- CEO
- Kajetan Johannes F. Von Mentzingen
- Full Time Employees
- 901
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Address
- Wedel Germany
- Business
- VINCORION SE is a Germany-based technology company that specializes in the development, engineering, and manufacturing of customized mechatronic systems, power electronics, and stabilization solutions for the defense, aerospace, and rail industries. Tracing its operational roots to 1957 and headquartered in Wedel, Germany, the company operates across three primary business segments: Defense & Security, Aviation, and Rail & Transportation.
The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of mission-critical systems and components, including auxiliary power units (APUs), hybrid generator sets, and mobile electrical power supply solutions for air defense platforms and ground combat vehicles; high-precision weapon and sensor stabilization systems, electro-mechanical gun laying drives, and turret positioning mechanisms for main battle tanks and armored fighting vehicles; aerospace systems, comprising military and civil electric rescue hoists for helicopters, heated floor panels, de-icing electronics, and aircraft power management modules; power conversion systems, linear motors, and generator units for rolling stock in the rail transport sector; and extensive lifecycle support services, encompassing maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), obsolescence management, system retrofits, engineering consultancy, and genuine spare parts distribution.
VINCORION SE serves defense prime contractors, armed forces, aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and commercial rail operators across Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region. The company operates major development and manufacturing facilities in Germany, located in Wedel, Altenstadt, and Essen, complemented by international operations through Vincorion North America in El Paso, Texas, and regional sales and service hubs worldwide.
In recent developments, VINCORION SE completed its structural reorganization into an independent pure-play defense and mechatronics enterprise following its carve-out from Jenoptik AG by private equity firm STAR Capital Partnership LLP, establishing its presence as a publicly listed entity on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker V1NC. In response to heightened European and NATO defense procurement programs, the company has expanded its manufacturing and testing capacity while securing major production contracts and strategic supply partnerships with prime defense contractors, including KNDS, Rheinmetall, and Raytheon, for critical power generation and stabilization modules supporting platforms such as the Leopard 2, Boxer, and Patriot air defense systems. Furthermore, the company has accelerated innovation across its core portfolio, launching modular hybrid energy storage and tactical power management systems that reduce acoustic and thermal signatures for military applications, as well as advancing next-generation electric rescue hoist technologies for international multi-role helicopter fleets.