Company

MESSRING GmbH, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018, is regarded worldwide as an innovation driver and leading solution provider in the development and implementation of the latest crash test technology. As a specialist supplier, the company can draw on its unique know-how and wealth of experience. To date, MESSRING has implemented more than 120 large crash test systems for automobile manufacturers, governmental authorities and insurance companies – more than any other company in the world.

With an international network of subsidiaries, commercial agencies and renowned sales partners, the company guarantees first-class service, short reaction times, fast availability and complete support worldwide. This partner network in combination with spare parts warehouses in Germany and China ensures minimum downtimes in the event of an emergency.

MESSRING was founded in 1968 as a measurement technology company. The company is headed by Managing Director Dierk Arp, who has decades of experience in the field of crash testing and, as an engineer, brings with him extensive expertise, particularly in the area of measurement and testing technology. He leads a team of more than 170 employees who plan and execute the complex tasks involved in designing and installing a modern crash test facility.

In 2014 Chongqing MESSRING Trading Co. LTD, the first overseas subsidiary, was founded. The Chinese team works closely with engineers from Germany and is the first point of contact for the numerous Chinese customers. China continues to be one of the fastest growing and most important markets for MESSRING.

MESSRING Inc., founded in 2023 and headquartered in Ann Arbor in the US state of Michigan, as a wholly owned subsidiary to coordinate all activities in the United States and Canada. The US presence is intended both serve the increasing demand from local customers with even more efficiency and acquire new customers.

MESSRING Active Safety GmbH, another subsidiary, was founded in 2018. It is exclusively concerned with developing testing products for the exciting new field of autonomous vehicles and active safety systems.