is also information here about where to find us and how to reach us.

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Our company history

On the move and full of energy since 1912

  1. Drivers of the industrial revolution

    Paul Vahle | Inventor of the conductor rail

    Paul Vahle | Inventor of the conductor rail

    In 1912, Paul Vahle, then employed at Dortmund-based Eisen- und Stahlwerk Hoesch AG, develops the world's first copper conductor rail. He registers his invention, which also contributed to the industrial revolution, as a patent and founds his own company on April 9.

    1912
  2. 1926

    Factory halls

    Factory buildings in Dortmund-Brackel | 1929

    Factory buildings in Dortmund-Brackel | 1929

    After the death of Paul Vahle in 1926, his wife Helene took over the business. Under her management, the factory halls in Dortmund-Brackel are rented. Six years later, she hands over the company to her son Paul Werner Vahle.

  3. Prisoner of war

    Paul Werner Vahle

    Paul Werner Vahle

    During the Second World War, Paul Werner Vahle was drafted into military service and was taken prisoner in 1945. Until his return four years after the end of the war, his wife Maria runs the business.

    1945
  4. 1950

    Economic upswing

    VAHLE factory hall

    VAHLE factory hall

    In the newly founded Federal Republic, the signs then point to a new beginning. In 1950, VAHLE already recorded a turnover of 1.2 million Deutschmarks.

  5. New home in Kamen

    Administration building on Westicker Strasse in Kamen | 1956

    Administration building on Westicker Strasse in Kamen | 1956

    The economic miracle pays off: In 1956, VAHLE acquires the property on Westicker Straße in Kamen. By the end of the decade, both the production and the administration as well as the nearly 150 employees have moved.

    1956
  6. 1960

    Company growth

    Josef Hötte

    Josef Hötte

    VAHLE expands in the 1960s. This is also due to Josef Hötte, who joins the company in 1966 and will decisively shape Paul Vahle GmbH & Co. KG in the following 40 years as co-partner and managing director.

  7. One million meters of conductor rails

    Manufacturing the 1,00,000 meters conductor rail

    Manufacturing the 1,00,000 meters conductor rail

    The 1970s are characterized by product expansions. Among others, the light metal rail or the conductor rail U10 are developed. In addition, VAHLE equips the Transrapid and produces the millionth meter of plastic conductor rail.

    1970
  8. 1998

    Inductive power transmission

    Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) driven by inductive energy transmission

    Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) driven by inductive energy transmission

    In 1998, VAHLE develops the CPS system for Contactless Power Supply for inductive power transmission. At the turn of the millennium, the company with more than 400 employees has a turnover of around 52 million Deutschmarks.

  9. 100 years

    VAHLE celebrating 100th jubilee

    VAHLE celebrating 100th jubilee

    VAHLE celebrates 100 years of innovation in 2012.

    2012
  10. 2013

    Change in the management

    Achim Dries

    Achim Dries

    In 2013 Achim Dries takes over the management.

  11. Large projects

    VAHLE project Port of Felixstowe

    VAHLE project Port of Felixstowe

    As a systems supplier, VAHLE is increasingly realizing major projects. In 2015, Port Felixstowe, the busiest container port in the UK, is electrified and automated, followed in 2018 by the AIN Dubai, the largest and tallest Ferris wheel in the world.

    2015
  12. 2021

    Investments in the Kamen site

    The automatic small parts warehouse in the porduction facility in Kamen

    The automatic small parts warehouse in the porduction facility in Kamen

    Logistics and production at the Kamen site is optimized by a fully automated small parts warehouse and a honeycomb warehouse. In 2021, robotic manufacturing goes into operation in Production U.

  13. Innovation Center

    VAHLE Automation GmbH

    VAHLE Automation GmbH

    In May 2021, VAHLE Automation GmbH, which emerged from the VAHLE DETO joint venture founded in Kufstein (Austria) in 2013, becomes a full part of the VAHLE Group.

    2021

Innovative since 1912.

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+49 2307 704-0
info@vahle.de

Paul Vahle GmbH & Co. KG
Westicker Str. 52
59174 Kamen
Germany

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