Welcome to ROTZLER

ROTZLER is a leading manufacturer of hydraulic winches and winch systems for lifting and pulling loads. In close cooperation with renowned body builders we develop customized winch solutions for various applications. These include fire and rescue vehicles, cranes, drilling rigs and military vehicles.


ROTZLER winches and winch systems stand for flexibility and reliability. Our products are always up to the latest technical level and meet the highest safety standards. The compact design of the winches allows an individual integration into different vehicles.


ROTZLER offers quality products as well as customized winch installation into the vehicle. The ROTZLER Customer Support provides our customer with a range of services including after sales services, user-specific trainings, repair- and spare parts service.

ROTZLER nominated world market leader in 2022.
The winch specialist is in the top ranking of the University of St. Gallen.

From village smithy to world market leader.  For over 100 years the name ROTZLER has stood for hoisting and pulling winch technology that you can rely on even under the most difficult operating conditions when the chips are down. Whether in recovery and rescue, in the construction industry, defense technology, marine or on drilling rigs.
The owner-managed company in Steinen has now been listed in the index of world market leaders for the first time. 

World market leader University of St. Gallen