A day with us is never ordinary, because WITTENSTEIN is an extraordinary company in many ways. A pacesetter in mechatronic drive technology and an international group. We are also an independent family firm from the Tauber Valley in Baden-Württemberg with a clear philosophy and values that are reflected in everything we do. Innovation is our passion: forging new paths and breaking new ground – that is what drives us from day to day. Time and time again, our knowledge and our capabilities help our customers secure key competitive advantages.

24 hours This brochure is designed to provide you with a few insights into the way we work. Discover what moves the things we set in motion for our customers – and what moves us – on a 24-hour trip through our world. 17:52 23 What we can do for you 42 World Garden

00:01 WITTENSTEIN’s path on the way to becoming an international group of companies began with women’s gloves. In 1949, the two entrepreneurs Bruno Dähn and Walter Wittenstein founded DEWITTA as a manufacturer of glove sewing machines. History With fewer and fewer women wearing gloves in the seventies, the company founders decided to expand into new markets and shifted the emphasis to technical products. Manfred Wittenstein, Walter Wittenstein’s son, joined the business in 1979. Not long after, he and his team developed the first low-backlash planetary gearboxes and revolutionized the production...

03:12 Yimin Ding works for us as a service technician in Hangzhou, China. He nearly always travels to his assignments by train – the special adhesives he needs to do his job are not allowed to be taken on a plane. His journey time from our subsidiary on the East China Sea coast to the Xinjiang district in the far west of the People’s Republic, for example, is more than 52 hours. He crosses four climate zones in the process. Service We want to set new standards with our holistic service concept. Through our close partnerships, we frequently offer our customers guidance over many years. We give...

06:29 Motorcycle riders can experience a complete new way of driving: 0% noise, 0% emission but 100% fun to drive. The C evolution by BMW Motorrad is the first fully electric maxi scooter in the high-end segment. When developing this cutting-edge vehicle, BMW Motorrad chose WITTENSTEIN as its technology and innovation partner. The inverter, electric motor and parts of the gearbox for the BMW C evolution were developed by us. With our ideas for tomorrow’s powertrain, we enable more sustainability in the transport sector. Sustainability For us, sustainable management is a long-term factor for success...

07:34 The WITTENSTEIN winding shop is part of our Innovation Factory. Olga Schröder is a familiar face here. She always works very precisely, which is why she is our specialist for distributed, twist-free winding. This type of winding is only possible by hand but results in motors of the very highest quality. Right now, Olga Schröder is making a specialized medtech product. Quality At WITTENSTEIN, quality comes first. It’s at the forefront of our minds from the product creation process onward: all new products are designed to be as robust as possible. Using risk analysis methods such as FMEA...

09:53 Marvin Post and his team have every reason to be proud. They’ve just built a brand new chicken coop for the Protestant retirement home in Bad Mergentheim. And it isn’t just the chickens that are reaping the benefits: WITTENSTEIN’s new trainees and students got to know each other really well while collaborating on this unusual project. Commitment All trainees and students begin their WITTENSTEIN adventure with a “Come Together Week”. A series of group activities are designed to strengthen the “we” feeling and communicate the values of our corporate philosophy – responsibility, trust, openness,...

11:27 Thanks to our revolutionary Galaxie®, our customer NIMAK was able to break with all previous design conventions and completely reinvent the welding gun. The decisive innovation was as follows: our highly dynamic drive system is integrated into such a small space that it can be mounted directly at the gun’s pivot point. That, in turn, allows much more rapid opening and closing of the gun arms; the force generation time is shorter and the repeat accuracy of the electrode force extremely high. Pioneering Achievements Again and again, our Galaxie ® causes existing design strategies in high...

12:06 Freeing people trapped under collapsed buildings, stabilizing steep, landslide-prone slopes, rescue operations following an avalanche, clearing landmines, work in zones affected by radioactivity: these are just a few of the possible scenarios in which the teleoperated ibex excavator can be used. Students at ETH Zurich developed a telecontrol platform for this vehicle. They were supported by our Swiss subsidiary in Grüsch. Networks Our willingness to engage in dialog is not simply evident in our co operation with universities – like the Technical Universities of Munich and Dresden, RWTH...

WITTENSTEIN helps you secure key competitive advantages We develop customized products, systems and solutions for highly dynamic motion, maximum-precise positioning and smart networking for mechatronic drive technology. Our aim is to provide innovative and future-proof solutions that help you stay at the cutting edge. We have six Business Units for this purpose with specific core competencies united under one roof. You can find our products in industry, in people, in space and underground. Our portfolio includes low-backlash planetary gearboxes, complete electromechanical drive systems and AC...

Machine & Plant Construction Automation, Robotics, Handling For decades, we have served as a competent partner to companies involved in the development, design and manufacture of machines for factory and process automation. During this time we have built up unrivaled know-how in a variety of industries. Our customers profit from our outstanding expertise in the following fields: We offer gearhead and actuator solutions as well as small servo motors for the rotary axis. These solutions are suited for use in all manner of environments: versions for dry areas and applications where strict hygienic...