SOMMER

SOMMER Antriebs- und Funktechnik GmbH

SOMMER Antriebs- und Funktechnik GmbH is one of Europe‘s leading manufacturers of high-quality garage door garage door operators, swing gate operators and sliding gate operators, as well as radio technology and intelligent smart home solutions.

SOMMER attaches great importance to excellent quality and outstanding service. For this reason, the manufactured products are sold exclusively through specialised dealers. The company was certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001 back in 1995.

The customer-orientated SOMMER company philosophy has been laid down in a company guideline.

Gerd Schaaf

Managing Partner

Dieter Walddörfer

Technical Managing Director

Strong growth that connects

Competent partner

SOMMER Antriebs- und Funktechnik GmbH is a German company based in Kirchheim unter Teck. Founded in 1980, the company specialises in the production of operator systems and radio controls for swing gates, sliding gates, garage doors and industrial doors.

SOMMER products are renowned for their quality and reliability. The operator systems are offered in different versions to meet the individual needs of customers. The company also offers a wide range of radio controls that allow users to open and close their gates conveniently by remote control. SOMMER has made a name for itself as a reliable partner in the industry made. The company is not only active in Germany, but also internationally and has branches in various countries around the world. SOMMER continuously invests in research and development to further improve its products and always offer customers the latest technology.

Overall, SOMMER is a company that focuses on high-quality products and excellent customer service and always endeavours to offer its customers the best possible solution.

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Individuality

SOMMER products are not created for the drawing board, but for smooth and long-lasting function for the customer. To this end, we invest in research and product development in order to align our technology even more seamlessly with the practical needs of operators. It goes without saying that we fulfil the legal guidelines to the highest degree. Even if you have special requirements: Just talk to us!

For years, we have specialised in making individual developments possible for our customers. Our product management team liaises with all relevant departments and coordinates the performance profile of the new solution seamlessly with you.

Thanks to our constant research into new solutions, we are able to cover a wide range of products and have registered 68 patents. Added to this are the many thousands of certificates for certain products.

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History - SOMMER

Uwe Sommer
Founder and technical director (1980 - 2002)

1980

Foundation of the company

More than 40 years have passed since our company was founded in 1980. What began in a tiny workshop in Kirchheim/ Teck has developed into a leading international supplier of operator and radio technology.

1981:
Production and sale of door operators under licence and under the name „egrotronik“

1982:
Foundation of the subsidiaries France and Hungary

1983:
Relocation to the new company building in Schlierbacher Straße

1985:
The first garage door operator developed in-house was designed as a travelling motor and was registered as a patent

Gerd Schaaf
1986 - to date

1986

New commercial director

Market launch of the new „marathon 550 N“ garage door operator, which has a travelling motor.

1990: New building and move into the company building on Hans-Böckler-Straße

1991: Development of the garage door operator “marathon 800 N”

1992: Establishment of
SOMMER France S.A.R.L.;
SOMMER Kaputechnika Kft.;
SOMMER Automazioni S.r.l.

1993

APERTO Torantriebe GmbH was set up as a do-it-yourself specialist retailer and is now established in the specialist retail trade. The product range includes operators for garage doors, swing gates, sliding gates, roller shutter and tubular motors.

1995:
DIN EN ISO 9001 certificate received

1996:
Foundation of DOCO International Ltd

1998:
Inauguration of the third construction phase on Hans-Böckler-Straße
Foundation of SOMMER - United Kingdom

2000:
Foundation of SOMMER Ges. mbH;
Foundation of SOMMER Polska Sp.z.o.o.

2002

Technical Managing Director

Fank Sommer
2002 - 2010

2004

Takeover of Groke Türen GmbH

Groke Türen GmbH has been part of the SOMMER Group since 2004. Front doors could hardly be more beautiful, robust, secure and durable. Groke only produces top-quality products that inspire architects, planners and building owners. Made in Germany.

Establishment of the subsidiary in China - Shanghai
Foundation of DOCO SOMMER Ibérica SLU

2010

Technical Managing Director

Werner Gollmer
2010 - 2016

2012:
Market launch of SOMMER industrial door operators
Introduction of the ENTRAsys

2013

Acquisition of DOCO International B.V

DOCO develops, tests, manufactures, and delivers components and systems for private and industrial sectional doors. From its headquarters in Sittard, Netherlands, DOCO manages sales branches and employees worldwide. To continually improve and optimize production processes, there is a continuous investment in the development of products and services.

2015:
Market launch of the new generation of garage door operators „SOMMER base+“ and „SOMMER pro+“

2016

Technical Managing Director

Dieter Walddörfer
2016 - until today

Setting up lean production

2017:
Market launch of the „tiga“ and „tiga+“ underground garage door operators

2019

Takeover of metaku Metall- und Kunststoffbau GmbH

metaku Metall- und Kunststoffbau GmbH, founded in Breuna in 1972, is a manufacturer of entrance door panels made of plastic or aluminium. The company was taken over in 2019 and has been steadily expanded.

2020

Takeover of Triebenbacher Betriebsgesellschaft mbH

As a full-range supplier, Triebenbacher offers an extensive variety of products. The range of services extends from the provision of individual system components to customised special designs.

2023

Robot arms on the assembly lines

The introduction of robots on the production lines for garage door operators has brought about a significant change in assembly and packaging processes.

Automatically better

Technical perfection

All our garage door operators are equipped with the travelling motor operator system developed by SOMMER. This makes them especially smooth-running and durable.

The motor carriage moves itself along a tensioned chain so that no frictional loss or loss of power occurs. This makes our garage door operators completely maintenance-free.

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