verb
to produce, to manufacture, to make
A2
Means 'to produce, manufacture, make' (main senses). It's a separable verb (stellen...her) that uses haben as auxiliary. Regular (weak) verb: perfekt hergestellt. Non-reflexive and takes no fixed preposition. Separable prefix splits in conjugation (du stellst her). Used often in industry and manufacturing contexts.
Examples
Die Firma stellt medizinische Geräte her.
The company manufactures medical devices.
Die Firma stellte die Maschinen her, nachdem die neuen Teile geliefert wurden, sodass die Produktion wieder anlief.
The company manufactured the machines after the new parts were delivered, so production picked up again.
Sie stellte Möbel her.
She made furniture.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a factory line stamping 'HER' on products as they come off the line.
Sounds a bit like "her stall": imagine a stall (factory) making products for her.
Notes
Herstellen is a separable verb (prefix 'her' separates in finite forms: e.g., 'stellt ... her'). The perfect uses haben + Partizip II: 'hat hergestellt'. Common in industrial and everyday contexts when talking about producing or making something.