Arno Barthelmes

Arno Barthelmes is a German family-owned manufacturer of tuning forks founded in 1884 and based in Tuttlingen, a major medical technology hub. The company produces a broad range of tuning forks, including medical tuning forks used by ear, nose, and throat specialists and neurologists, as well as products for physical experiments, bell testing, and musical applications. Its healthcare relevance is in diagnostic and examination instruments rather than therapeutics or drug development. Production is positioned as fully based in Germany, and the company also offers customized manufacturing runs. For biotech and pharma users, this should be classified as a niche medtech/device supplier rather than a drug developer.