Ulrich Rotte Anlagenbau und Foerdertechnik GmbH
German SME (1994) in Salzkotten: custom conveyor, robot cell, and automation systems; 90 employees; serves automotive, packaging, and renewable energy.
Ulrich Rotte Anlagenbau und Foerdertechnik GmbH is a German family-owned special machine builder and industrial automation system integrator headquartered in Salzkotten, North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded in 1994 by Ulrich and Brigitte Rotte, the company has grown to approximately 90 employees and reported annual revenues of EUR 16 million. The company designs, manufactures, and commissions fully automated production systems, conveyor technology, and robot cells entirely in-house with 100% vertical integration from engineering and electrical planning through fabrication, programming, and on-site installation.
Core competencies include special machine construction (Sondermaschinenbau), industrial robotics and cobotics, machine vision (2D line tracking and 3D bin picking), and automation engineering for Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 environments. The company acts as a robot integrator, planning complete automated robot cells with customer-specific end effectors and tooling. Vision systems support position recognition, identification, and sorting of product variants.
Solutions offered span automatic picking, sorting, and stacking; packaging lines; material supply systems; handling systems; conveyor technology; process technology; and assembly automation. Industries served include automotive and commercial vehicles, packaging, wood and furniture, home appliances (white goods), steel and metal processing, building elements, chemicals and rubber, renewable energy (photovoltaics, wind, hydrogen), and technical laminates. The company is a system partner with Fanuc (robot arms) and Keyence (vision systems).
Key differentiators include Made-in-Germany fabrication, a fully interdisciplinary in-house team of project managers, designers, and skilled workshop staff, short lead times, and direct customer support. The company is certified for CE conformity on its machine systems and won the Grosser Preis des Mittelstandes (Germany's SME award) in 2025.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Robot Cell with Cobot Integration
Complete automated robot cells with industrial robots and cobots, custom end effectors, and machine vision for assembly, palletizing, and handling tasks.
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Contact Ulrich Rotte Anlagenbau und Foerdertechnik GmbH
WEBSITE
https://www.ulrich-rotte.dePHONE
+49 5258 9801-0HEADQUARTERS
Germany
Company Facts
Founded
1994
Primary Role
System Integrator
Company Size
employees 100-500
Primary Region
Europe
Annual Sales
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Funding Stage
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Funding Total
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Certifications & Memberships
Keywords
- Ulrich Rotte Anlagenbau und Foerdertechnik GmbH
- Rotte Anlagenbau
- Rotte Maschinenbau
- conveyor-systems
- material-handling
- special-machine-building
- cobotics
- assembly-automation
- pick-and-place
- palletizing
- machine-vision
- industry-4.0
- packaging-automation
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Robot Manufacturer
- Software & Algorithm Provider
- System Integrator
- Industrial Robot
- Mobile Robot (AGV/AMR)
- Motion & Actuation
