Models
1
Employees
5.4k
Overview
Herrenknecht AG is a German family-owned company and the worldwide market leader in tunnel boring machines (TBMs), manufacturing heavy-duty TBMs for traffic, utility, and mining tunnels. Founded in 1975 by Martin Herrenknecht, the company built the machines that bored the Gotthard Base Tunnel — the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel — and has delivered over 1,900 km of metro tunnel worldwide. With ~5,400 employees and €1.2 billion in revenue (2025), Herrenknecht operates 82+ subsidiaries globally and has worked on 2,600+ projects.
Reality check
2025 headcount and output (company-claimed)
5,432 employees at end 2025; total output 1,319 million euro, revenue 1,202 million euro, order inflow 1,343 million euro
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Revenue
Employees
Activity fields and chair
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (4)
- Martin Herrenknecht Founder, President & CEO, Chairman of the Board of Managementreported, not verified
- Michael Sprang Vice Chairman & CFOsecondary-verified
- Ulrich Schaffhauser Member of the Board of Managementsecondary-verified
- Martin-Devid Herrenknecht Member of the Executive Board (Mining & Production)secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Martin Herrenknechtcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Herrenknecht.
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Recent coverage
Herrenknecht in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (4)
Registry pages whose text names Herrenknecht.
Companies (1)
Financial state
- Employees
- 5,432as of 2018-12-31(reported)
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
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Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-13
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-13
Sources by quality tier
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Methodology surface for Herrenknecht.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Herrenknecht from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/herrenknecht.md
- RSS feed: /companies/herrenknecht/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/2376e195-7b9b-473e-a091-ba5abf884c2d
- Revision history: /companies/herrenknecht/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
Compact shaft sinking technology for all ground conditions
May we present: Herrenknecht’s Next Generation! Our team of data scientists collect thousands of data from our tunnelling technology every day to provide digita
Take a virtual tour through our booth at bauma 2022. More information can be found in our All Around Online Magazine: https://aaom.herrenknecht.com/en/all-aro
Tunnel boring machines built by Herrenknecht AG are among the most advanced engineering systems in the world. These giant machines are designed to dig through r
The Herrenknecht S-1300 is an advanced hard-rock tunnel boring machine engineered to excavate tunnels through some of the toughest geological formations on Eart
The Herrenknecht S-880 used in the Tuen Mun infrastructure project is one of the most advanced tunnel boring machines ever built. Designed for large-scale under
The Elizabeth and Victoria built by Herrenknecht AG are massive Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) tunnel boring machines designed for large-scale underground metro a
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Heat Index
Serious50/100
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Reality vs attention
Herrenknecht draws attention at the 72nd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 4, 2026