The RITTER Group

70 Years of Experience Manufacturing High Precision Measuring Instruments and Gas Meters for Research & Development

RITTER Engineering has been successful in the manufacture of measuring instruments as well as in the field of thermoplastic engineering for 70 years. In addition to innovative modular Multi-Gas Sensors and Biogas Batch Fermentation Systems, RITTER manufactures Gas Meters made out of various superior thermoplastics and high grade stainless steel, which are used world-wide in research & development laboratories as well as in industry. These meters can be used for volumetric measurement of even highly aggressive gases with laboratory precision.

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History & Development

Historical Milestones

• 01.07.1951 · Foundation of the „Wilhelm Ritter Company“ by Wilhelm Ritter
• 1958 · RITTER manufactures the first gas meter fully made out of plastics
• 1986 · Take-over of management by Dr. Joachim Ritter
• 1996 · Invention of “High Precision Level Indicator” for drum-type meters (patented)
• 2000 · RITTER introduces the »MilliGascounter« being the smallest volumetric gas meter world-wide
• 2012 · Biogas branch (Research & Development): Biogas Batch Fermentation System »BBFS«

RITTER Today

• Leading manufacturer of Laboratory Gas Meters world-wide
• Distributor network in all industrial countries
• Volumetric measurements of gas flow rates from 1 ml/h to 18,000 ltr/h
• Repeatability of RITTER Drum-type Gas Meters better than 0.05% (measurements at PTB)
• Calibration of gas volume with an uncertainty of 0.5 %

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