KIEPE
Railroad Equipment ManufacturingNorth Rhine-westphalia, Germany201-500 Employees
KIEPE is a globally active supplier of electrical systems for rail vehicles and buses, working with leading manufacturers. It is headquartered in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and maintains subsidiaries in Austria, Canada, Italy, Switzerland and the United States. The company provides electrical equipment for tramcars, light rail vehicles, metros and regional railways, as well as battery buses, trolleybuses and in-motion charging buses. It also offers charging systems for a range of applications and, outside passenger transport, supplies safety and monitoring devices for the bulk goods industry. In the railroad equipment manufacturing space, KIEPE positions itself as a provider of efficient, environmentally sustainable electrical systems aimed at low-emission public transport. A notable recent development is that in January 2026 the KIEPE Group sold its trolleybus electric systems business unit to Hess AG.