Ziehl-Abegg (Kuenzelsau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) is one of the leading global companies in the field of ventilation, control and drive technology. Back in the Fifties, Ziehl-Abegg established the basis for modern fan drives: external rotor motors which even today are still seen as state-of-the-art worldwide. Another area of business is electric motors which provide the power, for example, for elevators, medical applications (computer tomography equipment) or deep-sea underwater vehicles. The theme of electro-mobility for motor vehicles was established as part of the Ziehl-Abegg Automotive Team in 2012.

The high-tech company has an impressive innovative capability. Ziehl-Abegg employs 2,250 personnel in its production plants in Southern Germany. The company has a global workforce of 4,100 spread between 16 production plants, 29 companies and 111 sales locations. The products, approx. 30,000 in all, are sold in more than 100 countries. Turnover in 2018 totalled 583 million euros, with exports accounting for three quarters of the figure.