We are The Movement Manufacturer

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Durkopp is a company with decades of experience in developing and producing high-precision bearing solutions. Specializing in needle roller bearings, we create customized solutions that meet the most demanding challenges with agility and inventive thinking. Our close partnerships thrive on collaboration and shared passion, driving us to continuously innovate and solve problems smartly. Rooted in deep expertise and built on trust, we work side by side with our customers to deliver reliable performance where it matters most. Where others reach their limits, real movement begins for us.

100 +

Turnover in Mio €

300 +

Customers

45 +

Countries

5 000 +

Active products

The power that
moves us

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01

We move with Ingenuity.

Agile Innovation and Smart Problem Solving. We think fast and adapt solutions to fit the need. Innovation is not just about customization - it´s about clever, efficient engineering.

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02

We move as One.

Collaboration, Passion, and Teamwork. Our teamwork is a key strength, making us faster and more responsive. Clients experience a company that works together, not in silos.

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03

We move with Confidence.

Experience, expertise and trustworthiness. We act fast because we know what we are doing. Our expertise is proven and reliable.

Movement with
responsibility 

For us, responsibility means delivering reliable solutions that protect people and systems. We act sustainably, think ahead, and stand by our commitments - because movement only works with trust. 

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Driven by experience
Moving the future

  • 1867

    Dürkopp-Werke Bielefeld is founded

  • Aerial view of a campus with several large, interconnected buildings, surrounded by trees and parking lots, with open fields and hills in the distance.

    1943

    Plant Künsebeck in Halle/ Westfalen is founded by Dürkopp

  • Book with a blue cover featuring a black wireframe model of a roller coaster and the Nadella logo

    1946

    Production of first needle roller bearings on Vierzon site for Nadella

  • A stack of automotive engineering publications, including magazines and booklets, with cover images of bearings and engineering landscapes.

    1962

    FAG Kugelfischer AG purchases Needle Roller Bearing-Business from Dürkopp

  • An aerial view of an industrial building with a large white roof, surrounded by parking lots with cars. There is a dense forest area to the right of the building and a residential neighborhood with houses in the background.

    1971

    Plant Maromme is founded by Nadella

  • Two catalogs for Torrington needle roller bearings, showing various metal bearings on the covers, placed against a pale background.

    1993

    Torrington purchases Needle Roller Bearing business from FAG

  • Aerial view of a large modern office building with a parking lot and surrounding greenery, with open fields and trees in the background.

    2000

    Plant Olomouc is founded

  • Two catalogs for ball bearings on the left, and a technical catalog with blue cover and black wireframe diagram of ball bearings on the right.

    2001

    Torrington purchases Nadella business from SNR

  • 2003

    Timken purchases Torrington

  • Two mechanical engineering books about needle roller bearings with white covers displaying images of various bearings.

    2010

    JTEKT purchases Needle Roller Bearing business from Timken and integrates in Koyo brand

  • Close-up of industrial machinery with moving parts, sensors, and electronic components in a manufacturing or laboratory setting.

    2023

    JTEKT integrate Koyo brand into JTEKT

  • Text on a dark background that reads: "The Movement Manufacturer."

    2025

    Durkopp brand is founded by Aequita

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Halle/ Westfalen

Manufacturing plant and Technical Centre

Durkopp GmbH

Werkstraße 5
33790 Halle (Westfalen), Germany

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Olomouc

Manufacturing plant

Durkopp s.r.o.

Pavelkova 253/5
779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic

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Vierzon

Manufacturing plant and Technical Centre

Durkopp SAS

61 route de Foëcy - BP238
18102 Vierzon Cedex, France

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Maromme

Manufacturing plant

Durkopp SAS

7 rue Ampère - CS 2103376153
Maromme Cedex, France

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Sosnowiec

Customer Service

Durkopp GmbH sp. z o.o. oddział w Polsce

Malachowskiego 1a
41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland

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Brno

Technical Centre

Durkopp s.r.o.

Technicka 15
616 00 Brno, Czech Republic

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Career at
Durkopp

Get in touch

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Dr. Alexander Pabst

Sales Director