Company

Drive since 1950

Since 1950 we have been developing and manufacturing couplings and drive elements. What started in Wuppertal with a lathe in the garage is today an internationally active company based in Troisdorf.

Founded: 01.06.1950
Headquarters: Troisdorf

Historic photo of the production floor: lathes with large workpieces

Drive technology · today in Troisdorf

1950

→ today

REEL Antriebstechnik GmbH Gierlichsstrasse 18 · 53840 Troisdorf Managing directors: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Torben Hummert, Jens Woltmann B.Sc.

Our mission

Our values, one drive

Our values, one drive

We stand for economical, flexible and practical solutions made in Germany. We think in results, act responsibly and deliver efficiently.

The values

We act cost-consciously and sustainably.
We respond quickly and stay solution-driven.
We avoid waste and work with focus.
We take responsibility for our actions.
We build on open communication and teamwork.
We ensure quality through technical expertise, care and reliable solutions.

Philosophy

Proximity to the customer is our drive

REEL ELBO-R DH pin coupling with divided hub

Direct line Manufacturing since 1950 · today in Troisdorf

Close customer contact produces flexible and economical drive solutions that fit the application exactly. Alongside our market-established solutions we develop individual solutions where standard is not enough.

The pursuit of continuous improvement is firmly anchored in our corporate policy. Customer-oriented action, consistently high product quality, short delivery times and high on-time delivery reliability are at the heart of everything we do. This way our customers combine decades of market experience with the flexibility of a mid-sized partner.

Works insight

What we make - component by component

A silent loop through design drawings of our components: pin couplings and slip clutches, a clamping set coupling and individual parts such as cam ring and pack part.

Company portrait

See for yourself who is behind REEL

A short film from our production facility. Machines, people, workshop. Instead of describing what we do, we show it.

YouTube · REEL Antriebstechnik

Drive technology from Troisdorf Made in Germany

Privacy: video loads only on click Source: youtube.com/@ReelAntriebstechnik Duration approx. 2 minutes

History

75 years of company history

The key dates in our company history, from the garage founding in 1950 to our Troisdorf location today.

1950

Founded as "Reils & Ellrott" in Wuppertal

Registered on 01.06.1950. Started with a lathe in the garage. First products: elastic couplings and belt pulleys. Patent on the double-cam coupling "REEL".
1970

Move to larger premises

New production at Gewerbeschulstrasse 120 in Wuppertal. More space for manufacturing, warehousing and engineering.
1975

Transfer to new owners

Change of generation. The company continues under a new ownership structure.
1979

Renamed REEL-Antriebstechnik GmbH

New name registered on 30.10.1979. "Reils & Ellrott" becomes the REEL brand known today.
1987

New management

Change at the top. Strategic expansion of the standard programme and custom manufacturing.
2009

Acquisition by current managing directors

On 01.07.2009, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Torben Hummert and Jens Woltmann B.Sc. take over the company and lead it to this day.
2018

Relocation to Troisdorf

After 68 years in Wuppertal, REEL moves to its current address at Gierlichsstrasse 18, 53840 Troisdorf.

From the archive

Photos and documents from the Wuppertal years

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Factory photo of the REEL couplingLarge coupling halves with and without flexible packs, two small sizes in front.
Catalogue from 1969Flexible pack couplings »REEL« with German federal patent (DBP), two-part and three-part designs.
Reils & Ellrott letterheadMachine works in Wuppertal-Langerfeld, iron foundry in Ennepetal.
The early REEL markReils & Ellrott, machine works and iron foundry in Wuppertal-Langerfeld.

Product portfolio

From standard to custom-built

Our programme covers elastic, stiff and torsionally stiff couplings as well as drive elements. Standard components and project-specific custom solutions, all from one plant.