Staubli, is celebrating an incredible milestone under the motto “125 years of passion for innovation” in order to appropriately underline this special event. Stäubli is an industrial partner for high-quality mechatronic solutions and technologies in three dedicated activities: Connectors, Robotics and Textile.
With main activities in Connectors, Robotics and Textile, Staubli celebrated 125th anniversary with an event in İstanbul Tuzla. Stäubli Turkey General Manager A. Muzaffer Sinangil underlined 125 yearlong commitment to service and excellence coupled with passion for innovation.
Muzaffer Sinangil said Stäubli Sanayi Makina has been providing service in Turkey for 21 years with sales and service operations. Sinangil; “We will start to produce Junction Boxes for solar panels in our new facilities in Tuzla at the beginning of 2018.” Sabancı University Finance Department Chairman Prof. Dr. Özgür Demirtaş gave an intriguing speech with the header ‘Science, Economy, Future and You!’.
Staubli : Looking back, moving ahead
Two family threads interwove at the end of the 19th century at the height of the Swiss textile industry: Rudolph Schelling and Hermann Stäubli showed commercial instinct and technical skill in 1892 when they founded the company “Schelling & Stäubli” in the Swiss village of Horgen on the shores of Lake Zurich. Ever since, the company has evolved from a “mechanical workshop” to an international mechatronics group; which today is appreciated by industrial customers worldwide for its cutting-edge technologies.
“Passionate inventing and the highest demand for quality, coupled with reliability, customer focus and a strategy based on long-term commitments are values that have been passed on in the Stäubli family for generations, with the goal to be able to hand a modern and healthy company over to successive generations”; says Rolf Strebel, CEO of the Stäubli Group.
“A spirit of innovation has defined our company since the beginning; it is rooted deeply in the nature of Stäubli,” says Strebel. “It is the reason why we constantly develop new solutions which add value for our customers. But also the spirit of cohesion amongst our staff around the globe, the curiosity and the awareness about the philosophy of continuous improvement are decisive for our long-term success. This is our motivation: to improve – on a human, professional and technical level, to be just as successful in the next 125 years.”
The proud history and bright future of the Staubli brand
In the late 19th century, the textile industry had its heyday. Staubli became an important supplier in the weaving trade with a focus on dobbies. In 1893, “Schelling & Stäubli” delivered their first self-constructed and designed dobby. In 1900, another new development resulted in the first paper card dobby; which was also equipped with a warp leasing system still widely used today. Following the death of Rudolph Schelling in 1909, the company was renamed Stäubli.
After decades as a technological pioneer and reliable partner of the weaving industry; Stäubli expanded its expertise in 1956 into quick-connection solutions. And continued to expand Stäubli portfolio with electrical connectors in 2002.
Another important diversification step was taken in 1982, when Stäubli started its collaboration with the U.S. robotics pioneer Unimation. The acquisition of Unimation in 1989 has been the foundation of Stäubli’s Robotics division; which today is one of the world’s leading players in industrial robotics and automation.
Today the Group has 12 production units and business units in 29 countries. In the age of digital transformation and Industry 4.0, Stäubli continues on its dynamic path as a technological pioneer.