Business segmentsOur foundations. Your benefit. SIEMPELKAMP Transport Systems (formerly STROTHMANN Machines & Handling) has been a force of innovation in transport systems ever since the company’s foundation in 1976. In this time, the company developed from a pure component supplier to a plant manufacturing company and gained experience in a wide range of industries and segments. Over 100 employees dedicate themselves to implementing sophisticated solutions for our customers around the world in three business segments: Transport solutions for maximum ergonomics: Loads of up to 5 tons can be moved manually by a single person. With the standard LeanTrack roller cart, you can implement applications quickly and easily. For individual requirements and greater flexibility, CustomTrack offers tailor-made carts. POWERED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS Material transport up to 600 tons: PulseTrack combines a towline conveyor system with manual carts, increasing productivity through fixed cycles. ServoTrack is ideal for transport between two stations, optimized for straight paths and suitable for processes ranging from semi to fully automated. AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLES The ultra class for AGV: uTrack is the Automated Guided Vehicle system for demanding applications and the benchmark for lean production. The optimal application for the uTrack system is the transport of large and heavy products from 5 - 200 t in the area of pre- and final assembly. Success factorsFacts and figures With subsidiaries and sales partners on a total of four continents, we offer a range of comprehensive services around the world: from consulting to commissioning and maintenance. Our core competencies. Your benefits. We develop optimized system solutions tailored precisely to your needs. We are a system partner with great consulting expertise throughout the full process chain. Our strength is process and machine design. Our approach: We will be by your side at all times – from planning all the way through to commissioning. Your benefit: Our system solutions will help you gain a competitive advantage in the long term. We will take your processes and systems to their physical limits. We speak our customers’ language: Our skills are based on years of experience and great expertise. We offer the ideal complete package for your needs: We optimize and structure your processes. We get the most out of your machines and installations. Your benefit: low investments and optimized TCO results. We guarantee top quality standards for an above-average system service life. We are the quality leader in transport systems: 100 % production at our Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock location and 100 % factory acceptance of all systems. Our speciality is great vertical integration. Our strength: We produce systems with an above-average service life. Your benefit: high system availability and low investment risk. We take responsibility for the full completion of your projects. Our core competency: the full completion of complex and international major projects. Our strength: start-to-end, reliable project management. Your benefit: great planning reliability. We complete all projects to the full satisfaction of our customers. We reinvest a large percentage of our turnover in development We are a forward-thinking business: We focus on development even independently of customer requests. Our aim: the early identification of new technologies Our promise: consistent further development of our technologies Strothmann has become Siempelkamp SIEMPELKAMP Transport SystemsStrothmann has been a 100% subsidiary of the SIEMPELKAMP Group for 25 years. From now on, this affiliation is also reflected in the name: Strothmann Machines & Handling GmbH has been operating under the name SIEMPELKAMP Transport Systems GmbH since May 2025. The SIEMPELKAMP groupG. SIEMPELKAMP GmbH & Co. KG is the holding company of a group of affiliated companies consisting of the business units machine and plant engineering, foundry technology and service. Customers from SIEMPELKAMP Transport Systems benefit from our group membership. For instance, due to stability and access to additional capacities and resources: employees, development, production, service. Memberships in international associations MHI: Association for material handling, logistics and supply chain associationMHI is the nation‘s largest material handling, logistics and supply chain association. The association works to provide manufacturing and supply chain professionals with the latest knowledge and best market access. Its more than 975 members and 18 industry groups drive research and solution sourcing to advance innovation. A3: Association for Advancing AutomationA3 is North America’s largest automation trade association representing more than 1,300 organizations involved in robotics, artificial intelligence, machine vision & imaging, motion control & motors and related automation technologies. Strothmann is certified according to ISO 9001:2015. PDF (0.3 MB) Contact our experts for transport systems. Activation – just one step away! Fill out the short form to get immediate access to our brochures and animations. After entering your contact information, we will send you the download link by email right away. Simple, fast, and free.