Danobat | Grinding and Hard Turning Machines, Spain

Danobat, Precision Grinding and Turning Machines from Spain

Company at a glance

Company name: Danobat
Brands: Danobat, Overbeck, Hembrug
Business type: Manufacturer
Group: Part of Danobatgroup and the Mondragon Corporation
Headquarters: Arriaga Kalea 21, 20870 Elgoibar, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain
Founded: 1954
Staff: 650 employees
Manufacturing plants: Spain, USA, Netherlands, Germany and China
Sales and service: Spain, USA, Mexico, Brazil, India, China, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK
Machine types: External, internal, centreless and vertical grinding machines, hard turning lathes, hybrid turning and grinding machines, railway wheelset lathes, automotive wheel lathes, CNC machining robots
Key series: LG, CG, PG and HG external grinders, IRD internal grinders, Estarta centreless grinders, Mikroturn hard turning lathes, DLR and DPL railway lathes
Industries served: Aerospace, automotive and e-mobility, railway, bearings, energy, hydraulics, moulds and dies, industrial vehicles, healthcare

About Danobat

Danobat is a Spanish machine tool manufacturer founded in 1954 in Elgoibar, in the Basque Country. It designs and builds engineered-to-order grinding and turning machines for parts that need very tight tolerances. The company employs about 650 people and is part of Danobatgroup and the Mondragon Corporation, one of Europe's largest industrial cooperative groups.

Grinding is the heart of the range. Danobat makes external, internal, centreless and vertical grinders, from compact production machines to heavy-duty machines for very large parts. Specialist models grind aircraft engine blade tips and landing gear. Through its Dutch brand Hembrug it builds Mikroturn ultra-precision hard turning lathes, and through its German brand Overbeck it makes high-precision internal grinding machines. It also offers hybrid machines that turn and grind in one setup.

Danobat is also a major supplier to the rail industry. It builds underfloor and portal lathes for reprofiling train wheelsets, plus wheel boring cells. It has manufacturing plants in Spain, the USA, the Netherlands, Germany and China, and sales and service offices across Europe, the Americas and Asia. Customers can see machines at its TechCentres in several countries.

Machines and products

External grinding machines

• LG high-speed production grinders, and CG and CGX compact grinders
• PG mass production grinders
• HG heavy-duty precision grinders and WT extra-large grinders
• Blade tip grinders for aircraft engine rotors, and DANUNI landing gear grinders

Internal grinding machines

• IRD series for internal, external and radius grinding
• ID/IED and ILD series for large workpieces
• Overbeck high-precision internal grinders
• IRDc grinders for can makers

Centreless and vertical grinding machines

• Estarta centreless grinders
• VG moving-table and DVG cross-slide vertical grinders

Hard turning and hybrid machines

• Hembrug Mikroturn horizontal and vertical hard turning lathes
• MikroTurnGrind hybrid turning and grinding machines

Railway machines

• DLR/DHD underfloor wheel lathes for passenger trains
• DFR underfloor lathes for locomotives and freight cars
• DPL/DPL-J portal lathes for wheel reprofiling and brake disc turning
• MV wheel borers and BMC automated wheel boring and mounting cells

Automotive and robotics

• TV vertical lathes for automotive wheels, e.g. TV-650
• dBOT CNC precision machining robot
• Automation and digital solutions

Product range snapshot

• External grinding: LG, CG, CGX, PG, HG, WT series
• Internal grinding: IRD, ID/IED, ILD series and Overbeck machines
• Centreless and vertical grinding: Estarta, VG, DVG
• Hard turning: Hembrug Mikroturn and MikroTurnGrind
• Railway: DLR, DFR, DPL underfloor and portal wheel lathes, wheel boring cells

Services

• Technical support and maintenance
• Spare parts
• Upgrades, retrofits and retooling of existing machines
• Operator training
• myDANOBAT online customer portal
• TechCentres for machine demonstrations and trials

Who Danobat suits best

Danobat suits manufacturers who need very precise grinding or hard turning, such as aerospace engine and landing gear makers, bearing producers, hydraulics firms and automotive and e-mobility suppliers. Rail operators and maintenance depots that reprofile train wheels are another key group, since Danobat is one of the few makers of underfloor and portal wheel lathes. Its machines are engineered to order, so it fits buyers planning a long-term investment rather than a quick, low-cost purchase.

Frequently asked questions

What machines does Danobat make?
Danobat makes external, internal, centreless and vertical grinding machines, hard turning lathes, hybrid turning and grinding machines, railway wheelset lathes and wheel boring cells, automotive wheel lathes and the dBOT CNC machining robot.

Where is Danobat based, and where does it operate?
Danobat's headquarters is in Elgoibar, Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain. It has manufacturing plants in Spain, the USA, the Netherlands, Germany and China, and sales and service offices in countries including Mexico, Brazil, India, Italy and the UK.

Does Danobat make railway wheel lathes?
Yes. Danobat builds underfloor wheel lathes for passenger trains, locomotives and freight cars, portal lathes for wheel reprofiling and brake disc turning, and automated wheel boring and mounting cells.

How do I get a price from Danobat?
Send an enquiry through the MachineMatcher form on this page. Tell us the parts you need to grind or turn, their size and your production volume, and we will pass your request to the company.

Looking for a grinding machine, hard turning lathe or railway lathe from Danobat? Send your enquiry through the MachineMatcher form and we will pass it on.