Schleuniger
SCHLEUNIGER (pronounced SHLOI-NI-GER) is an international group of companies headquartered in Thun, Switzerland representing a business division of the Swiss based METALL ZUG GROUP. It was founded as a private company named "Sutter Electronic AG" in 1975 and became the Schleuniger Group through a series of mergers and acquisitions. In 2008, Schleuniger employed 450 people (FTE) in 9 countries.
SCHLEUNIGER is a manufacturer of wire processing machines to cut, strip and crimp all kinds of wire and cable in cable harness production. Customers range from small family-owned businesses to global players such as suppliers to the Automotive industry.
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| Type | Inc. |
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| Industry | Automotive, Telecommunication, White goods, Brown goods |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | Thun, Switzerland |
| Key people | Calvin Grieder (Chairman BOD), Christoph Schüpbach (CEO) |
| Products | Wire Strippers, Cutters, Cut & Strip Machines, Crimping Machines, Crimp Applicators |
| Services | Installation, Training, Repair, Calibration |
| Employees | 450 (FTE) |
| Parent | METALL ZUG GROUP |
| Subsidiaries | Schleuniger Holding AG, Schleuniger AG, Schleuniger GmbH, Schleuniger Solutions AG, Schleuniger, Inc., Schleuniger s.r.o., Schleuniger Japan, Co., Ltd., Schleuniger Trading (Shanghai), Co., Ltd. |
| Website | www.schleuniger.com |
[edit] History
The history of the Schleuniger Group as it is known today started in 1991 when Dr. Gerhard Jansen (Chairman BOD until 2009) and Martin Strehl (CEO until 2009) acquired the Sutter Electronic AG located in Thun, Switzerland. At that time Sutter Electronic AG had 30 employees and generated a revenue of 5 million CHF with wire processing machines and other processing equipment. In 1993 the new owners acquired the Schleuniger Productronic AG, which had been originally founded in Solothurn, Switzerland. This company also produced wire processing machines, but additionally had access to the international market. Both companies were then integrated into a group under the already internationally established name "Schleuniger". The combination of the 2 companies' wire processing products with an international sales & distribution network proved to be successful and allowed for strong organic growth. In 1999, the Schleuniger Group took over their previously independent distributor "L+H Kabeltechnik" and secured direct access to Germany - its most important European market. Taking over the Swiss-based Kirsten AG in 2000 opened the crimping market for the Schleuniger Group. Two years later Schleuniger also entered the market for Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) and Flat Foil Cables (FFC / FPC) with the foundation of Schleuniger Flexon AG in 2002. Another 2 years later, Schleuniger took over the activities of the German "Grote+Hartmann Engineering GmbH" (GHWE) from the American Lear Corporation Inc.. Because GHWE had strong business relations into the Automotive Industry, Schleuniger could open up yet another business field with newly developed fully automatic crimping machines, which are now produced by the newly founded Schleuniger Automation GmbH in Radevormwald, Germany. Having been active in China through an independent representative for many years, Schleuniger founded a Representative Office in Shanghai in 2005, which has been transformed into a trading company in 2007. In 2008, the Swiss METALL ZUG GROUP took over the Schleuniger Group. The same year, Schleuniger took over PAWO Systems AG which became Schleuniger Solutions in 2009. As of August 2009, Christoph Schüpbach succeeds Martin Strehl as CEO.
[edit] Dates
- 1975: Foundation of Sutter Electronic AG, Thun, Switzerland
- 1993: Acquisition of Schleuniger Productronic AG, Solothurn, Switzerland with operations in Switzerland, USA and Japan
- 1993: Formation of the Schleuniger Group under the roof of Schleuniger Holding AG with Schleuniger AG (Thun, Switzerland), Schleuniger, Inc. (Manchester, USA) and Schleuniger Japan Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan)
- 1999: Acquisition of L+H Kabeltechnik GmbH, Neuhausen/Enzkreis, Germany (company renamed "Schleuniger GmbH" in 2001)
- 2000: Acquisition of Rawyler AG, Bruegg, Switzerland and merger with Schleuniger AG
- 2000: Acquisition of Kirsten AG, Welschenrohr, Switzerland (renamed "Schleuniger CrimpTec AG" in 2001)
- 2002: Foundation of Schleuniger Flexon AG, Horgen, Switzerland
- 2004: Acquisition of Grote & Hartmann Engineering GmbH activities and foundation of Schleuniger Automation GmbH, Radevormwald, Germany
- 2005: Merger of Schleuniger Flexon AG and Schleuniger CrimpTec AG with Schleuniger AG
- 2005: Opening of a Representative Office in Shanghai, China
- 2007: Foundation of Schleuniger Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
- 2008: METALL ZUG GROUP, Zug, Switzerland, takes over the Schleuniger Group
- 2008: Acquisition of PAWO Systems AG, Unterägeri, Switzerland (company renamed "Schleuniger Solutions AG" in 2009)
