HEIDELBERG Moves Into Defence Industry with VINCORION
HEIDELBERG moves into defence industry; impresses with high vertical range of manufacture and industrialisation expertise; system partnership with VINCORION marks start of strategic collaboration; VINCORION specialises in power systems for safety-critical applications
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) has entered into the defence sector with a strategic partnership with VINCORION Advanced Systems GmbH, a specialist in energy systems for safety-critical applications. As part of a memorandum of understanding (MOU), both companies have agreed on a multi-year collaboration that expects further expansion and strengthening industrial performance as well as security of supply in the defence sector in the long term.
The cooperation will see HEIDELBERG move into the defence market for the first time by developing, industrialising, and building power control and distribution systems for VINCORION, thereby boosting technological sovereignty and safeguarding domestic value chains.
VINCORION has over 60 years of experience in developing and manufacturing state-of-the-art power systems for use in civilian and military applications. The company also develops cutting-edge technology, including rescue hoists for helicopters.
“The partnership with VINCORION marks a milestone for HEIDELBERG and emphasises our technology company’s ability to industrialise complex products efficiently. We are looking to become increasingly established as a reliable partner in security-relevant areas. Our combination of technological expertise and reliable production in Germany is an important step toward greater technological independence and a stronger industrial base,” says HEIDELBERG CEO Jürgen Otto.
VINCORIN Managing Director Kajetan von Mentzingen explains, “This partnership brings together two German technology leaders with complementary strengths. HEIDELBERG has outstanding industrialisation expertise and scaling capabilities, and together, we can boost Europe’s technological sovereignty in a strategically important area, while also taking our international competitiveness to the next level.”
HEIDELBERG is aiming to become established as a reliable partner for high-quality products and gradually expand this role within the defence sector. HEIDELBERG technologies offer key value-adding expertise covering hardware and software development, electronic component manufacture, machining, foundry technology, and the assembly of highly complex plant and system solutions in the heavy engineering sector. This makes HEIDELBERG an experienced end-to-end system partner with a portfolio that also includes the supply of spare parts and service operations. One capability that delivers particular added value is rapid scaling using existing infrastructure and capacities.
“The VINCORION project is our first opportunity to offer our industrial expertise to the defence sector,” says Michael Wellenzohn, Head of Product Area Industry, HEIDELBERG. “Our skills and infrastructure make HEIDELBERG a force to be reckoned with in heavy engineering when it comes to rapid scaling capabilities.”
