Christoph Cords
Chief Executive Officer
KNDS Deutschland Maintenance
THE COMPETENCE CENTER FOR SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
From the BOXER to the Heavy Duty Transporter of the US Army - when it comes to maintenance, repair or conversion, KNDS Deutschland Maintenance in Freisen is the first choice.
Military vehicles are very robustly built and designed to withstand the toughest conditions. Many of them are used for decades. To ensure that the vehicles remain available for a long time, they must be perfectly maintained, overhauled and repaired. This is what KNDS Deutschland Maintenance specializes in. For 60 years, the company has been applying and building up expertise in maintenance and repair. From the small MUNGO to the huge LEGUAN bridge layer - there are many different vehicles in the Freisen workshops, all of which are made fit again for tough everyday use.
Capabilities
KNDS Deutschland Maintenance is qualified to perform system repairs on approximately 110 wheeled and tracked systems and more than 380 assemblies.
The scope of services is determined by the customer - it ranges from periodic work, comparable to a car inspection, to a pre-defined scope of repairs, to a factory overhaul in accordance with maintenance level IHS 4, in which the vehicle is thoroughly checked and, if necessary, completely disassembled and reassembled. Modifications and upgrades are also performed to extend the life of the vehicle.
BOXER family, DINGO 1/2 family, FENNEK family, MUNGO family, EAGLE IV/V, FUCHS, folding roadway system, STW 90 8x8 road tanker, IVECO Eurotrakker truck, LEGUAN tractor (IVECO), MAN UTF truck, ...
320 VEHICLES AND 2,850 ASSEMBLIES PER YEAR
KNDS Deutschland Maintenance is one of the market leaders in the maintenance of armored and unarmored wheeled and tracked vehicles for the German Bundeswehr and international armed forces.
As one of the largest German system maintenance providers, the company offers comprehensive maintenance services up to maintenance level IHS 4 at the factory or at the customer's site. On average, 320 vehicle systems and 2,850 assemblies are repaired annually at up to 120 vehicle assembly stations and more than 10,000 m² of assembly stations for assemblies.
KNDS Deutschland Maintenance supports the German Armed Forces and international armed forces with service teams at home and abroad. Other key activities include the modernization and upgrading of civilian and military vehicles of all types and the manufacture of road wheels, wheel assemblies and road tanker.
BECOME PART OF OUR TEAM
Would you like to make a career change and join KNDS Deutschland Maintenance? Then apply and become part of our team. We offer secure jobs and exciting, varied activities in a friendly environment with attractive conditions.
MANAGING BOARD
Thomas Kohler
Chief Financial Officer
CHANGE OF NAME
Change of name to KNDS Deutschland Maintenance GmbH
SPINN_OFF AND NAME CHANGE
As part of the integration of DST into the KMW Group, it was decided to separate the "Service" division from the "Track" division in terms of organization and company law. DSL Defence Service Logistics GmbH (DSL) was founded for this purpose. And the business activities belonging to the Service sub-operation, together with all its assets, were spun off to DSL with retroactive effect from 1 January 2017. The continuation of the "Service" business, i.e. the maintenance of military vehicles, was transferred to DSL, which is based in Freisen.
CHANGE OF SHAREHOLDER AND NAME
DLS is taken over by the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Group (KMW) and renamed DST Defence Service Tracks GmbH (DST).
MERGER AND NAME CHANGE
Merger with Diehl Remscheid (manufacturer of tracks and landing gear components) to form Diehl Defence Land Systems GmbH (DLS).
CHANGE OF NAME
Change of name to Industriewerke Saar GmbH
START OF REPAIR WORK
First order was the repair of the Munga all-terrain vehicle.
Founding of the company and laying of the foundation stone
Foundation of Auto Union Saar GmbH for the purpose of repairing Bundeswehr vehicles
