Company profile

About us

Two brands. One strong team.

Leifeld Metal Spinning GmbH owned by Sumitomo Heavy Industries plays a decisive role in writing the future of chipless metal forming. As member of the Global Metal Forming Group the company is present in all the major global markets due to numerous branches on all the continents. With its strong team all over the world Leifeld develops, manufactures and distributes a broad range of machine tools that master technologies such as Spinning, Flow Forming, Hub forming, Flange Forming, Spin Extrusion, Shear Forming, Profiling, Necking-in and Splitting. Suitable for a wide range of applications, the machines are individually designed for the Automotive, Aerospace, Wind & Engergy, Pipes, Oil & Gas, Agriculture & Construction, Lighting, HVAC, Food & Chemical industries.

With its market leading brands LEIFELD and NIHON SPINDLE the company aims to shape our industry for the better, representing a driving force in its transformation and adaptation to new paradigms. Through innovative strength and dedication to excellent execution, the company set standards for eco-friendly and future solutions in forward-looking fields. The role as a market leader means an obligation: to take on the challenge of advancing technology as well as the industry as a whole – for the benefit of all customers. Towards this vision the Global Metal Forming Group works as a strong team, both inside the group as well as with its customers and partners.

Our innovations and milestones

Company History

1891

Leifeld founded in Ahlen, Germany

1918

Nihon Spindle Manufacturing founded in Amagasaki, Japan

1930

First manual metal spinning machine

1967

First NC-controlled metal spinning machine

1972

First machine for gas cylinder production

1989

New process for producing weight-optimised wheels

1992

First machine for producing workpieces with teeth on the inside and outside

2010

Longest stretching machine in the world

2011

Foundation of Leifeld China

2013

Most powerful flow-forming machine in the world

2015

Foundation of Leifeld USA

2016

Start of digital simulations

2017

Foundation of Leifeld Russia

2020

Integration: Leifeld Metal Spinning and Nihon Spindle Manufacturing join forces