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Lenord+Bauer Finding Solutions. Founding Trust.
Visit us: IMTOF, 02.-06.04.2026, Chennai, India
Visit us: Rail Link, 09.04.2026, Dublin, Ireland
Visit us: Simtos, 13.-17.04.2026, Seoul, South Korea
Visit us: CCMT, 21.-25.04.2026, Shanghai, China, booth W5-A183
Visit us: Offshore Technology, 04.-07.05.2026, Houston, USA
Visit us: INTERPACK, 07.-13.05.2026, Düsseldorf, Germany, Packaging Valley Joint Booth
Visit us: All About Automation, 02.-03.06.2026, Hamburg, Germany
Visit us: Coiltech, 10.-11.06.2026, Novi, USA
Visit us: Automate, 22.-25.06.2026, Chicago, USA
Visit us: AMTEX, 24.-27.07.2026, Delhi, India
Visit us: Drone Days, 26.-28.08.2026, Bremen/ Oldenburg, Germany
Visit us: SMM, 01.-04.09.2026, Hamburg, Germany
Visit us: InnoTrans, 22.-25.09.2026, Berlin, Germany, hall 27, booth 561
Visit us: All About Automation, 15.10.2026, Düsseldorf, Germany
Visit us: Pack Expo, 18.-21.10.2026, Las Vegas, USA

About us

"We ensure that high-speed trains run safely, food has flexible packaging, smartphones have flawless surfaces, and electric cars accelerate efficiently. These innovations are made possible by a strong and competent team that our customers and partners can rely on at all times."

Dr. Rudo Grimm and Dr. Matthias Lenord, senior management

Our claim: Finding Solutions. Founding Trust.

 

Business partners

A relationship based on trust and honesty forms the foundation for successful collaboration with our customers and suppliers.

Employees

We cultivate respectful and committed interaction based on equality, which promotes entrepreneurship and inspires passion, enabling us to achieve our goals together.

Corporate responsibility

We are mindful of our social responsibility and demonstrate it by, among other initiatives, training young people, ensuring sustainable business practices, and launching numerous charitable projects and social partnerships.

Values

Lenord+Bauer is a family business. The Christian values of the shareholders and management team shape value-oriented corporate governance. Positive interpersonal relationships are at the heart of this.

 

Our history

1965

Lenord+Bauer’s foundation in a basement in Oberhausen and the launch of an innovative engineering company.

1973

Construction of the company headquarters in Oberhausen. Lenord+Bauer develops its first electric meters and magnetic incremental encoders.

1984

The company develops compact controllers for the first time. Series production of rotary encoders is expanded.

1993

The MiniCODER is launched – a bearing-free, compact, and highly accurate unit. In the coming years, it becomes the world’s best-selling sensor for machine tools.

1996

Robust and wear-free sensor solutions prove to be invaluable in the field of rail transportation.

1999

Pole wheel position and speed encoders prove themselves under extreme operating conditions in ship propulsion systems.

2008

Drive technology for packaging machines: The first generation of positioning drives comes onto the market.

2011

Internationalization: A subsidiary is founded in Shanghai with the aim of serving customers in the Chinese market.

2012

A new production plant is constructed in Gladbeck as a basis for growth and process optimization.

2018

The family business continues in its second generation, with the majority of company shares being acquired by the Lenord family.

2019

Sensors for electromobility: Efficient drive control for synchronous and asynchronous motors.

2021

Lenord+Bauer Italy and USA are launched.

2022

The innovative inductive rotor position encoder VarioCODER is launched on the market.

2025

Market expansion in Asia: Establishment of Lenord+Bauer India.

2026

Lenord+Bauer Spain is established to expand customer service on the Iberian Peninsula.