4 Companies in Furtwangen

IEF-Werner GmbH, founded in 1980 and located in Furtwangen, Germany, manufactures modular components and applications for automation technology. Handling components, transport and positioning systems, and palletizers form the product range. Around 120 employees work on modular components that allow customized machines to be built quickly; these components grow into positioning systems and then into tailored applications, up to fully automated production lines. The company was among the first makers of linear modules in the 1980s. Three business areas define its core work: automation components, automation systems and customer applications.

Reiner Kartengeräte GmbH & Co KG, trading as REINER SCT, is a German manufacturer of security hardware headquartered in Furtwangen in the Black Forest. Established in 1997, the firm develops and builds its products domestically and reports a workforce of 45. Its portfolio centres on smart card readers for secure online banking, merchant and tradesman terminals that accept girocards, and PC access-protection devices. Readers for the electronic identity card are also produced, an area where the company is regarded as an early mover in public-sector IT applications. A further line covers time-tracking and access-control systems aimed at small and medium-sized businesses. Software and hardware engineering are handled in-house, and the company provides sales and end-customer service itself. It operates internationally as part of the REINER group, family-owned since 1913.

E. Dold & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG is a medium-sized family-owned manufacturer of electrical engineering products, established in 1928 and headquartered in Furtwangen, Germany. The company develops, produces, and markets components and complete systems for safe automation. Its range includes safety switching devices such as standstill monitors, speed monitors, and radio emergency stop systems, along with safety switch and key transfer systems for wireless safeguarding of safety doors. Insulation monitors are also offered for electrical safety and high system availability. Originally a relay technology pioneer, the firm has become a European industry representative in functional safety, electrical safety, and drive technology, serving customers wherever personnel, machinery, and installations require protection.

Otto Ganter GmbH + Co. KG Normteilefabrik is a manufacturer and distributor of standard elements based in Furtwangen, Germany, founded in 1894. The company develops and produces well over 70,000 standard elements held in stock. Its operating elements range covers handles and knobs for mechanical engineering, including rotating, fixed, toggle and T-handles, grip rods, machine and device handles such as hand grips, loop handles, arch grips, finger grips, tube grips and folding grips, plus grip rails and grip shells. Handwheels and cranks are supplied for mechanical and plant engineering, along with scales, spirit levels, scale rings, knobs, locking elements and analog and digital position indicators. Clamping elements include clamping and tension levers and star handles. The company employs between 500 and 999 people.