Ketterer (B. Ketterer Söhne GmbH & Co. KG)
"Drive solutions as individual as your application"
German Black Forest specialist in threaded spindles, linear drives, gears and BLDC wheel hub motors for AGVs and ergonomic systems.
Ketterer, operating as B. Ketterer Söhne GmbH & Co. KG under the Ketterer Drives brand, is a family-run German manufacturer of customized drive and linear-motion solutions. Founded by Benedikt Ketterer in 1832 and headquartered in Furtwangen in the Black Forest, the company has roots in precision mechanics and produces all key components in-house using CNC machining centers, lathes, thread-rolling machines and gear-cutting machines.
Its core competencies span the design and manufacture of threaded spindles, gear wheels, bevel and worm gears, linear drives, geared motors and brushless DC (BLDC) motors. Ketterer organizes its offering into four areas: Ergonomics Professional (drives for height-adjustable desks in offices, workshops and labs), Ergonomics Home & Care (healthcare, nursing, rehabilitation and home furniture), Building Drives (sun shading, windows, doors, gates and movable partitions) and Industrial Drives (warehouse and transport logistics, plant and machine construction and automated guided vehicles). For robotics and intralogistics, Ketterer has developed the i-Wheel 3213 series of integrated BLDC wheel hub motors purpose-built for AGVs, delivering torques up to 34 Nm and speeds up to 27-31 km/h in a gearbox-free, maintenance-free design. The company also offers Ket-Rob, a modular gearless drive platform that serves as a customizable base for AGV and AGC systems, and the KuLi short-stroke linear drive that replaces pneumatic cylinders. With over a century of experience, worldwide agencies and certified quality and environmental management, Ketterer positions itself as a problem-solver bridging spindle, thread, gear and BLDC technology, manufacturing entirely in Furtwangen.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
i-Wheel 3213 BLDC Wheel Hub Motor
Integrated gearbox-free BLDC wheel hub motor series purpose-built for AGVs.
Ket-Rob Modular Drive Platform
Modular gearless drive platform forming a customizable base for AGV and AGC systems.
Lifting Units (Spindle Linear Drive)
Spindle-and-gear lifting units to linearly raise and lower tables, surfaces and furniture.
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Contact Ketterer (B. Ketterer Söhne GmbH & Co. KG)
WEBSITE
https://www.ketterer-drives.comPHONE
+49 7723 6569 10HEADQUARTERS
Germany
Company Facts
Founded
1832
Primary Role
Component Supplier
Company Size
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Primary Region
Europe
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Funding Stage
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