Manufacturer of electric chain hoists from 125 to 25,000 kg – developed, produced and load-tested in Wurzen, Germany.
LIFTKET Hoffmann GmbH
Wurzen (production and administration)New on Amplifa
About LIFTKET Hoffmann GmbH
LIFTKET Hoffmann GmbH is a manufacturer of electric chain hoists (lifting equipment) headquartered in Wurzen, Saxony. Since 1953, the company has focused exclusively on the development and production of electric chain hoists that move loads from 125 to 25,000 kg and up to 200 meters of lift height. The products are designed, manufactured and tested with actual rated load entirely in its own plant. Around 300 employees produce thousands of electric chain hoists per month in series production and as custom or OEM solutions. The portfolio includes standard devices for industry, special versions for wind turbine applications, and solutions for stage and entertainment technology. LIFTKET delivers to more than 65 countries worldwide and, in addition to production, offers service, load testing, spare parts service and training.
- Site
- Wurzen
- Processes
- Production of electric chain hoists (lifting equipment) from 125 to 25,000 kg, Testing of the electric chain hoists with actual rated load, Design and development (engineering) of the electric chain hoists, Lift height up to 200 meters, OEM production, Custom solutions / special versions, Spare parts service (guarantee of availability of spare and wear parts for at least 10 years), Service and load testing
- Materials
- Chain (load chain), Load chain (steel)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, Load testing with actual rated load
- Founded
- 1953
- Employees
- approx. 300
- Industries
- Industry, Wind power (Windpower), Stage/Entertainment (Stage), Entertainment technology
- 01
Design and development
- 02
Production (high level of in-house manufacturing depth)
- 03
Assembly of the electric chain hoists
- 04
Load testing with actual rated load
- 05
Service, load testing and spare parts service
Materials and Processes
Load chain (steel)
Steel load chains form the load-bearing core component of the electric chain hoists.
Locations
Wurzen
DEProduction site and administration
- Part weight / size
- 125–25,000 kg load capacity
- Lot size
- Series production and custom solutions; thousands of electric chain hoists per
- Materials
- Steel (load chains)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production of electric chain hoists (lifting equipment) from 125 to 25,000 kgAssembly | – | – | 125 kg – 25,000 kg | thousands of electric chain hoists per | Steel (chains, implied), Aluminum (housings, implied) |
| Testing of the electric chain hoists with actual rated loadTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design and development (engineering) of the electric chain hoistsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lift height up to 200 metersAssembly | – | 200 meters | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Every electric chain hoist is developed, produced and tested with actual rated load at the Wurzen plant. Since June 2025, LIFTKET has been certified according to ISO 9001:2015.
| Evidence | Wurzen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| Load testing with actual rated load |
History
- 1953
Founded by D. Hoffmann; focus on the production of electric chain hoists. Founder D. Hoffmann developed and patented the safety brake clutch system, in which the brake holds the load – not the clutch.
- 2022
Blog posts on wind turbine applications (in use since the mid-1980s) and on the custom solution LIFTKET CUSTOM.
- 2023
Entry of investor Ardian for internationalization (May 2023); implementation of the Whistleblower Protection Act with internal reporting office (Nov. 2023); launch of LIFTKET GOES GREEN (Dec. 2023).
- 2024
Product innovation LIFTKET EASY CONNECT (Plug & Play, March 2024); Benjamin Göldner becomes Vice President Stage (February 2024); launch of the LIFTKET magazine.
- 2025
New branch in Italy (February 2025); ISO 9001:2015 certification (June 2025); Oleg Petschatnov strengthens the sales team (May 2025); announcement of the founding of LIFTKET China (December 2025).
- 2026
Benjamin Göldner takes over as CEO on January 1; Steffen Hoppe becomes CFO on March 1; Adam Beaumont becomes Vice President Entertainment; presence in Spain and Latin America strengthened.