WITTENSTEIN SE
"Precision motion & cybertronic solutions"
German precision drive group founded 1949, Igersheim; 2,900 employees; servo gearboxes and drives for robotics, machine tools, aerospace, and packaging.
WITTENSTEIN SE is a German family-owned technology group headquartered at Walter-Wittenstein-Straße 1, 97999 Igersheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company was founded in 1949 as 'Dewitta' by Walter Wittenstein and Bruno Dähn near Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg. Over 75 years, WITTENSTEIN has grown into a global leader in cybertronic drive technology, employing approximately 2,900 people across more than 40 sites worldwide and generating annual revenues of approximately €526 million.
WITTENSTEIN SE is the parent company of a group structured around specialist subsidiaries: WITTENSTEIN alpha GmbH (servo gearboxes), WITTENSTEIN cyber motor GmbH (servo motors and drive electronics), and WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems (safety-critical aerospace and defense drives). The group also maintains regional entities including WITTENSTEIN North America (Bartlett, Illinois).
The company's product portfolio covers the full spectrum of electromagnetic drive systems: servo gearboxes, servo motors, servo regulators/drives, sensors, software, and complete servo actuators. WITTENSTEIN alpha's servo gearbox range is the company's flagship product line, encompassing low-backlash planetary gearboxes (SP+, SP+ HIGH SPEED), right-angle gearboxes (RPK+), and hygienic design variants (HDP+) for food and pharmaceutical applications. All gearboxes are characterized by high torsional rigidity, maximum power density, and precision positioning capability.
A landmark innovation is the proprietary Galaxie Drive System — a fundamentally new gearbox architecture that achieves zero backlash, maximum torsional rigidity, and the largest available hollow shaft in its class through a patented tooth geometry. This technology enables applications requiring absolute positioning accuracy without the play inherent in conventional planetary designs.
WITTENSTEIN cyber motor develops AC servo motors in the cyber dynamic line (stainless steel housing, absolute feedback encoders, optimized for compact installation space) and cyber force motors (servo motors with integrated ball screw drives for linear actuation). Drive electronics and complete mechatronic drive systems with maximum power density are also produced in this division.
Target industries include robotics and handling systems, machine tools and machining centers, the packaging industry, semiconductor manufacturing, food and pharmaceutical processing, automotive and e-mobility, aerospace and defense, simulation technology, and offshore oil and gas. Products are used in demanding applications including Formula One racing equipment and stage-lifting systems. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and is active in multiple international precision drive standards bodies.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
alpha Planetary Servo Gearbox
Low-backlash planetary servo gearboxes covering universal, high-speed, right-angle, and hygienic-design variants for servo drive systems across all performance ranges.
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Contact WITTENSTEIN SE
WEBSITE
https://www.wittenstein.dePHONE
+49 7931 493-0HEADQUARTERS
Germany
Company Facts
Founded
1949
Primary Role
Component Supplier
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Primary Region
Europe
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Keywords
- WITTENSTEIN SE
- servo gearbox
- precision drive
- planetary gearbox
- robotics components
- Igersheim
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Robot Manufacturer
- Control & Software Systems
- Component Supplier
- Manufacturer
- Motion & Actuation
- Navigation & Positioning
- Control & Software
- Manufacturing
- Logistics & Supply Chain
- Special / Extreme Environments
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