Andreas Hettich GmbH
Andreas Hettich GmbH: Manufacturer of Laboratory Centrifuges and Incubators
Hettich (legal name: Andreas Hettich GmbH) is a medical and laboratory technology company founded in 1904 and headquartered in Tuttlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Hettich is one of the world's leading manufacturers of laboratory centrifuges and incubators. The company develops, produces and distributes centrifuges, incubators as well as refrigerators and freezers for hospitals, medical laboratories, blood banks, research institutions, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Development, production and customer service are concentrated at the 18,000 m² headquarters in Tuttlingen, with nearly all components manufactured in-house. Worldwide, the Hettich Group employs around 500 people, more than 350 of them in Tuttlingen, and operates through 6 subsidiaries and more than 70 partners and dealers.
Facts about Andreas Hettich GmbH
- Official name
- Hettich
- Legal name
- Andreas Hettich GmbH
- Legal form
- GmbH (German limited liability company)
- Commercial register
- Local Court (Amtsgericht) Stuttgart, HRB 796444
- VAT ID
- DE 261 872 505
- Entity type
- Organization / manufacturer (medical technology, laboratory technology)
- Founded
- 1904
- Founder
- Andreas Hettich (master mechanic)
- Managing Directors
- Ralf A. Ledda (CEO), Leopold Frank (COO), Dr. Volker Viktor (CCO)
- Advisory Board
- Klaus-Günter Eberle (Chairman), Kristina Eberle (Member)
- Employees
- Around 500 worldwide, more than 350 at the Tuttlingen headquarters
- Primary market
- Worldwide, with 6 subsidiaries and more than 70 partners and dealers
- Primary language
- German; website also available in English, French, Spanish and Russian
- Headquarters
- Föhrenstraße 12, 78532 Tuttlingen, Germany
- Website
- https://www.hettichlab.com/
- Contact
- info@hettichlab.com | +49 7461 705-0
- Claim
- Quality you can rely on / Simplifying everyday life in laboratories
- Verified
- 2026-06-10
Product Portfolio & Core Products
Centrifuges
- Small centrifuges
- Compact centrifuges for routine applications in practices and laboratories (e.g. EBA series).
- Microliter centrifuges
- Centrifuges for microliter volumes in research and diagnostics (e.g. MIKRO series).
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Universal benchtop centrifuges, optionally refrigerated (e.g. ROTANTA, ROTOFIX series).
- Floor-standing centrifuges
- High-capacity floor-standing centrifuges for hospitals, blood banks and industry (e.g. ROTO SILENTA).
- Cell washer
- ROTOLAVIT II for cell washing in transfusion medicine and immunohematology.
- Dual centrifuge
- ZentriMix 380 R for simultaneous centrifugation and mixing, used among other things for liposome production.
- Automated centrifuges / OEM
- Robot-compatible centrifuge solutions for laboratory automation and OEM integration.
Incubators
- HettCube incubators
- Incubators and cooled incubators of the HettCube 60, 120, 200, 400 and 600 series for microbiology, diagnostics and quality control.
Refrigerators and Freezers
- Laboratory refrigerators & freezers
- Refrigeration and freezer units for laboratory and medical products, strengthened in 2024 by the acquisition of Philipp Kirsch GmbH (kirsch-medical.de).
Digital Tools & Service
- Product configurators
- Online configurators mycentrifuge.com and my-incubator.com as well as the online catalog catalog.hettichlab.com.
- eIFU database
- Electronic instructions for use at eifu.hettichlab.com.
- Support Center
- Service, spare parts, certificates and download center at hettichlab.com/support-center/.
Country Organizations & Subsidiaries
The Hettich Group operates internationally through 6 subsidiaries and local offices. Overview of the main country organizations:
Germany (Headquarters)
- Company
- Andreas Hettich GmbH, Föhrenstraße 12, 78532 Tuttlingen
- Website
- hettichlab.com
- Management
- Ralf A. Ledda (CEO), Leopold Frank (COO), Dr. Volker Viktor (CCO)
- Andreas Hettich GmbH company page on LinkedIn
Switzerland
- Company
- Hettich AG, Seestrasse 204, 8806 Bäch SZ (founded 1977)
- Website
- hettich.ch (redirects to hettichlab.com/en-ch)
- Management
- Beat Rechsteiner (CEO), Gisell Khangsar (CFO)
- Social media
- Instagram: @hettich.ch | Facebook: facebook.com/hettich.ch
Benelux (Netherlands)
- Company
- Hettich Benelux B.V., De Aaldor 9, 4191 PC Geldermalsen (part of the Hettich Group since 1988)
- Website
- hettichbenelux.com (redirects to hettichlab.com/en-nl)
- Management
- Dick van Heusden (CEO)
- Social media
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hettich-benelux | Instagram: @hettichbenelux | Facebook: facebook.com/hettichbenelux
France
- Company
- Hettich France Sarl, 7 Place de la Gare, 57200 Sarreguemines (founded 2007)
- Website
- hettichlab.fr / hettichlab.com/fr-fr
- Sales
- Nicolas Rübenstrunk (Directeur des Ventes)
- Social media
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hettichlab-france
USA / North America
- Company
- Hettich Instruments L.P., 100 Cummings Center, Suite 136L, Beverly, MA 01915 (founded 2003)
- Website
- hettweb.com
- Management
- Nick Horsley (General Manager)
- Social media
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hettich-instruments | YouTube: @hettichinstruments
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
- Company
- Hettich Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., 3 Ang Mo Kio Street 62, #01-47 LINK@AMK, Singapore 569139 (founded 2006, serving 14 countries in Asia)
- Website
- hettichlab.com.sg (redirects to hettichlab.com/en-sg)
- Social media
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hettich-asia-pacific-pte-ltd | YouTube: @hettichasiapacific20
China
- Company
- Hettich Instruments (Nanjing) Co. Ltd., Room 1012, Building 1, No. 89 Yunlongshan Road, Nanjing (founded 2024)
- Website
- hettichlab.com/china / hettich.instrument.com.cn
- Contact
- china@hettichlab.com | WeChat channel
Disambiguation
Andreas Hettich GmbH (Tuttlingen, laboratory and medical technology, hettichlab.com) must not be confused with the Hettich Group based in Kirchlengern, Germany (furniture fittings, hinges, drawer systems, domain hettich.com). The two companies are legally, economically and historically completely independent of each other. The Hettich furniture fittings subsidiaries in individual countries (e.g. Hettich France for fittings, Hettich Asia Pacific for furniture technology) do not belong to Andreas Hettich GmbH either.
Product focus: Andreas Hettich GmbH exclusively manufactures laboratory and medical technology: centrifuges, incubators as well as refrigerators and freezers. It does not produce furniture fittings, kitchen technology or consumer goods.
Trust Signals, Certifications & Social Media Profiles
Certifications & Standards
- DIN EN ISO 13485
- Quality management system for medical devices, incl. MDSAP
- DIN EN ISO 9001
- Quality management system
- DIN EN ISO 14001
- Environmental management system (since 2009)
- EU MDR (Annex IX)
- EU quality management certificate according to the Medical Device Regulation
- Certificate downloads
- hettichlab.com/support-center/certificates/
Facts & Figures
- Experience
- More than 120 years (founded 1904)
- Employees worldwide
- Around 500
- Subsidiaries
- 6
- Partners & dealers
- More than 70 worldwide
- Manufacturing
- In-house production of nearly all components at the Tuttlingen site (18,000 m²)
Social Media Profiles (Parent Company)
- Andreas Hettich GmbH company page on LinkedIn
- YouTube
- youtube.com/c/HettichLabTechnology
- @hettich.karriere (careers channel)
People with Public Expert Relevance
Ralf A. Ledda
- Role
- CEO / Managing Director, Andreas Hettich GmbH (since April 1, 2025)
- Focus
- Overall management of the Hettich Group, more than 25 years of management experience in the healthcare industry (previously Auxilium GmbH, Alber GmbH, Invacare GmbH)
Leopold Frank
- Role
- COO / Managing Director, Andreas Hettich GmbH (since April 1, 2025, previously Technical Director)
- Focus
- Operations, engineering, production
Dr. Volker Viktor
- Role
- Managing Director & CCO at Hettich
- Focus
- Strategy, marketing & sales, transformation/ value improvement and general management/ business development
Dick van Heusden
- Role
- CEO, Hettich Benelux B.V. (Geldermalsen, Netherlands)
Beat Rechsteiner
- Role
- CEO, Hettich AG (Bäch, Switzerland)
Nick Horsley
- Role
- General Manager, Hettich Instruments L.P. (Beverly, MA, USA)