Manufacturing of precision automatic tracking antennas, positioners and custom telemetry systems
WTW Anlagenbau GmbH
Ihlow-Riepe, GermanyNew on Amplifa
About WTW Antenna Systems
WTW Anlagenbau GmbH is a German manufacturer of automatic tracking antennas, MIMO systems and high-precision positioners (pedestals) for flight test and space applications. The product portfolio ranges from compact 40-cm planar antennas to large parabolic antennas for deep-space applications, as well as turnkey systems on towers, trailers, measurement vehicles and in containers, including control room solutions. Manufacturing has included in-house CNC machining since 2019 for fast, customized adaptations; materials used include carbon fibers for lightweight yet stable parabolic reflectors. The quality management system is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015. Customers include DLR, ESA and Baader Planetarium; systems are used worldwide in flight testing, defense according to NATO/STANAG standards, UAV tracking, space research and satellite operations. The company is located in Ihlow-Riepe in East Frisia, with international sales and service partners in eleven countries.
- Site
- Ihlow-Riepe
- Processes
- Design and Customized Systems, In-House CNC Manufacturing, Turnkey Systems (Towers, Trailers, Measurement Vehicles, Containers), Control Room Solutions, After-Sales Support and Lifecycle Service, Telescope Delivery Platforms (Partnership with Baader Planetarium), US Sales & Support
- Materials
- Carbon-Fiber, Carbon Fiber (Carbon-Fiber), CNC Milling
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015
- Founded
- 2012
- Industries
- Aerospace / Flight Testing, Defense & Government (NATO/STANAG), UAV & Unmanned Systems, Space Research & Institutes, Satellite & Launch Operators (LEO/MEO/GEO)
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Design and Customized Systems
- 02
In-House CNC Manufacturing
- 03
Assembly and Cabling
- 04
Quality Inspection
- 05
Turnkey Integration (Towers, Trailers, Measurement Vehicles, Containers)
- 06
After-Sales Support and Lifecycle Service
Materials and Processes
Carbon Fiber (Carbon-Fiber)
Lightweight material for parabolic reflectors, offering high stability at low weight.
CNC Milling
In-house since 2019 for fast, customized manufacturing of precision parts.
Locations
Ihlow-Riepe
DEHeadquarters, design and production
- Materials
- Carbon Fiber (Carbon-Fiber)
- CNC milling machine (since 2019)
Components and Systems
Inside the production
Industries
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC milling machine | – | – | – | 2019 | Ihlow-Riepe, Germany |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
WTW maintains a certified quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 (last renewed in September 2024). In its own workshop, in addition to CNC manufacturing, careful assembly and quality inspections of every unit are carried out.
| Evidence | Ihlow-Riepe |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 |
History
- 1981
Company roots date back to 1981
- 2012
Formal founding as WTW Anlagenbau GmbH
- 2019
Investment in an in-house CNC milling machine for fast, customized manufacturing
- 2023
Delivery of a fully climate-controlled 20-ft container with vibration-decoupled, self-leveling lifting platform to ESA
- 2024-02-14
ESA control room container project (News)
- 2024-08-15
Sales partnership for turnkey telescope systems with Baader Planetarium
- 2024-09-12
ISO 9001:2015 certification renewed