Hengstler GmbH
Hengstler is a medium-sized company, which is specialized in the production of industrial counting and control components. As a subsidiary of Fortive, it is represented nationwide on the international electro mechanic market.
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | counting and control components |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Headquarters | Aldingen, Germany |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Franz Maus, Jochen Feiler |
| Products | rotary encoder, relay, mechanical counter, printer and cutter |
Number of employees | around 1.000 |
| Divisions | France, Italy, USA |
| Website | www |
History
The watchmaker Johannes Hengstler started in 1846, in the south of Germany, with the series production of springs. Over the coming decades, the production was enlarged with relay, rotary encoder, mechanical counter and also printer & cutter. In 1995, the company has been taken over by Danaher Corporation, an American concern which includes more than 400 companies. Today, Hengstler has various prominent customers like Siemens, IBM, Festo or Bosch.
Products
Hengstler stands for a complete project management with custom-made applications concerning process control and environmental technology. It exists a varied product portfolio of encoder (incremental and absolute encodes for example), relay, mechanical counters and printer and cutter for industrial needs.
International
Furthermore, Hengstler has a sister company in Slovakia as well as various branches in France, Italy and also in the US and Asia. The Danaher Corporation belongs to the important worldwide concerns, with over 400 including companies and locations in over 30 countries and around 60.000 employees. Danaher generates an annual turnover of several billion dollars.