About WHIS
WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems (WHIS), a key division of the WITTENSTEIN group, serves as the company’s centre of excellence for high-integrity and safety-critical embedded systems design. Established in 1949, the WITTENSTEIN group operates in over 40 countries, employs more than 2,800 people, and achieved a turnover exceeding 500 million USD in 2022/23.
Originally part of the aerospace group, WHIS has spent over 25 years at the forefront of safety engineering, developing technologies that power mission-critical applications across the globe. As WHIS is first and foremost a safety company, we are committed to shaping the future of safety-critical systems. This expertise sets us apart in the RTOS market, where we bring direct experience in developing safety-critical applications, including flight control systems, implanted medical devices, and subsea oil and gas platforms.
Winners Of A King’s Award For Enterprise
WHIS is proud to be a 2025 recipient of a King’s Award for Enterprise, the most prestigious business honour in the United Kingdom. Recognized in the International Trade category, this award highlights the global success of SAFERTOS®, our safety-critical Real Time Operating System, now trusted in over 46 countries across automotive, medical, aerospace, and industrial sectors.
This award is a reflection of the hard work of the entire WHIS team, some of whom have been dedicated to the business for decades. It underscores the strength of our core values and team culture, further reinforced by our recent Great Place to Work accreditation, recognizing WHIS as a supportive and high-performing workplace.
Celebrating 25 Years
Our History
Our journey has been marked by key milestones that have shaped who we are today. Explore the significant moments that define our growth, innovation, and commitment to excellence over the years.
Partial Customer List
The list of companies below shows a selection of large and small companies that have purchased our products, there are many more not listed. View more here.
Our Mission
To create a safer, greener more secure future by providing high integrity Real Time Operating Systems and related engineering services to embedded software engineers worldwide.
Company Values
Our relationship with our customers, suppliers, and colleagues represents our core values. We therefore act in keeping with the following. All the photos that represent our values are taken in the WITTENSTEIN SE world garden, the only botanical garden owned by an industrial company in Germany.
Responsibility
We embrace our responsibility towards our future and society by:
- Developing, producing and marketing high-quality products and solutions to meet the needs of our customers in a constantly evolving market;
- Promoting independent responsibility and team spirit; participating willingly in the review, monitoring and constant improvement of our working practices, effectiveness and efficiency. We recognise that our responsibility to society is secured by our business success.
Trust
We develop trust through human relationships based on mutual respect by:
- Working to develop relationships with our customers, suppliers and colleagues that promote diversity and creativity for the benefit of a profitable partnership;
- A belief that leadership means being a role model and creating the space in which everyone can develop their skills fully and help shape the company.
Openness
We act in an open way to promote transparent two way communication and understanding by:
- Nurturing relationships and forming networks with all parties that are fruitful and valuable;
- Striving towards sincere and respectful interaction.
Innovation
We seek inspiration every day from our spirit of invention and aim at constant innovation through:
- Creating solutions that do not yet exist and follow new paths so that the vision of today can become the reality of tomorrow;
- Fostering a culture of knowledge, research and further training that opens up new horizons for our partners and ourselves. These complementary factors lead to a dynamic that is both innovative and promises great success.
Change
We approach change with confidence. We view change as a challenge encouraging further development to secure sustained success for our customers and ourselves, by:
- Taking part actively in the continuous process of technological and social change. People are and remain the key to our joint actions. Human dignity is of crucial importance to us.
- Orienting ourselves towards preserving the environment for future generations. Our willingness to learn opens up new paths and makes us more able to face the future.
Links to the WITTENSTEIN Group
The WITTENSTEIN Group possesses exceptional expertise for the mastery and further development of all technologies relevant to mechatronic drives.
The development, production and sale of products such as high-precision planetary gearboxes, complete electromechanical drive systems and AC servo systems are just some examples. The main areas of application are robotics, machine tools, medical technology and aerospace. Below are links to the various sectors of the WITTENSTEIN Group.
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