In 1926, a workshop for engine repair was established in Naumburg an der Saale, without anyone at that time realizing the immense significance this work would hold for the future of the automotive industry.
Just eight years later, the world's first honing machine was introduced, causing a sensation even in the automotive and aviation sectors of that era. This marked the beginning of an exciting journey during which the Gehring Group established itself over the years as a pioneering player in honing, thanks to numerous innovative technologies.
Now, 97 years later, the Gehring Group shines as a globally operating engineering company with a primary focus on honing technologies and e-mobility. Its headquarters are currently located in Ostfildern. Especially in the ongoing transformation towards stator production and electromobility, their work plays a pivotal role, as their technologies significantly contribute to the advancement and increased efficiency of the automotive industry. This legacy reaches far into the future of mobility and underscores how far the vision of a small workshop in Naumburg has carried them.
1926
Foundation of the Gehring company in Naumburg/Saale by C.-W. Gehring for the repair of engines and first production of honing tools.
1941
The first Gehring honing machines with hydraulic stroke drive, central lurication and honing oil preparation are built.
1948
New start as a machine factory
Gehring in Ruit on the Filder near Stuttgart.
1960
Introduction of plateau honing of internal combustion engines.
1961
Construction of the first honing machine with pneumatic in-process measurement.
1966
Construction of the first honing tool with direct cooling.
1975
Introduction of Gehring cylindromatics.
1977
For the first time, a cylinder shape of less than 1 μm is achieved in large-scale production when honing parts for diesel injection technology.
1979
Foundation of Diato GmbH as
Manufacturer of diamond and CBN cutting blades.
1989
Gehring presents the first
NC-controlled honing machines at the Int. Mechanical engineering trade fair EMO.
1992
Introduction of laser technology
and laser honing of combustion engines.
2006
Development of the lifehone series
for small diameters.
2007
Introduction of position honing.
Development of the powertrainhone machine series.
2010
Introduction of formhoning. The
Honing of diameters ≤ 0.8 mm is developed to series maturity.
2016
Gehring celebrates 90th company anniversary. Foundation of the Gehring Academy.
2018
Gehring and copperING, specialist for the production of electric drives, join forces. Development of laser roughening.
2020
Gehring is integrated into the NAGEL Group.
2021
Cooperation with WAFIOS AG.
2022
Cooperation with Daimler Truck AG.
The first e-mobility line becomes an order.
