The History of HANNING & KAHL
2021
N.E.U.denken - A new Sustainable, Successful and Extraordinary Approach to Business Organisation
As of 1 January 2021, HANNING & KAHL has reorganised its operating divisions. The Rolling Stock and Infrastructure divisions focus on our customers and provide them with the complete product range and the associated services. Our in-house Production division comprises all our mechanical manufacturing and assembly departments.
We have also set up a central Contract Management office.

2020
First order for GripMaster®, Worldwide 10,000 point machines of the 61/61.1 series in service
With our GripMaster® sanding system we guarantee safe braking and acceleration. Pneumatic pumping of coarse-grained quartz sand in wheel-rail-contact ensures best possible friction ratio even in adverse weather conditions.
The distinguishing features of our point machines of the 61/61.1 series are maximum reliability, functionality and economic efficiency. That’s why they are in service all over the world. These point machines can be easily aligned to every operational requirement. In the performance range of the series we offer a version for depots certified SIL 2 in compliance with EN 50129 and a version for line use with maximum safety up to SIL 4 in compliance with EN 50129.

2019
Type approval for point machine H715
HANNING & KAHL’s point machine H715 has qualified at Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) as our trailable point machine has been granted ÖBB approval for service all across the Austrian Federal Railway network. We are also delighted to report that we have gained type approval for our point machine H715 from the Swiss Federal Office for Transport (BAV).
2018
Rail Certification ISO/TS 22163:2017

2017
HZM-IIS setting-force measuring device approved for use

2016
Market Launch Vital Interlocking Processor HVIP

2013
Foundation of HANNING & KAHL Transportation Systems and Braking Technology (Suzhou) Co. Ltd in China

2011
Market launch of the intelligent guiding system GuideLight

2010
Idea Management: first in the engineering sector

2009
"Excellent Knowledge Organisation" award

2008
Market launch of maintenance management system TuneQ

2007
Awarded a place in the “Land of Ideas“, take-over of the remaining shares in Ver- kehrsautomati- sierung Berlin

2006
IRIS Certification

2003
Supply of the first electro-me- chanical brakes for wind turbines

2002
Foundation of the HANNING & KAHL L.P. in USA /acquisition of the majority holding in Verkehrsautomatisierung Berlin

1996
Market launch micro-processor controller

1992
The company moves to Oerlinghausen

1959
Market launch hydraulic brake system

1937
Market launch point machines/controllers

1928
Market launch track brake

1898
Company foundation in Bielefeld
