Ernst Mauch

Heckler & Koch GmbH engages in the manufacture of arms and weapons. Its products include self-loading pistols, submachine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns and grenade machine guns. The firm also maintains and operates research and design capabilities that meet the demands of security, law enforcement and military forces. The company was founded by Edmund Heckler, Theodor Koch, and Alex Seidel in 1949 and is headquartered in Oberndorf, Germany.

Armatix GmbH manufactures and develops digital gun safety systems. The firm specializes in the design of mechatronic system assemblies that feature mechanical components and electronic controllers. It offers quick lock, base lock, smart lock systems, and trust lock especially multi-gun safety storage devices for conventional handguns, revolvers, and rifles. The company was founded by Bernd Dietel in 2004 and is headquartered in Unterföhring , Germany.