SENNEBOGEN and DEUTZ intensify cooperation
26.02.2025Since the 1950s, the two renowned German manufacturers, SENNEBOGEN Maschinenfabrik GmbH and DEUTZ AG, have been working together in the field of drive technology for construction machinery and material handlers. The cooperation is being expanded to exploit synergies between the two companies.
The SENNEBOGEN S803 with 2-cylinder Deutz diesel engine with 22 hp from 1961
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As a traditional, family-run company, SENNEBOGEN Maschinenfabrik can look back on 73 years of success. With a wide range of solutions for the construction industry and material handling , the Lower Bavarian company plays a leading role in various sectors. With material handlers, telescopic handlers, cranes and duty cycle crawler cranes up to an operating weight of 420 t, SENNEBOGEN offers its customers the greatest variety of industry- and customer-specific solutions.
With 161 years of tradition, DEUTZ AG is one of the world's leading manufacturers of innovative drive systems. The Cologne-based manufacturer develops, produces, sells and services drive solutions in the power range up to 620 kW for off-highway applications. The Deutz brand has successfully established itself globally, particularly in the areas of increasing efficiency and reducing emissions and, in addition to high-quality diesel technology, is also very advanced in the development of hydrogen engines and electrification.
Conclusion of a cooperation agreement between Deutz AG and SENNEBOGEN Maschinenfabrik GmbH; From left to right: Erich Sennebogen, Tomislav Ćurković (Deutz), Thales Maia (Deutz), Dr. Andreas Maurer, Katja Schechterle, Thorsten Resch, Florian Krinner, Jürgen Scheske
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Successful cooperation back in the 1950s
Even in the early years, the then senior partner Erich Sennebogen was aware of the good strategic fit between the Bavarian machines and the Cologne engines. He installed the Deutz 2-cylinder diesel engine with 22 HP in the early S802 and S803 duty cycle crawler cranes, and later the first hydraulic excavator from SENNEBOGEN, the SH40, was equipped with the air-cooled Deutz 4-cylinder diesel engine with 49 HP. Many visitors to the Erich Sennebogen Museum in Straubing still marvel at these drive solutions in the historic machines.
Both companies developed very dynamically in the following decades. SENNEBOGEN built many machines with DEUTZ engines, including large versions in cranes, duty cycle cranes and hydraulic excavators, and supplied them to its customers worldwide.
Deutz drive solutions can be found in selected SENNEBOGEN material handlers
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Collaboration with a focus on efficiency and sustainability
SENNEBOGEN, with its enthusiasm for technology, has been investing in sustainable and energy-saving technologies for decades. For example, theGreen Hybrid energy recovery system has been successfully used by our customers for over 12 years to significantly reduce fuel consumption. SENNEBOGEN has been successfully implementing electric drive solutions in many different versions for over 30 years.
Both companies, SENNEBOGEN and DEUTZ, have recently decided to intensify their cooperation. This includes the installation of DEUTZ diesel engines in selected models of the broad SENNEBOGEN product range. SENNEBOGEN's sales partners in the global sales regions will receive the best possible support from DEUTZ's worldwide service network . In addition, the cooperation will also focus on alternative drive concepts. Battery-electric and hydrogen-based drives offer a sustainable option for the future.
"We see many positive synergies in more intensive cooperation. Especially in off-highway applications, we can realize new, future-oriented solutions together," emphasizes Erich Sennebogen, Managing Partner at SENNEBOGEN. Thales Maia, CEO DEUTZ EMEA, is also delighted about the collaboration: "It's great to see that we are reviving a historic cooperation between two companies with a long tradition and at the same time are fully geared towards the future in terms of technology." DEUTZ Germany is in charge of the handling.
