Company
FOERSTER is a family-owned technology company specializing in non-destructive testing (NDT), detection technologies, and magnetic field measurement. Since 1948, we have been developing inspection systems and sensors that help industries worldwide ensure safety, quality, and reliable production processes. Headquartered in Germany and active worldwide, FOERSTER supports customers wherever precise and dependable testing is essential.
WHY NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING MATTERS
Non-destructive testing (NDT) reveals what cannot be seen – long before materials or components enter critical service. It helps safeguard people and infrastructure, stabilize industrial processes, and ensure that quality is never left to chance. By detecting flaws at an early stage, NDT reduces material waste, prevents costly production interruptions, and supports more efficient and sustainable manufacturing.
For FOERSTER, NDT is more than a testing method – it is a key technology for a safer, more reliable, and technologically advanced future. Since 1948, we have been developing inspection technologies that make the hidden visible.
GLOBAL PRESENCE
FOERSTER operates worldwide through subsidiaries, partners, and service locations. Our global presence allows us to stay close to our customers and provide expert technical support, application consulting, and fast service wherever our technologies are used.
Across industries such as metal production, automotive, aerospace, energy, medical technology, and research, FOERSTER systems help ensure reliable inspection processes and consistent product quality.
BUSINESS UNITS
To address the diverse requirements of modern industrial testing, FOERSTER is organized into specialized Business Units, each focusing on specific technologies, industries, and applications.
This structure enables us to respond quickly to new technological developments and changing market requirements while remaining closely aligned with customer needs. At the same time, the Business Units collaborate closely, combining expertise and technologies to develop new inspection solutions and drive innovation across the FOERSTER portfolio.
Business Units
Test Systems
FOERSTER test systems deliver reliable inline inspection for tubes, bars, wires and profiles. With advanced electromagnetic, ultrasonic and thermographic technologies, they ensure stable processes, certified product quality, and high throughput in demanding production environments.
Component Testing
From safety-critical automotive parts to complex industrial components – FOERSTER provides precise eddy-current and magnetic testing solutions for crack detection, hardness verification and material sorting. Fully automated, highly repeatable, and tailored to your production process.
Mobile Testing
FOERSTER’s portable test equipment brings high-precision inspection to the field. Ideal for maintenance, repair and safety checks, our mobile systems detect cracks, corrosion and structural changes quickly and reliably – from aerospace to weld seams and industrial plants.
Detection & Security
FOERSTER detection systems locate unexploded ordnance, metal hazards and magnetic anomalies with exceptional sensitivity. Whether in demining, archaeology or critical infrastructure protection, our technology ensures safe, efficient and reliable detection in challenging environments.
Inspection
FOERSTER inspection services combine advanced technology with expert field knowledge. Our specialists perform on-site testing of reformer tubes and industrial assets, provide condition assessments and deliver detailed reports — supporting safe operation, optimized maintenance and long-term plant integrity.