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