Otto Ganter GmbH & Co. KG

With over 60,000 immediately available product variants, Ganter is the number one specialist in standard elements. Handles, hinges, handwheels, rotary knobs, buttons, or clamping devices – these are components that are needed everywhere, in mechanical engineering as well as in laboratory settings, in operational facilities, or in the transportation sector. Many of these components come from the Black Forest, directly from the high-bay warehouse of the market leader, Otto Ganter GmbH & Co. KG. Founded in 1894 as a small mechanical workshop in Furtwangen, Otto Ganter focused on the standardization of control elements as early as 1912 – years before the German Industrial Standard (DIN) was established. This idea blossomed into a sustainable success model: Today, the family-owned company, now in its fourth generation, is present in over 60 countries through distribution partners and its own sales offices, and it continues to grow steadily. Over 400 employees at the headquarters are constantly developing new elements, producing at the highest quality, and ensuring rapid shipping. 85 percent of orders are delivered within 24 hours – a pace that sets standards. And with over 60,000 available variants, Ganter offers an unmatched variety of standard elements. The so-called Ganter standard has quickly become a staple in design offices since its introduction 100 years ago – along with the Ganter catalog. This catalog documents all parts with all features, and in its current 17th edition, it spans over 1,900 pages. The Ganter catalog has long become a highly sought-after manual that has successfully supported and accompanied generations of developers. In parallel, the data is also available in digital form and can be loaded into all common CAD programs online. If a standard element is missing despite the extensive offering, Ganter quickly and customarily addresses this gap. This is also one of the success factors that makes the medium-sized company Ganter an internationally successful player.