Hengstler

🇩🇪 Germany Industrial Sensors

Encoders, counters, relays, printers, cutters, controllers and measuring systems for counting and control applications.

Hengstler GmbH is a German manufacturer of industrial counting and control components based in Aldingen. The company’s history began in 1846 in the master workshop of Johannes Hengstler. Today Hengstler is associated with encoders, counters, relays, printers, cutters and measuring systems. The company was taken over by Danaher in 1995 and became part of Fortive after the Danaher/Fortive separation in 2016.

Products and applications

Hengstler’s portfolio includes incremental encoders, absolute encoders, counters, timers, force-guided relays, thermal printers, cutters, controllers, regulators, linear measuring systems and angle measuring systems. Its products are used in process control, industrial automation, environmental technology, counting applications, safety circuits, printing and cutting systems, machinery and equipment where precise counting, position feedback, relay safety or control components are required.

Product Categories

Rotary Encoders

Product Lines & Series

ACURO Series - Absolute Encoders
ICURO Series - Incremental Encoders
TICO Series - Electronic Counters
eXtendo Series - Thermal Printers
GEBER Series - Safety Encoders

Products & Components

Absolute rotary encoders (singleturn/multiturn)Incremental rotary encodersFunctional safety encoders (SIL 2/SIL 3)Mechanical countersElectronic countersTime countersPanel-mount thermal printersTemperature controllersSafety relays (force-guided)

Solutions & Applications

Machine tool axis position measurementCounter integration for production monitoring

Industries Served

PackagingIndustrial Automation

Technologies & Expertise

Optical absolute encoder technologyFunctional safety encoder design (SIL 2/3)Force-guided safety relay construction

Certifications & Standards

ISO 9001:2015 SIL 2 / SIL 3 (IEC 61508)

Company facts

Headquarters: Aldingen, Germany
Founded: 1846
Employees: 250-500
Ownership: Part of Fortive Group since the 2016 Danaher/Fortive separation

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Last reviewed: April 2026

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