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REINER® History - More than 100 years of experience
Passion for our products since 1913
REINER® - based in Furtwangen in the Black Forest, family business with 111 years of history, globally networked employer for more than 200 highly qualified employees. A fascinating success story - "Made in Germany".
Ernst REINER® was an inventor and visionary with the courage to found his own company as a handicraft business in the field of precision mechanics in 1913. After only a few years, he began the core business that is still successful today: the development and manufacture of hand stamps.
After the end of the war decades, the development of the medium-sized company picks up speed rapidly, supported by increasing technological progress: In 1950, the first electric stamps are manufactured, followed 20 years later by the entry into the field of OCR printers for banks, which at the same time is the starting signal for the continuous introduction of electronics.
As a result, REINER® has been able to develop steadily and expand its market position not only in the German market, but worldwide. In addition to the high-quality stamps, the newly developed marking devices and precision parts at the highest level of quality contributed to this. Thus, the family-owned company was able to quickly make a name for itself internationally - with highly qualified employees and without losing its roots in the Black Forest.
REINER® - based in Furtwangen in the Black Forest, family business with 111 years of history, globally networked employer for more than 200 highly qualified employees. A fascinating success story - "Made in Germany".
Ernst REINER® was an inventor and visionary with the courage to found his own company as a handicraft business in the field of precision mechanics in 1913. After only a few years, he began the core business that is still successful today: the development and manufacture of hand stamps.
After the end of the war decades, the development of the medium-sized company picks up speed rapidly, supported by increasing technological progress: In 1950, the first electric stamps are manufactured, followed 20 years later by the entry into the field of OCR printers for banks, which at the same time is the starting signal for the continuous introduction of electronics.
As a result, REINER® has been able to develop steadily and expand its market position not only in the German market, but worldwide. In addition to the high-quality stamps, the newly developed marking devices and precision parts at the highest level of quality contributed to this. Thus, the family-owned company was able to quickly make a name for itself internationally - with highly qualified employees and without losing its roots in the Black Forest.
Milestones - the road to success, step by step
Inventiveness and courage created a company for generations that is still family-owned today.
1913
1913 Company founded by Ernst REINER®
1919
1919 Production of hand stamps hand stamps - construction of the first numbering machine
1950
1950 Production of Electric stamps
1960
1960 Strong growth in numbering machines and special printing units
1970
1970 First OCR - Printer for German banking system
1980
1981 Entry into electronics (electronic special printers for banks)
1983 Takeover of Horray Company
1983 Takeover of Horray Company
1990
1996 A range of Smart Card Readers was developed as a base for REINER® SCT Company
1996 REINER® buys IP-Systeme, a specialist in software for banks
1998 REINER® enters the cheque scanner business
1996 REINER® buys IP-Systeme, a specialist in software for banks
1998 REINER® enters the cheque scanner business
2000
2000 Presentation of handheld inkjet printer jetStamp® 790
2001 ISO 9001-2000 CERTIFICATE for REINER®
2004 First self-service scanner is introduced, the RS891 single document scanner
2007 The first step on the way to becoming a "lean company" was achieved with the TPM Award in bronze
2001 ISO 9001-2000 CERTIFICATE for REINER®
2004 First self-service scanner is introduced, the RS891 single document scanner
2007 The first step on the way to becoming a "lean company" was achieved with the TPM Award in bronze
2010
2011 Entry into the labelling market with the handheld inkjet printer REINER® 940
2020
2021 Expansion of MIM production through additional and larger furnace capacities Sintering/Debinding
2024 Strategic decision to sell the software company IP-Systeme
2024 Strategic decision to sell the software company IP-Systeme