Wittenstein alpha turns 30!

The history of the division of the Group which, during three decades has distinguished itself for its low backlash planetary gearboxes, servo gear units, drive units and complete software for sizing “cymex ®”, begins in 1983. That year at the Hannover Fair were presented “SP”, the first planetary gear unit of accuracy And it is the success of this line in 1984 that led to the birth of a company for its marketing: alpha getriebebau GmbH and in 2008 changed its name in Wittenstein alpha. The nineties saw the birth of the products “TP” and “LP” which, together with the “SP”, are still one of the flagships of the company. In 2004 there was their first “makeover” which improved performance and design. Shortly after the hypoid reducerss have been designed and some lines devoted to markets requiring lower precision standards. The year 2011 marked the revolution in linear systems with an increase in performance by up to 150 percent compared to the industry average. And 2013 was the turn of “Hygienic Design”, the first reducer to have obtained the certification of the European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group (Ehedg).
Over a million of automation components have been used in the past 30 years in the industrial world, even in extremely specialized fields such as medical technology, Formula One and the aerospace industry.
And for the next few decades Wittenstein alpha is ready to invest in the future to reach the right solution for each customer.