Lock GmbH manufactures drive technology for ventilation and shading in greenhouses, livestock buildings and industrial applications.

Lock GmbH

Ertingen · Pineville, NC (USA) · Naaldwijk (NL)New on Amplifa

over 60 yearsExperience in greenhouse drives

over 20 yearsExperience in livestock buildings (Agri)

3Locations (DE, USA, NL)

GmbHLegal form, HRB 650426 (Amtsgericht Ulm)

About Lock Drives

Lock GmbH, headquartered in Ertingen (Baden-Württemberg), develops and distributes drive systems for ventilation and shading technology in professional greenhouse construction, in agriculture (livestock buildings) and for industrial applications (Pro Systems). The portfolio includes electric drives (e.g. EWA and EZW series), manual drives, chain drives, gear racks, gearboxes, couplings, control systems as well as the roll-up ventilation products LockLogic®. For over 60 years, the company has been working on drive solutions for greenhouses, and for over 20 years also on drives and winch systems for livestock buildings. In addition to product development, Lock offers technical support, a repair service and, with the myLock Product Finder, a digital product selection tool. The sales and service networks include projects delivered worldwide, including to the USA, Japan and China, with own sales companies in North Carolina (USA) and Naaldwijk (Netherlands). Sales are managed through the business units Horti, Agri, Pro Systems and Smart Solutions (Digital Farm Management).

Site: Ertingen
Processes: Drive technology (electric drives, manual drives, chain drives), Ventilation and shading systems, LockLogic®, Control systems, Couplings, Gear racks, Gearboxes, Technical support and repair service
Materials: Electric drives, Linear actuators / winch drives, Tube motor drives, Mechatronic limit switches, Control system, Gear racks and gearboxes
Certificates: Service hotline (phone/WhatsApp), Repair service
Industries: Greenhouse construction / horticulture, Agriculture / livestock buildings, Industry (work platforms and drive solutions), Digital Farm Management, Greenhouse construction / horticulture (Horticulture), Agriculture / livestock buildings (Agriculture)

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Product development and engineering
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Manufacturing of the drive systems
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Distribution (Horti, Agri, Pro Systems, Smart Solutions)
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Technical support and repair service

Products and Systems

EWA

Electric drives

Motor-geared drives (including EWA 10–EWA 56) for ventilation and shading systems, protection class IP 55 to DIN EN 60529.

EZW

Linear actuators / winch drives

EZW 64 in Basic and Swing variants with actuating forces from 5,000 to 20,000 N.

RMA

Tube motor drives

RMA 20 drives for roll-up and winch systems, e.g. in roll-up ventilation in livestock buildings.

LSC 40

Mechatronic limit switches

Limit switches for position monitoring on electric drives.

LockLogic®

Control system

Control and regulation solutions for ventilation systems in greenhouses and livestock buildings.

EZZ

Gear racks and gearboxes

Gear racks (e.g. EZZ 64) and gearboxes as accessories for drive systems.

Locations

Ertingen

Headquarters, development and sales

Materials: Electric drives, manual drives, chain drives, control systems, gear racks, gearboxes

Pineville, NC (USA)

Sales and service North America (Lock Drives Inc.)

Naaldwijk (NL)

Sales and service BENELUX (Lock Drives B.V., World Horti Center)

Product Examples

**EWA, EZW and RMA drive series**Electric drives · greenhouse and livestock buildings

**Drives for greenhouse ventilation**Drive systems · horticulture

**Tube motor drives for livestock ventilation**Roll-up ventilation · agriculture

**Electric winch (historical, in service since 1968)**Drive technology · reference

**Drive from 1963 (56 years in service)**Drive technology · reference

Inside the production

Reference greenhouse construction pac Elsner

Reference automated horse feeding in the stable

Reference greenhouse construction Haoyu (China)

Industries

Greenhouse construction / horticultureAgriculture / livestock buildingsIndustry (work platforms and drive solutions)Digital Farm ManagementGreenhouse construction / horticulture (Horticulture)Agriculture / livestock buildings (Agriculture)Industry (Pro Systems: work platforms & drive solutions)

Additional services

Drive technology (electric drives, manual drives, chain drives)Ventilation and shading systemsLockLogic®Control systemsCouplingsGear racksGearboxesTechnical support and repair servicemyLock Product Finder

Reference customers

Kaufland / Reichenspurner (Chiemgau)TGS GmbH (Austria)EIP Dairy FarmDonald Danforth Center (St. Louis, USA)Elsner pac (Thiendorf)Metrolina Greenhouses (USA)Schlosser Grünerlei GbRMultiflora Greenhouses (USA)Sanei Farm / Hishinaka (Japan)Haoyu (China)

Service and Contact

Lock offers technical support and a repair service with a service hotline that is also reachable via WhatsApp. Key figures such as customer satisfaction, delivery capability and on-time delivery are communicated as management metrics.

Evidence	Ertingen
Service hotline (phone/WhatsApp)
Repair service

History

1963
Oldest documented Lock drive in customer use (according to the customer, 56 years in operation).
1968
Customer reference of a drive running since 1968 (electric winch).
2026
Launch of the revised myLock Product Finder and presence of Lock Drives Inc. at GreenTech North America in Philadelphia.