A success story spanning generations
Over 100 years of innovation and experience in drive technology
DESCH was founded in 1906 and has been managed by the Desch family from the outset, successfully positioning the company for the future. In 2019, DESCH took the next forward-looking step and gained an important strategic partner in Nidec Corporation and its subsidiary Nidec-Shimpo Corporation from Kyoto in Japan. DESCH is a globally active company in modern mechanical and plant engineering and is proud of its roots in the Sauerland region.
As a market-leading partner in drive technology, we offer innovative, customised complete solutions along the entire drive train. Our name stands for the highest quality and perfect service.
Strengthened by the strategic partnership, DESCH and Nidec play a leading role in drive technology in Europe - especially in mechatronic system solutions.
- Founded by Heinrich Desch as repair shop for steam engines
- Production of pulleys, couplings, clutches
- Introduction of Planox® friction clutch
- More than 100.000 Conax® have been build
- Alexander P. Desch becomes CEO
- Introduction of planetary gearboxes
- DESCH Canada is founded
- Introduction of the complete press drive KA
- DESCH constructs the world’s largest KA with a torque of 1.450.000 Nm
- DESCH Italy is founded
- DESCH builds the world’s largest safety clutch with a torque of 170.000 Nm
- DESCH sets new records with a KA 1600 at 1.600.000 Nm
- Hendrik P. Desch follows his father as CEO
- DESCH China is founded
- Olaf A. Desch joins the board of directors
- DESCH USA is founded
- DESCH Service Center USA in Dallas is founded
- The DESCH Group with its locations in Germany and China gains a new strategic partner and majority shareholder in the NIDEC Group.
- Change in the management with Olaf Desch as CEO. Hendrik Desch as CEO of the affiliated company DESCH North America.
- DESCH UK in Northern Ireland is founded
- Sales responsibility for Nidec FLEXWAVE products
- Introduction of Tevox® Direct Drive the new energy-efficient drive solution
- DESCH sets new records with a KA 2000 at 2.100.000 Nm
- Introduction Standardized Planetary Gearbox