High-precision finished parts made of plastic and metal, switchgear cabinet construction, connector systems and flexible packaging for power distribution, medical technology and security.
Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC AG
Villmergen (CH) · Beringen (CH) · Crissier (CH) · Hranice (CZ) · Valašské Meziříčí (CZ) · Radeberg (DE) · Lauterecken (DE) · Langgöns (DE) · Illfurth (FR) · Suzhou (CN)New on Amplifa
About the BBC Group
The Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC Group is an internationally active industrial group headquartered in Villmergen, Switzerland, with production sites in Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Germany and France. The group manufactures high-precision finished parts made of plastic and metal as well as individual components and assemblies, electrical connector systems for medium and low voltage, transformer stations, sensor solutions for automatic access systems, switchgear cabinets and sustainable flexible packaging. The services include machining, surface finishing, assembly, cleaning, packaging as well as engineering and switchgear cabinet construction including commissioning. In medical technology, the group manufactures in a cleanroom environment. Key industries are power distribution (medium and low voltage), medical technology, security and comfort as well as packaging. The BBC Group was founded by Giorgio Behr and is 91% controlled by the Behr family; own sales companies exist in the most important markets.
- Site
- Villmergen
- Processes
- Cutting machining (machining), Surface finishing, Assembly, Cleaning, Packaging, Manufacture of high-precision finished parts made of plastic, Production of metal components, Switchgear cabinet construction
- Materials
- Plastics, Metal, Metal/Steel
- Founded
- 1985 (foun
- Industries
- Power Distribution, Medical Technology, Security and Comfort, Packaging, Automation, Power Distribution (Medium/Low Voltage)
- 01
Engineering/Design
- 02
Machining
- 03
Surface Finishing
- 04
Assembly
- 05
Cleaning
- 06
Packaging
Materials and Processes
Plastics
Manufacture of high-precision finished parts made of plastic for medical technology and automation.
Metal/Steel
Production of metal components for power distribution and switchgear cabinet construction.
Locations
Villmergen
CHGroup headquarters, production (medical/cleanroom)
- Materials
- Plastics, Metal
Beringen
CHSales (Smart Access / BBC Cellpack AG)
Hranice
CZProduction (safety switch mats, connectors)
Valašské Meziříčí
CZProduction (connector manufacturing)
Radeberg
DEProduction site
Lauterecken
DELocation (formerly Lony GmbH)
Langgöns
DEProduction ABS (cushion pads, flexible packaging)
- Materials
- Plastics
Illfurth
FRProduction CFS (BBC Cellpack Packaging)
- Materials
- Plastics
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting machining (machining)Machining | – | – | – | – | Metal, Plastics |
| Surface finishingSurface | – | – | – | – | Metal, Plastics |
| AssemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| CleaningSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| PackagingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of high-precision finished parts made of plasticPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Production of metal componentsForming | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| Switchgear cabinet constructionAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Printing and converting technologies (flexible packaging)Plastics | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1985
Foundation of Behr Deflandre & Snozzi BDS Consulting AG (management consulting)
- 1991
Rescue of Bircher AG, Beringen, by Giorgio Behr
- 1993
Foundation of Bircher Asia Pacific, Bahru (Malaysia)
- 1995
Foundation of Bircher (USA), Chicago
- 2000
Acquisition of Reglomat AG, Speicher; split of Bircher AG into Bircher Reglomat AG and Bircher Process Control AG
- 2001
Purchase of the majority of Cellpack AG, Villmergen; foundation of Bircher CZ in Hranice, Czech Republic
- 2003
Takeover of the operations of Lony GmbH, Lauterecken; merger of Bircher and Cellpack to form Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC Group
- 2004
Consolidation of the stake to around 91%
- 2005
Opening of the Bircher manufacturing facility in Suzhou (China)
- 2006
Foundation of Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC Czech s.r.o. in Valašské Meziříčí; sales company in Poland
- 2007/2008
Purchase of Huser & Peyer AG and Stationenbau AG (restart as Cellpack Power Systems AG); purchase of Baumgartner Group, Crissier, with CFS, Illfurth (today BBC Cellpack Packaging); Bosch's bid for SIA-Abrasives outbid; opening of production site Malaysia
- 2009
Stake of ~11% in Quadrant, later divested; sales company Moscow (no longer existing today)
- 2010
New production site in Radeberg, Germany
- 2011
Acquisition of connector manufacturing in the Czech Republic, integration into Valašské Meziříčí
- 2013
Establishment of Cellpack Medical with cleanroom in Villmergen
- 2015
Approval for production of safety switch mats in Hranice
- 2018
Production operation in India established; purchase of Safrima AG, Worben (integration into Cellpack AG, Medical division)
- 2019
Acquisition of DNT reti strutturate srl, Como (today BBC Cellpack Electrical Products); sales company UAE
- 2020
Purchase of ABS in Langgöns (European market leader for cushion pads, flexible packaging)
- 2023/2024
Reorganization into a family office; merger of Cellpack AG with Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC AG; renaming of BBC Bircher Automation AG to BBC Cellpack AG, Beringen; foundation of BBC Cellpack Technology AG, Villmergen; strategic closure of sites in India and Malaysia