Rehfuss Drive Solutions GmbH

What Rehfuss Drive Solutions GmbH does

Rehfuss Drive Solutions GmbH is a privately-held German industrial drive technology manufacturer founded in 1951 and headquartered in Albstadt, Baden-Württemberg. The company designs and produces a modular portfolio of mechanical and electronic drive components, organized into four product categories: Special drives (including the NOVEX Line and customer-specific solutions), Constant drives (standard gearboxes and gear motors — flat, spur, worm, bevel, bevel-helical, planetary, and electric motors), Variable drives (frequency converters and belt variable-speed gearboxes), and Cleanness drives (anodized aluminum and stainless-steel gearboxes and motors with IP69K ratings for hygienic applications). The company's core technology is mechanical and electromechanical; it does not disclose AI/ML or software-defined capabilities.

The business operates a direct B2B sales model targeting industrial equipment manufacturers and machine builders across at least five verticals: industrial manufacturing and machine construction, food and beverage, automation technology, medical and pharmaceutical technology, and environmental engineering. Customer-specific modifications and the proprietary RE-KE-Tool configuration/selection tool are positioned as core service differentiators, supported by ISO 9001:2015, ATEX, RoHS, REACH, and UKCA compliance documentation.

Rehfuss markets itself as a flexible Mittelstand manufacturer with flat hierarchies, enabling special modifications and custom solutions at small-batch scale. The company maintains a global service claim with English/German bilingual digital presence and active participation in industry trade shows (SPS Messe, Anuga FoodTec), but operates from a single Albstadt manufacturing site with 11-50 employees. Pricing is quotation-based and not publicly disclosed. No external funding, M&A activity, or ownership changes are recorded in the available material, suggesting an independent, likely family-owned ownership structure with organic growth.

Name

Rehfuss Drive Solutions GmbH

Legal name

Rehfuss Drive Solutions GmbH

Website

https://rehfuss.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Rehfuss Drive Solutions GmbH is a privately-held German manufacturer of modular industrial drive components — gearboxes, geared motors, and frequency converters — serving OEMs in machine building, food and beverage, medical, and automation sectors from a single Albstadt facility since 1951.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Drive Technology

NAICS

Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing (333612)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Spindles & High-Speed Drives (Machine Tool Spindles, High-speed Motors) (IMAGACAL)

Keywords

• Industrial drive solutions
• Gearbox manufacturing
• Geared motors
• Hygienic design drives
• Power transmission components

Headquarters

HQ city

Albstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rehfuss Drive Solutions GmbH manufactures and sells a modular portfolio of industrial drive technology including gearboxes (planetary, worm, spur, bevel, helical-bevel, flat), electric motors, frequency converters, and belt variable-speed drives. The company also offers customer-specific drive solutions and a dedicated hygienic-design (Cleanness) product line with stainless steel and anodized aluminum components for food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Supporting services include contract manufacturing, laser marking, painting, and the RE-KE-Tool drive selection software.

Product overview

Rehfuss Drive Solutions GmbH offers a comprehensive modular drive system comprising mechanical and electronic components. The portfolio is organized into four product categories: Special (custom drives and NOVEX lines), Constant (standard gearboxes and gear motors including flat gears, spur gears, worm gears, bevel gears, bevel helical gears, planetary gears, and electric motors), Variable (frequency converters and belt variable speed gears for speed control), and Cleanness (hygienic design products including anodized planetary gears, stainless steel gears, stainless steel motors with IP69K ratings, and smooth body aluminum motors). Services include custom solutions, the RE-KE-Tool configuration tool, laser marking, contract manufacturing, and painting. The company operates since 1951 and provides both individual drives and complete drive systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NOVEX Line: Special drives and custom solutions product line

Products and services

• Special Drives and Custom Solutions (Spezielle Antriebe und kundenspezifische Lösungen) Customer-specific drive solutions and special drives tailored to individual requirements for OEM machine builders and industrial equipment manufacturers.
• NOVEX Line MD Special drive line for specific industrial applications, part of the NOVEX custom-solutions product family.
• NOVEX Line RD Special drive line for specific industrial applications, part of the NOVEX custom-solutions product family.
• Flat Gearboxes and Flat Geared Motors (Flachgetriebe und Flachgetriebemotoren) Compact flat gears and gear motors designed for space-constrained industrial power transmission applications.
• Spur Gearboxes and Spur Geared Motors (Stirnradgetriebe und Stirnradgetriebemotoren) Spur gears and gear motors for standard industrial power transmission applications.
• Worm Gearboxes and Helical-Worm Geared Motors (SM/SSM) Worm gears and helical-worm gears/motors delivering high reduction ratios and self-locking capability for vertical motion and load-holding applications.
• Worm Gearboxes and Helical-Worm Geared Motors (S/SS) Worm gears and helical-worm geared motors for standard industrial power transmission applications.
• Bevel Gearboxes (Kegelradgetriebe) Bevel gears designed for right-angle power transmission in industrial applications.
• Electric Motors (Elektromotoren) Industrial electric motors in IE2/IE3/IE4 efficiency classes for drive applications, designed to be combined with all gear types in the Rehfuss portfolio.
• Bevel-Helical Gearboxes (Kegelstirnradgetriebe KS) Bevel-helical gear units combining bevel and spur gear characteristics for right-angle drive applications.
• Planetary Gearboxes (PS) Standard industrial planetary gears offering high torque density and compact design with multiple configuration options.
• Frequency Converters (Frequenzumrichter) Frequency converters for electronically variable speed control of AC drives in industrial applications.
• Belt Variable-Speed Drives (Riemenverstellgetriebe) Belt-driven variable-speed gears providing mechanical speed adjustment for industrial applications.
• Anodized Planetary Gearboxes (PAH) - Hygienic Design Anodized aluminum planetary gearboxes designed for hygienic applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries, featuring a hygienic-design housing.
• Stainless Steel Gearboxes (SMN) Stainless steel worm geared motors for hygienic applications requiring corrosion resistance.
• Stainless Steel Motor (N series) Stainless steel motor designed for hygienic environments in food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries.
• Stainless Steel Drive IP69K (SMN) Stainless steel drive system with IP69K ingress protection rating, engineered for high-pressure wash-down and hygienic applications.
• Stainless Steel Bevel Gearboxes (KSN) Stainless steel bevel gear units designed for hygienic and corrosive-environment applications.
• Stainless Steel Planetary Gearboxes (PNH) Stainless steel planetary gearboxes designed for hygienic and corrosive-environment applications in food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries.
• Stainless Steel Motor (SBE/SBH series) Stainless steel motors in the SBE and SBH series engineered for food and pharmaceutical industry environments.
• Smooth-Body Aluminum Motors (SBA) Smooth-body aluminum motors with easy-to-clean surfaces designed for hygienic applications.
• Custom Solutions Service (Kundenspezifische Lösungen) Engineering service delivering tailored drive configurations and customer-specific modifications for industrial OEMs.
• RE-KE-Tool Drive Selection Software Proprietary drive calculation, sizing, and selection software tool provided to customers for configuring Rehfuss drive products.
• Laser Marking Service (Laserbeschriftung) Contract laser marking service for product identification, branding, and traceability on drive components.
• Contract Manufacturing (Lohnfertigung) Contract manufacturing services for drive components, leveraging Rehfuss production capacity for third-party orders.
• Painting/Coating Service (Lackieren) Painting and coating service for drive products and components.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Neugart: German specialist in planetary gearboxes for automation, robotics, and machine tools; comparable mid-sized niche peer focused on precision gearheads with strong custom-engineering capabilities.
• SEW-Eurodrive: German-based global leader in drive technology, offering gear motors, electronic drives, mechatronic systems, and service — Rehfuss's largest direct competitor in modular industrial drive solutions.
• Nord Drivesystems: German manufacturer of gearboxes, geared motors, and electronic drive systems for industrial applications; competes head-on with Rehfuss across the modular drive portfolio including planetary, helical, and bevel units.
• Lenze: German manufacturer of geared motors, inverters, servo drives, and automation platforms for industrial OEMs — overlapping competitor and broader incumbent in drive and automation technology.
• Bauer Gear Motor: German geared motor specialist (now part of Regal Rexnord) offering modular gear motors and frequency inverters for industrial applications — directly comparable mid-market drive supplier.
• Bonfiglioli: Italian gearbox, gearmotor, and inverter manufacturer serving industrial automation, food & beverage, and material handling — directly comparable modular drive offering to Rehfuss.
• Wittenstein: German supplier of high-precision planetary gearboxes, servo gearheads, and mechatronic drive systems for demanding industrial applications — comparable technology-driven competitor in the drive solutions space.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Industrial Drives: Global industrial conglomerate with a broad portfolio that includes gear motors (SIMOGEAR), inverters, and integrated motion control — larger incumbent that competes with Rehfuss on industrial drive spec-ins as part of a wider factory automation portfolio.
• ABB Motors and Drives: Multinational broad incumbent offering low-voltage motors, gear units (including Dodge), and drives; competes in the same industrial drive purchase decisions as Rehfuss but serves a much wider portfolio.

Emerging players

• Spinea: European precision-cycloidal gearbox manufacturer focused on compact, high-reduction drives for automation and robotics — adjacent niche peer to Rehfuss with overlapping customer applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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