The administrative headquarters of the VULKAN Group (now including VULKAN, which was founded in 1889) is located in Heln, Germany. VULKAN's 130-year entrepreneurial success story is built on the balance between tradition and innovation. VULKAN is solely owned by the fourth generation of the Hackforth family. VULKAN Group has 5 production bases, more than 50 sales companies and approximately 1,400 employees in more than 18 locations around the world. It is one of the technology and market leaders in the fields of marine, industrial and energy technology, as well as refrigeration and air conditioning technology.

Whether it is a luxury cruise ship, a sporty mega yacht or a majestic work boat, VULKAN, as a world market leader in the field of marine technology, has long focused on the application of marine diesel engines and generator systems. VULKAN's marine drive technology components are widely used in a variety of ship types and generator applications around the world: High flexibility couplings, universal shaft couplings or other drive components are used here. Analytical and computing engineers across the globe are also happy to provide on-site support for torsional vibration calculations and calculations for expected noise developments, including the development of documentation, explanations and individual customer solutions.

From the oil and gas industry to mining and mineral processing, power plants, steel and agricultural machinery, VULKAN drive solutions and braking systems set performance and reliability standards for a wide range of industries. VULKAN's LOKRING tube connection technology was first developed for extreme aerospace conditions and is now being continuously developed for household and commercial refrigeration and air conditioning applications.