PrehKeyTec GmbH is a leading international manufacturer of high-quality data entry solutions for professional applications. In close cooperation with our business partners, we develop and produce specific keyboards and scanners at our headquarters in Mellrichstadt. Our products give our worldwide customers advantages in terms of reliability and efficiency in manufacturing, retail and many other sectors.
In addition to keyboards and multifunctional readers, our product range also includes reliable DIN-connectors.
Many decades of know-how in development and production ensure tailor-made solutions in projects with customer-specific requirements.
With our AEO-F (Authorized Economic Operator) certification we are able to ship our products quickly and reliably, in compliance with legal requirements, worldwide. PrehKeyTec is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001 quality standards.
Mission Statement
Intelligent mechatronic solutions for reliable data entry.
Via keyboards, scan and RFID. For complex requirements.
For more than 40 years, we have been developing and producing premium-quality data entry systems in partnership with our customers. By focusing on innovative product concepts and continuously expanding our core competencies, we will also be able to provide our customers data entry systems with excellent quality and functions in the future.
The regulations and basic principles we live by as a company can be found in our Code of Conduct.
In addition to our headquarters in Mellrichstadt (Germany) and our global partner network of integrators and distributors, PrehKeyTec GmbH has another branch office for customers from North, Central and South America:
PrehKeyTec, Inc.
1130 Lake Cook Rd, Suite 210,
Buffalo Grove IL 60089 / USA
Phone: +1 847 438 4000
Fax: +1 847 438 5522
Quality policy
An extensive quality policy enjoys the highest priority at PrehKeyTec. A stated goal of the managers is the continuous improvement of the quality and environmental management system, with the aim of attaining a Total Quality Management (TQM) system, resulting in zero-fault strategies for products and services. The fundamentals of our quality policy can be downloaded here:
Environmental, health and safety policies
For PrehKeyTec, environmental protection is a deep-rooted obligation that we practice every day; the goal of our environmental protection policy is to contribute to ensuring that the natural means of subsistence are maintained for our employees, their families and the community. The fundamentals of our environmental, health and safety policies can be downloaded here:
DIN EN ISO 9001:2015
The company is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001 quality standards. You can download the current certificate here:
Download Certification DIN EN ISO 9001:2015
AEO-F (Authorized Economic Operator) certification
Our AEO-F certification offers simplification and security in our shipping processes. You can download the current certificate here:
Download AEO Certification
You can find our current conditions of purchase and order in the following PDF:
You can find our current conditions of sales and delivery in the following PDF:
Download General Terms and Conditions for Sale and Delivery
Sustainability has a particularly high priority at PrehKeyTec. In the areas of environmental protection, occupational safety and health, management systems help us not only to comply with the usual environmental regulations and minimum standards, but to exceed them.
In order to reduce our ecological footprint, we source as many product components as possible regionally. We reduce CO² emissions by short distances for the transport of our parts and business trips to our suppliers. With reusable packaging for various product components, we reduce the waste that would otherwise arise with regular packaging. We also save resources on our lighting, since we are using LED lights in our production area and warehouse.
We follow the principle of “repairing instead of throwing away” throughout the company. Wherever possible, we recycle materials, for example by sending the remnants of our guide frames back to the manufacturer for reuse.
Our products themselves are also sustainable. Due to their long lifespan, they don’t have to be replaced over the years and the option of retrofitting flexible modules means that they remain state of the art at the same time. Our packaging is made of cardboard that is easy to recycle. Many years ago we changed the filling material for our packaging. Since then, we have been using more environmentally friendly packaging chips made from corn starch, instead of Styrofoam.
PrehKeyTec stands for outstanding quality and many years of experience in data entry solutions. How it all began and how our company developed can be seen on the short tour through our history:
2019 | 100 Years Made in Germany |
2017 | More than 5,000,000 data input devices delivered by PrehKeyTec |
2016 | Production of multifunctional data input devices for security applications - banking, airline, industrial, retail and access control More than 35 years providing high reliability solutions with failure rates less than 1% |
2015 | 35 years of providing high quality data input devices, "Made in Germany" by PrehKeyTec More than 100,000 OEM silicon data input keyboards delivered by PrehKeyTec |
2014 | Launch of the PKT 4000 intelligent document reader for banking, airline and retail markets More than 1,500,000 MCI family keyboards delivered by PrehKeyTec |
2013 | Production of additional rugged silicone keyboards for industry, healthcare and logistics |
2012 | AEO authorized economic operator certification obtained |
2012 | Production of silicone surface keyboards for harsh and rugged environments |
2011 | Incorporation of our subsidiary PrehKeyTec Ltd. in UK More than 1,000,000 MCI family data input keyboards delivered by PrehKeyTec |
2010 | Management takes over PrehKeyTec GmbH via MBO More than 50,000 MW keyboards delivered by PrehKeyTec |
2009 | Introduction of data input solutions featuring capacitive touch technology for industrial and healthcare markets |
2008 | Introduction of data input solutions for the airline market |
2007 | Extension of the production and offices by moving the company to Mellrichstadt More than 500,000 MCI family data input devices delivered by PrehKeyTec |
2006 | Launch of the Touchkey (combination keyboard and touchscreen) |
2005 | DIN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO 14000 performance certification obtained & 25 Years' experience in production and sales of data input devices |
2004 | PrehKeyTec GmbH established as daughter company of Preh GmbH for data input markets |
2003 | Launch of MCI keyboard series |
2002 | Incorporation of our subsidiary in France (now PrehKeyTec SAS) / Introduction of MW series for industry and logistics |
2001 | Amalgamation of all competences for data input devices in the company in preparation for the spin-off in 2004 |
2000 | Introduction of the backlit keyboard MW 520 More than 500,000 MC keyboards delivered by Preh |
1998 | Launch of touch monitor solutions |
1997 | Launch of the FlatPOS PC / POS Commander PC |
1996 | Introduction of industry remote control IR |
1995 | Launch of MC keyboard series More than 2,500,000 keypads delivered by Preh |
1992 | Launch of MR series |
1991 | Launch of WX series |
1987 | Production of plastic foil / membrane keyboard FTF 87/122 More than 1,000,000 keypads delivered by Preh |
1986 | Introduction of 19" rack mount keyboards / Industry PC-keyboard |
1985 | Launch of Graphic Commander Keyboard |
1984 | Introduction of bitmap graphic-data-input |
1983 | Incorporation of our subsidiary in the US (now PrehKeyTec Inc.) / Launch of NW-keypad |
1982 | Launch of PC Commander / PCI, AT 3 keyboards |
1981 | Introduction of Mac keyboards AK - Series |
1980 | Established the production and sales of data input devices |
1974 | Incorporation of Preh Singapore PTE Ltd. |
1919 | Incorporation of the former parent company Preh |
