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| Company type | Aktiengesellschaft |
|---|---|
| Industry | mechatronics, industrial |
| Founded | 1892; 133 years ago (1892) |
| Founder | Hermann Stäubli Rudolph Schelling |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 15 production sites; business units in 28 countries. |
| Products | dobby looms,weaving machines, connectors,robots, robot tool changer, quick mold change |
| Revenue | >1,600,000,000CHF |
Number of employees | 6,000 |
| Parent | Stäubli Holding AG |
| Divisions | Textile, Fluid Connectors, Electrical Connectors, Robotics |
| Subsidiaries | Deimo Schönherr |
Stäubli (in English usually written asStaubli) is a Swiss[1] industrial andmechatronic solution provider with four dedicated Divisions: Electrical Connectors, Fluid Connectors, Robotics and Textile.[2]
Stäubli was founded in 1892 as Schelling & Stäubli, inHorgen, Switzerland, by Rudolph Schelling and Hermann Stäubli. It was a workshop specialized in producingdobby looms.[3][4] In 1909, the company opened a new manufacturing site inFaverges,Haute-Savoie,France. After the death of Rudolph Schelling in the same year, the company was renamed toGebrüder Stäubli ("Stäubli Bros.").
In 1956, the company diversified its line of products into the field ofhydraulics andpneumatics and commenced the production of rapid action couplings. The Connectors division was born. In 1969, they acquired the German dobby producerErich Trumpelt (founded 1954 inBayreuth) and changed the company name to "Stäubli & Trumpelt". In 1982 the company diversified again, this time intoautomation androbotics. In 1983, they acquired French competitorVerdol SA and established Stäubli – Verdol SARL inLyon-Chassieu, France.[5]
In 1989, Stäubli took over American competitorUnimation fromWestinghouse, including their British division located inTelford,UK.[1] In 1994, they took overZellweger Weaving Systems inSargans, Switzerland. In 2002 Stäubli acquired a majority stake inMulti-Contact, a leading provider of electrical connectors, which became "Stäubli Electrical Connectors" in 2017. In 2004, they acquired German competitorBosch Rexroth's robotics division and incorporated their products into their own product line.[6][7] In 2007 the Stäubli Group acquired a stake in the Italian electronic engineering companyDEIMO.
Since its foundation in 1892, Stäubli has expanded into four different lines of products and services
With a workforce of 6,000, the Stäubli Group generates a yearly turnover of 1.6 billion Swiss francs (CHF). The company has 15 industrial production sites as well as presence through business units and agents in 50 countries. Production sites include the following:Allschwil;Bayreuth;Carate Brianza;Chemnitz;Duncan, South Carolina;Essen;Faverges;Hangzhou;Hésingue;Lyon;Sargans; andWeil am Rhein.