The company emerged from C.H. Schäfer Getriebe GmbH, founded in 1873. It designs, manufactures and supplies high-precision industrial gear units. With maximum quality standards, flexible designs and a continuous development process it produces complete gearboxes, individual parts or installation kits in cast or welded housings according to customer specifications. These are used in a wide variety of applications, including wind energy, steel and rolling mills, mining, antennas, navy, food and beverage, compressor technology, forming technology, automation technology, crane technology, crushing technology, wood and paper processing and many more.