Over 100 years of experience in the production of bearings
Our experienced GLT team from Essen offers the production and regeneration of plain bearings and components as well as complete assemblies and special solutions. We are proud to be able to design, construct and manufacture customized individual solutions and high-quality plain bearings for well-known companies from a wide range of industries.
We focus on the highest level of quality made in Germany. We have been repeatedly certified by DNV in accordance with EN ISO 9001:2008 and are also audited by major customers. As a member of the DGzfP, we are also involved in the research and development of new non-destructive testing methods.
Together with KST GmbH in Berlin and TKG GmbH in Görlitz, Gleitlagertechnik Essen GmbH forms a strong group of companies.
The foundation of this successful combination is based on the different skills and focuses of these three companies. Thanks to this modern way of working, adapted to today's market, we are able to offer you customized solutions and respond to your requirements even more flexibly and precisely.
This successful strategy has not only enabled us to keep pace with the competition, but is also expected to boost our customers' productivity and competitiveness.
In addition to the production of new components for plain bearings, we can now also offer complete assemblies or manufacture and supply accessories, be it special screws for power plant technology or even components for aviation.
We combine this strengthened technological expertise from this innovative cooperation with our expanded sales network in order to offer you, our customers, significant added value.
1915Initiation of storage technology
TH. GOLDSCHMIDT AG
Production of bearing metals, development of sales of bearing metals1925LM Thermite
ALLOY
Development of the lead-based alloy
LM Thermit1930 - 1970TEGO V738
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT
Development of the high-tin alloy
TEGO V738 and others1994TEGOSTAR 738
PROGRESS
of the high-tin alloy
TEGOSTAR 7381995Takeover
SVENSKA LAGER
Svenska Lager opens its new location in Germany with the acquisition of Goldschmidt2003Plain bearing calculation Essen
NEW SHAREHOLDER
The new company takes over Svenska Lager Deutschland and becomes GLT Essen2006New location
GROWTH
Relocation to a site with greater space and production capacity in the course of expansion2014GLT - System partner
GLT ESSEN
now has a larger portfolio, greater flexibility and fast production times
Our strategy
Wherever something rotates or slides, we help to reduce friction. Our maximum flexibility is based on the excellent qualifications and experience of our employees and a selection of reliable cooperation partners.
Together with our partners, we can offer an almost unique range of sizes in the production of our bearings from Ø 50 mm to ∞.