Our company
Discover our skills, our history and our team
WHO WE ARE
- Quarries, sand pits and cement works
- Steel and heavy industry
- Port and airport infrastructure
- Waste treatment, sewage plants, sorting and recycling facilities
- Agricultural sector
- Pharmacies, drugstores, laboratories
- Health and fitness
- Horeca, wholesale and retail, mass distribution
- Jewelry and watches

Widra specializes in the manufacture, installation, verification, certification and maintenance of weighing and batching equipment. We service, repair and punch all makes of weighing scales. We have an experienced team of technicians specially trained to carry out these services in compliance with current legislation on metrological inspection (Belac 214-INSP accreditation)(for inspection of non-automatic weighing systems). With our well-organized technical department, we can respond promptly to any technical problems causing loss of activity.
History
1853 Year von den Driesch / WIDRA was founded, and began manufacturing industrial weighing and dosing equipment. The workshops are located in Aachen, Germany.
1965 Creation of the "Optical" scale, introduction of electronics in weight-measuring systems.
1972 Construction of the new Von den Driesch / WIDRA plant in Eupen, Belgium, managed by Wolfgang Gerson.
1976 First full-electronic scale in the Von den Driesch / WIDRA range (SMA)
1995 Opening of new plant in Andrimont - Belgium / Von den Driesch becomes WIDRA S.P.R.L.
2007 / 2008 Development of a new weighing structure.
2009 Company taken over by Mr and Mrs Pierre and Bénédicte Gerson.
2015 Development of the new w 500 terminal, based on years of experience in selfweighing.
2016 Widra patents its sensor protection kit
2017 Widra's new WEX sensor is approved
2020 - 21 The COVID-19 pandemic affects the whole world, but WIDRA continues to develop its products.
2021 Following the launch of the WEX type sensor in 2017, Widra decided to expand its range with the WEX D type.
2022 is an eventful year: The BWP indicator is approved, Widra celebrates its 50th anniversary and develops a new on-board weighing prototype.
our team
Widra international
Thanks to its experience in weighing and the reliability of its Widra equipment
Widra, your export partner through its network of partners and subsidiaries
For further information, please contact our agent on inter@widra.com