Stäubli
{{Short description|Swiss mechatronics company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Stäubli International AG
| logo = Stäubli International logo.svg
| type = Aktiengesellschaft
| foundation = {{start date and age|1892}}
| founder = Hermann Stäubli
Rudolph Schelling
| location_city = Pfäffikon, Schwyz
| location_country = Switzerland
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| locations = 15 production sites; business units in 28 countries.
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| industry = mechatronics, industrial
| products = dobby looms, weaving machines, connectors, robots, robot tool changer, quick mold change
| revenue = >1,600,000,000 CHF
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| num_employees = 6,000
| parent = Stäubli Holding AG
| divisions = Textile, Fluid Connectors, Electrical Connectors, Robotics
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Stäubli (in English usually written as Staubli) is a Swiss industrial and mechatronic solution provider with four dedicated Divisions: Electrical Connectors, Fluid Connectors, Robotics and Textile.{{Cite web |title=Stäubli Expands in Southern California as a Global Leader in Industrial and Mechatronic Solutions |url=https://www.automation.com/en-us/articles/march-2023/staubli-leader-industrial-mechatronic-solutions |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=automation.com |language=en}}
History
Stäubli was founded in 1892 as Schelling & Stäubli, in Horgen, Switzerland, by Rudolph Schelling and Hermann Stäubli. It was a workshop specialized in producing dobby looms.{{cite book|title=Biographisches Lexikon verstorbener Schweizer|publisher=Schweizerische Industrie-Bibliothek|year=1982|pages=304}}{{cite web|url=http://www.staubli.com/en/profile/history/|title=Milestones in the history of the Stäubli Group|publisher=Stäubli Group|accessdate=2009-07-15}} In 1909, the company opened a new manufacturing site in Faverges, Haute-Savoie, France. After the death of Rudolph Schelling in the same year, the company was renamed to {{lang|de|Gebrüder Stäubli}} ("Stäubli Bros.").
In 1956, the company diversified its line of products into the field of hydraulics and pneumatics and commenced the production of rapid action couplings. The Connectors division was born. In 1969, they acquired the German dobby producer Erich Trumpelt (founded 1954 in Bayreuth) and changed the company name to "Stäubli & Trumpelt". In 1982 the company diversified again, this time into automation and robotics. In 1983, they acquired French competitor Verdol SA and established Stäubli{{dash}}Verdol SARL in Lyon-Chassieu, France.{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.staubli.com/pt/en/corp/about-staubli/history.html |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=www.staubli.com}}
In 1989, Stäubli took over American competitor Unimation from Westinghouse, including their British division located in Telford, UK.{{cite book|last=Beise|first=Marian|title=Die Lead-markt-strategie |publisher=Springer|year=2006|pages=69|isbn=3-540-24177-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WHk3lBibTqgC|language=German}} In 1994, they took over Zellweger Weaving Systems in Sargans, Switzerland. In 2002 Stäubli acquired a majority stake in Multi-Contact, a leading provider of electrical connectors, which became "Stäubli Electrical Connectors" in 2017. In 2004, they acquired German competitor Bosch Rexroth's robotics division and incorporated their products into their own product line.{{cite web|url=http://www.produktion.de/product/detail/26596-Garanten+fuer+kuerzeste+Taktzeiten|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630140747/http://www.produktion.de/product/detail/26596-Garanten+fuer+kuerzeste+Taktzeiten|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 June 2012|title=Scara-Roboter|date=14 June 2006|publisher=Produktion|language=German|accessdate=2009-07-15}}{{cite web|url=http://www.polimerica.it/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=1234|title= Robot Bosch alla Stäubli|date= 22 December 2004 |publisher=Polimerica|language=Italian|accessdate=2009-07-15}} In 2007 the Stäubli Group acquired a stake in the Italian electronic engineering company DEIMO.
Divisions
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Since its foundation in 1892, Stäubli has expanded into four different lines of products and services
- Electrical Connectors manufactures electrical connectors and other devices for industrial applications ranging from miniature to high-performance. In photovoltaics, Stäubli created the original MC4 connector.{{Cite web |last=Railway-News |date=2020-06-03 |title=Stäubli Electrical Connectors for Rail Applications |url=https://railway-news.com/stäubli-electrical-connectors-for-rail-applications/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Railway-News |language=en-gb}}
- Fluid Connectors manufactures quick connector systems used for all types of fluids, gases and electrical power. Its products include robot tool changers, end-of-arm tooling solutions, multi-coupling systems and quick mold-change systems.{{Cite web |title=Talking AUTOMATE 2023 with Stäubli {{!}} RoboticsTomorrow |url=https://roboticstomorrow.com/article/2023/05/talking-automate-2023-with-staeubli/20502 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=roboticstomorrow.com |language=en-US}}
- Robotics manufacturers automation- and robotics-related products including a broad range of four- and six-axis robots. This includes robotic arms designed specifically for sensitive environments, autonomous mobile robots, driver-less transport systems (AGVs) and cobots for human–robot collaboration.{{Cite web |title=HANNOVER MESSE Exhibitor 2023: Stäubli Tec-Systems Robotics |url=https://www.hannovermesse.de/exhibitor/staubli-tec-systems-robotics/N1479577 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=www.hannovermesse.de |language=EN}}
- Textile is the division of the company's original field of products, with a range of weaving technologies: cam motions, dobby looms, Jacquard looms and drawing-in, leasing and warp-tying machines for preparation.{{Cite web |title=Stäubli at ITMA 2023 |url=https://www.innovationintextiles.com/technology-machinery-equipment/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=www.innovationintextiles.com}}
Company overview
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; and Weil am Rhein.