Pankl

Austrian group from Kapfenberg whose aerospace division Pankl Aerospace supplies rotor shafts and flight-safety-critical engine and drivetrain components for aircraft, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Pankl Racing Systems AG, headquartered in Kapfenberg, Styria, develops and manufactures mechanical systems and dynamic components for motor racing, luxury vehicles and aviation. The group is organised in three divisions, Racing, High Performance and Aerospace, and operates sites in Austria, Germany, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan and China. Its aerospace activities go back to 1994, when it produced its first tail rotor drive shaft.

The aerospace division, with Pankl Aerospace Systems Europe GmbH in Kapfenberg and Pankl Aerospace Systems Inc. in Cerritos, California, is a tier one supplier of lightweight engine components and systems, rotor shafts, tubes for air refuelling systems and landing gear components. According to the company, these parts are used on more than 60 jet engine, fixed-wing, rotary-wing, spacecraft and unmanned aerial vehicle types. Pankl Aerospace holds EASA and Austro Control Part 21G and Part 21J approvals and EN 9100 certification, and has been developing couplings to offer complete tail rotor drive systems for helicopters and UAVs.

Pankl Turbosystems GmbH in Mannheim, Germany, part of the High Performance division, develops and builds turbochargers, electrically assisted turbochargers and oil-free turbo compressors for small series and niche applications, naming aerospace & defence among its application areas alongside motorsport, high-performance vehicles, off-highway use and stationary power generation.