Chr. Mayr

Chr. Mayr GmbH & Co. KG, trading as mayr® Antriebstechnik, is a German manufacturer of drive technology components, best known for safety brakes, safety couplings and shaft couplings. The company was founded in 1897 by Christian Mayr and has been family-owned for five generations. Its headquarters are in Mauerstetten in the Allgäu region of Bavaria, between Munich and Lake Constance, where around 750 people are employed. The company describes itself as the world market leader for safety brakes, safety couplings and servo couplings. Mayr's product range includes spring-applied safety brakes, safety couplings, shaft couplings, electromagnetic clutches and brakes, DC drives and rectifiers, as well as electronic components. These products are used in machine tools, textile machinery, printing presses, woodworking machines, filling machines, plastics-processing machinery, energy and environmental technology (including wind power), elevators and escalators, stage technology and special-purpose machines. The company has expanded internationally with production sites in Poland, China and, since 2024, India, plus sales subsidiaries in England, Italy, France, Switzerland, Japan, the USA and Singapore, and additional country representatives. Mayr positions itself as a tradition-rich yet innovative family business, emphasizing uncompromising safety, comprehensive service, innovative products and a broad standard program. Recent developments include the ROBA® gateway for brake data and a new generation of elevator brakes with patented damping technology and sensorless condition monitoring via ROBA® brake-checker® technology. The company exhibits at trade fairs such as WindEnergy Hamburg 2026.

Chr. Mayr GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 1897 by Christian Mayr. Initially, the company manufactured transmissions for sawmills and mills. As electrical drive technology gradually became established, the company developed and produced modern drive elements. In 1956, Fritz Mayr joined the company, which two years later began developing safety couplings. The first foreign representative office was established in Austria in 1963. In 1965, Fritz Mayr took over the management. The company expanded by moving with 70 employees from Kaufbeuren to Mauerstetten in 1973, occupying 4,500 m². The foreign business was expanded with the founding of the production site in Poland in 1994 and the establishment of a representative office in China in 2004. The company grew steadily: in 2005, a new building and expansion took place at mayr Poland. The German production facility in Mauerstetten was also expanded, with a production extension of 2,000 m² in 2006 and a further 3,000 m² in 2012. The administration building in Mauerstetten was extended by a third floor in 2014. In 2018, the mayr.com communication center was opened; in 2020, the conversion of existing halls 1 and 2, including social facilities, roof terrace and company restaurant, was completed; and in 2021, the automatic high-bay warehouse was put into operation. Since 2018, Ferdinand Mayr has been a member of the management board and took over the position of CEO in 2022. The independent family business is now in its fifth generation of ownership by the Mayr family.

• 2024

  Production site in India established.

• 2022

  Ferdinand Mayr becomes CEO.

• 2021

  Automatic high-bay warehouse put into operation.

• 2020

  Completion of conversion of halls 1 and 2 including social facilities, roof terrace and company restaurant.

• 2018

  Opening of the mayr.com communication center; Ferdinand Mayr joins management.

• 2014

  Administration building in Mauerstetten extended by a third floor.

• 2012

  Further production extension of 3,000 m² in Mauerstetten.

• 2006

  Production extension of 2,000 m² in Mauerstetten.

• 2005

  New building and expansion at mayr Poland.

• 2004

  Establishment of a representative office in China.

• 1994

  Founding of production site in Poland.

• 1973

  Move from Kaufbeuren to Mauerstetten with 70 employees (4,500 m²).

• 1965

  Fritz Mayr takes over management.

• 1963

  First foreign representative office established in Austria.

• 1958

  Development of safety couplings begins.

• 1956

  Fritz Mayr joins the company.

• 1897

  Company founded by Christian Mayr.

World market leader for safety brakes, safety couplings and servo couplings; tradition-rich family business emphasizing safety, service and innovation.

• ROBA® safety brakes

  Spring-applied safety brakes for various industries.

• ROBA® brake-checker®

  Technology enabling intelligent, sensorless condition monitoring.

• ROBA® gateway

  Gateway to brake data.

• Safety couplings

  Safety couplings for torque limitation.

• Shaft couplings

  Shaft couplings for power transmission.

• Servo couplings

  Servo couplings for precise drive applications.

• Electromagnetic clutches and brakes

  Electromagnetic components for drive systems.

• DC drives and rectifiers

  Direct current drives and rectifiers.

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