The Stäubli Group manufactures connectors, quick couplings, industrial robots and weaving machines for industry.
Stäubli International AG
Pfäffikon (SZ) · Horgen · Allschwil · Sargans · Faverges-Seythenex · Bayreuth · Chemnitz · Essen · Weil am Rhein · Duncan (US) · Carate Brianza · HangzhouNew on Amplifa
About Stäubli
Stäubli is a globally active Swiss provider of industrial and mechatronic solutions with four divisions: Electrical Connectors, Fluid Connectors, Robotics and Textile. The company manufactures electrical connectors from miniature to high-power applications, quick coupling systems for fluids, gases and electrical power, tool changers and mold-changing plate systems for injection molding, four- and six-axis industrial robots, cobots and autonomous mobile robots, as well as weaving machines and weaving preparation technology. The products are based on in-house manufacturing, an in-house patent and development base (around 2,200 patents, 600 R&D specialists) and in-house testing technology. Customers come, among others, from photovoltaics, automotive, medical and pharmaceutical industries, the food industry, aerospace, the textile, metal and plastics industries, as well as from rail technology, Oil & Gas and data centers. Stäubli was founded in 1892 as a workshop in Horgen, is a family-owned company and is managed from the Group headquarters in Pfäffikon (SZ); the Group operates 15 production sites and is represented in 28 countries with its own subsidiaries.
- Site
- CH-8808 Pfäffikon SZ
- Processes
- Engineering to Order, Customer-specific modular connectors (CombiTac), Cable assembly, Training (Stäubli Robotics Academy / PV Customer Academy), Maintenance and repair, Service contracts (Care Packs), Spare parts, Application support
- Materials
- MULTILAM contact technology, CombiTac modular connectors, MC4-Evo 2 PV connectors, Quick Charging Connector, Quick Mold Change System
- Certificates
- ISO EN 9001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001
- Founded
- 1892
- Employees
- 6,000
- Industries
- Automotive, Renewable Energies / Photovoltaics, Medical and pharmaceutical industry, Food industry, Aerospace, Textile industry
- 01
Engineering to Order
- 02
Design and product development
- 03
In-house manufacturing at 15 production sites
- 04
Cable assembly
- 05
Inspection and testing at the plant
- 06
Assembly and delivery
- 07
Maintenance, repair and service contracts
Technologies and Processes
MULTILAM contact technology
Lamella contact technology for reliable power and data transmission with a high number of mating cycles (up to one million mating cycles).
CombiTac modular connectors
Customer-configurable modular connectors for electrical power, data, fluids and gases.
MC4-Evo 2 PV connectors
Connectors for photovoltaic applications with documented long-term testing.
Quick Charging Connector
Autonomous fast-charging connector for electric vehicles and fleets in continuous operation.
Quick Mold Change System
Tool-changing systems and multi-coupling systems for mold changes in plastics processing.
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical engineering / connection technology | – | – | – | – | – |
| Joining / connection technology | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly / automation | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mechanical engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | Cables |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- and 6-axis industrial robots (own products) | Stäubli | – | – | – | Faverges-Seythenex, France (production site) |
| Weaving machines and weaving preparation machines (Dobby, Jacquard, warping machines, tying | Stäubli | – | – | – | Bayreuth, Germany / Horgen, Switzerland |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Stäubli Electrical Connectors has been certified to ISO EN 9001 since 1993 and operates its own test laboratories worldwide with long-term tests as well as customer-specific testing in accordance with relevant industry standards; the laboratories are regularly audited by national and international standardization organizations.
| Evidence | Allschwil |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| ISO 45001 |
History
- 1892
Founded as Schelling & Stäubli in Horgen, Switzerland, by Rudolph Schelling and Hermann Stäubli (weaving machine workshop).
- 1909
First production site abroad in Faverges, France; after the death of Rudolph Schelling, renamed Gebrüder Stäubli.
- 1956
Diversification into hydraulics and pneumatics, start of quick coupling production (Connectors division).
- 1969
Acquisition of the Dobby factory Erich Trumpelt in Bayreuth, Germany (Stäubli & Trumpelt).
- 1980
Founding of Stäubli Corporation in Duncan, South Carolina, USA.
- 1982
Entry into automation and robotics.
- 1983
Acquisition of the French competitor Verdol SA (Stäubli–Verdol SARL, Lyon-Chassieu).
- 1989
Acquisition of the robotics pioneer Unimation from Westinghouse.
- 1994
Acquisition of Zellweger Weaving Systems in Sargans, Switzerland.
- 2002
Majority stake in Multi-Contact (later Stäubli Electrical Connectors).
- 2004
Acquisition of the robotics division of Bosch Rexroth.
- 2017
Multi-Contact is renamed Stäubli Electrical Connectors.