SCHLEIFRING
Schleifring GmbH
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
About
Founded in 1974, SCHLEIFRING is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany working in land systems & vehicles, naval systems, air systems +3 more.
SCHLEIFRING develops and manufactures electrical slip rings, contactless rotary joints and fiber optic rotary joints that transmit power, signals, data and media between stationary and rotating components. The company has operated for more than five decades and works across industrial, medical, aerospace, wind energy and security applications. Its defense-related work includes rotary joints for the Leopard 2 battle tank, including turret and periscope slip rings, and slip rings for marine radar, helicopter EO/IR systems and radar systems for security and defense tasks. The company reports more than 6,000 customer-specific developments, over 260 patents and production sites in Germany, China and the USA. It is a family business headquartered in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany, with additional plants in Kaufbeuren, Tianjin and Chelmsford.
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Leopard 2 turret slip ring
Military rotary joint
Rotary transmission system between the turret and hull of the Leopard 2 battle tank, transferring signals, data and power while turret and hull rotate in opposite directions.
Periscope slip ring
Military rotary joint
Slip ring for the Leopard 2 periscope that transmits power and signals for the electro-optical viewing system using gold-on-gold contact technology.
Marine radar slip ring
Naval radar component
Slip ring that powers the radar antenna, provides antenna cooling and carries received radar signals back to the ship's computer for maritime surveillance radar.
Helicopter EO/IR slip ring
Airborne slip ring
Slip ring for helicopters transmitting high-rate real-time data from EO/IR sensors, laser targeting and camera systems under vibration and temperature extremes.
ATC and radar slip rings
Radar slip ring
Slip rings transmitting power and high-frequency signals between the stationary part and rotating antenna in air traffic control and tracking radar systems.
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QM Certificate (FS 555984)
