Isabellenhütte Heusler acquires Rathgeber

As an external manufacturing service provider, Rathgeber was entrusted by Isabellenhütte with the punching of resistance bands, from which the ISA-WELD resistor series for current measurement is manufactured. Isabellenhütte expects to gain a strategic advantage from the acquisition, as Rathgeber specialises in the production of temperature regulators for various markets. Isabellenhütte can thus supplement its product portfolio in measurement technology, expand its manufacturing expertise and strengthen its competitiveness.

Klaus Rathgeber, who has managed the Rathgeber company in the second generation since 1997, decided to look for a successor for reasons of age. “As the owner of your own family business, it's not easy to hand it over. With Isabellenhütte, which has equally strong roots in the region and with which we maintain an intensive business relationship, we have found the best of all solutions," he said.

“The integration of Rathgeber into our corporate structure strengthens our in-house expertise in stamping and toolmaking and, in addition to better control of our production processes, also enables us to implement them even more quickly. In addition, we are securing our supply chain for the ISA-WELD product family and diversifying our product portfolio with the temperature controllers," added Thilo Gleisberg, Managing Director of Isabellenhütte. "We are delighted to welcome Rathgeber's experienced employees to our team and look forward to mastering future challenges together.”

The employees of Rathgeber at both locations in Mittenaar, in Germany and Székesfehérvár in Hungary will be retained.