diff --git a/cmake/unit_testing.cmake b/cmake/unit_testing.cmake
index fe697b8..8f0e83a 100644
--- a/cmake/unit_testing.cmake
+++ b/cmake/unit_testing.cmake
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ add_subdirectory( src/tools/Log/test )
 add_subdirectory( src/tools/disco/BaseField/test )
 add_subdirectory( src/tools/disco/BaseFixedWidthField/test )
 add_subdirectory( src/tools/disco/Column/test )
+add_subdirectory( src/tools/disco/Integer/test )
 add_subdirectory( src/tools/disco/Real/test )
 add_subdirectory( src/tools/disco/Scientific/test )
 
diff --git a/src/tools/disco/Integer.hpp b/src/tools/disco/Integer.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9266e21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/disco/Integer.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#ifndef NJOY_TOOLS_DISCO_REAL
+#define NJOY_TOOLS_DISCO_REAL
+
+// system includes
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iomanip>
+
+// other includes
+#include "fast_float/fast_float.h"
+#include "tools/disco/BaseFixedWidthField.hpp"
+
+namespace njoy {
+namespace tools {
+namespace disco {
+
+/**
+ *  @brief A class for reading fixed width data fields containing integer values
+ */
+template < unsigned int Width >
+class Integer : public BaseFixedWidthField< Width > {
+
+  /* fields */
+
+protected:
+
+  using BaseFixedWidthField< Width >::isSpace;
+  using BaseFixedWidthField< Width >::isSpaceOrTabulation;
+  using BaseFixedWidthField< Width >::isWhiteSpace;
+  using BaseFixedWidthField< Width >::isNewLine;
+  using BaseFixedWidthField< Width >::isEndOfFile;
+  using BaseFixedWidthField< Width >::skipSpaces;
+  using BaseFixedWidthField< Width >::skipPlusSign;
+
+public:
+
+  template < typename Representation, typename Iterator >
+  static Representation read( Iterator& iter, const Iterator& ) {
+
+    unsigned int position = 0;
+    const auto end = iter + Width;
+    Representation value = 0;
+
+    skipSpaces( iter, position );
+    if ( isNewLine( iter ) || isEndOfFile( iter ) || Width == position ) {
+
+      return value;
+    }
+
+    skipPlusSign( iter, position );
+    if ( Width == position ) {
+
+      throw std::runtime_error( "cannot parse invalid integer number 1" );
+    }
+
+    // we are using fast_float::from_chars instead of std::from_chars since
+    // not all standard c++ libraries implement the floating point version of
+    // std::from_chars
+    auto result = fast_float::from_chars( &*iter, &*end, value );
+    if ( result.ec == std::errc() ) {
+
+      auto advance = result.ptr - &*iter;
+      iter += advance;
+      position += advance;
+    }
+    else {
+
+      throw std::runtime_error( "cannot parse invalid integer number 2" );
+    }
+
+    skipSpaces( iter, position );
+    if ( Width != position ) {
+
+      if ( ! isNewLine( iter ) && ! isEndOfFile( iter ) ) {
+
+        throw std::runtime_error( "cannot parse invalid integer number 3" );
+      }
+    }
+
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  template< typename Representation, typename Iterator >
+  static void write( Representation value, Iterator& iter ) {
+
+    std::ostringstream buffer;
+    buffer << std::right << std::setw( Width ) << value;
+
+    for ( auto b : buffer.str() ) {
+
+      *iter++ = b;
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+} // disco namespace
+} // tools namespace
+} // njoy namespace
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/tools/disco/Integer/test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tools/disco/Integer/test/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74eda59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/disco/Integer/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add_cpp_test( disco.Integer Integer.test.cpp )
diff --git a/src/tools/disco/Integer/test/Integer.test.cpp b/src/tools/disco/Integer/test/Integer.test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7646fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/disco/Integer/test/Integer.test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+// include Catch2
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+#include <catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_floating_point.hpp>
+using Catch::Matchers::WithinRel;
+
+// what we are testing
+#include "tools/disco/Integer.hpp"
+
+// other includes
+
+// convenience typedefs
+using namespace njoy::tools::disco;
+
+SCENARIO( "Integer" ) {
+
+  GIVEN( "strings of length 10" ) {
+
+    THEN( "the strings are entirely consumed for a field width of equal length" ) {
+
+      std::string string;
+      auto begin = string.begin();
+      auto end = string.end();
+
+      string = "          ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 0, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end );
+
+      string = "      +123";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end );
+
+      string = "       123";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end );
+
+      string = "      -123";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( -123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end );
+
+      string = "+123      ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end );
+
+      string = "123       ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end );
+
+      string = "-123      ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( -123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end );
+
+      string = "   +123   ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end );
+
+      string = "   123    ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end );
+
+      string = "   -123   ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( -123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end );
+
+      string = "    +123\n";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end - 1 );
+
+      string = "    +123";
+      string += char{ std::char_traits<char>::eof() };
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end - 1 );
+    } // THEN
+  } // GIVEN
+
+  GIVEN( "strings of length 11" ) {
+
+    THEN( "the strings are not entirely consumed for a field width of smaller length" ) {
+
+      std::string string;
+      auto begin = string.begin();
+      auto end = string.end();
+
+      string = "           ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 0, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end - 1 );
+
+      string = "      +123 ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end - 1 );
+
+      string = "       123 ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end - 1 );
+
+      string = "      -123 ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( -123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end - 1 );
+
+      string = "+123       ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end - 1 );
+
+      string = "123        ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end - 1 );
+
+      string = "-123       ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( -123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end - 1 );
+
+      string = "   +123    ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end - 1 );
+
+      string = "   123     ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end - 1 );
+
+      string = "   -123    ";
+      begin = string.begin();
+      end = string.end();
+      CHECK_THAT( -123, WithinRel( Integer< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
+      CHECK( begin == end - 1 );
+    } // THEN
+  } // GIVEN
+
+  GIVEN( "integer values" ) {
+
+    THEN( "they can be written" ) {
+
+      int value;
+      std::string buffer;
+      auto iter = std::back_inserter( buffer );
+
+      value = 0;
+      buffer = "";
+      iter = std::back_inserter( buffer );
+      Integer< 12 >::write( value, iter );
+      CHECK( "           0" == buffer );
+      CHECK( 12 == buffer.size() );
+
+      value = 2;
+      buffer = "";
+      iter = std::back_inserter( buffer );
+      Integer< 12 >::write( value, iter );
+      CHECK( "           2" == buffer );
+      CHECK( 12 == buffer.size() );
+
+      value = 10;
+      buffer = "";
+      iter = std::back_inserter( buffer );
+      Integer< 12 >::write( value, iter );
+      CHECK( "          10" == buffer );
+      CHECK( 12 == buffer.size() );
+    } // THEN
+  } // GIVEN
+} // SCENARIO
diff --git a/src/tools/disco/Real/test/Real.test.cpp b/src/tools/disco/Real/test/Real.test.cpp
index 6d3b68c..bac3b1d 100644
--- a/src/tools/disco/Real/test/Real.test.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/disco/Real/test/Real.test.cpp
@@ -343,19 +343,6 @@ SCENARIO( "Real" ) {
       end = string.end();
       CHECK_THAT( 100, WithinRel( Real< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
       CHECK( begin == end - 1 );
-
-      string = "      +123\n";
-      begin = string.begin();
-      end = string.end();
-      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Real< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
-      CHECK( begin == end - 1 );
-
-      string = "      +123";
-      string += char{ std::char_traits<char>::eof() };
-      begin = string.begin();
-      end = string.end();
-      CHECK_THAT( 123, WithinRel( Real< 10 >::read< double >( begin, end ) ) );
-      CHECK( begin == end - 1 );
     } // THEN
   } // GIVEN
 } // SCENARIO