Oetiker

Oetiker is a Swiss industrial group headquartered in Horgen on Lake Zurich, founded by Hans Oetiker in 1942. The company designs and manufactures clamps, rings and straps used to fasten hoses, tubes and other components, together with the assembly tools, removal tools and calibration equipment needed to install and service them. Its product families include clamps and rings, straps, quick connectors, HVAC&R fittings and aftermarket kits, sold into passenger vehicles, commercial and industrial vehicles, the aftermarket, and general industrial applications. The group describes itself as an international network of production facilities manufacturing at thirteen locations on three continents, positioned close to customers and operating to unified quality standards. According to its German-language Wikipedia entry, the group operates around 30 locations worldwide and employed more than 1,400 people as of 2014, with revenue of 237 million Swiss francs in 2013. Production companies are located in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Poland, the United States, Canada, China, India, Sweden and Lithuania, supported by trading companies in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, France, Brazil, Hong Kong and Japan. Oetiker's brand promise is expressed as "Reliable Connections." Beyond the consumable clamps and connectors, a significant part of the offering is the tooling ecosystem: electromechanical, pneumatic and manual assembly tools, electronically controlled pneumatic pincers, cordless pincers, hand installation pincers, OptiSwage swaging tools, stationary fastener assembly equipment, clamp removal tools, calibration equipment and accessories such as tube cutters. The company also maintains an Information Center with technical documentation and a Tool Finder to help customers select the right tool for an application. Oetiker remains a privately held, family-associated industrial brand rather than a listed public company. Its core markets are automotive original equipment and aftermarket, commercial and industrial vehicles, and industrial applications including HVAC and refrigeration. The combination of precision fastening components and the tools that install them gives the brand a systems-level position in fluid and mechanical connection technology.

Oetiker was founded by Hans Oetiker in 1942 in Horgen on Lake Zurich, Switzerland, where the group headquarters remains today. The company built its business on clamps, rings and related fastening products for hoses, tubes and other objects, together with the tools required to install them. Over the following decades the group expanded internationally. Its German-language Wikipedia entry records production companies in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Poland, the United States, Canada, China, India, Sweden and Lithuania, complemented by trading companies in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, France, Brazil, Hong Kong and Japan. The group reports around 30 locations worldwide. By the 2010s the group had reached substantial scale: according to the same source, it employed more than 1,400 people as of 2014 and generated revenue of 237 million Swiss francs in 2013. Its official communications describe an international group of production facilities manufacturing at thirteen locations on three continents, always close to customers and operating to unified quality standards. Alongside its core clamp and connector products, Oetiker developed a broad tooling portfolio, including electromechanical, pneumatic and manual assembly tools, electronically controlled pneumatic pincers, cordless pincers, hand installation pincers, OptiSwage swaging tools, stationary fastener assembly equipment, clamp removal tools, calibration equipment and accessories. The company also maintains an Information Center with technical documentation and a Tool Finder for application-specific tool selection. Oetiker's principal end markets are passenger vehicles, commercial and industrial vehicles, the aftermarket, and industrial applications including HVAC and refrigeration. The brand positions itself around the promise of "Reliable Connections," combining precision fastening components with the tooling and service ecosystem needed to install and maintain them.

• 2014

  The group employs more than 1,400 people worldwide.

• 2013

  Oetiker Group generates revenue of 237 million Swiss francs.

• 1942

  Hans Oetiker founds the company in Horgen on Lake Zurich, Switzerland.

Precision fastening and connection technology for hoses, tubes and components, paired with the assembly tooling ecosystem; brand promise "Reliable Connections."

• Clamps & Rings

• Straps

• Quick Connectors

• HVAC&R Fittings

• Aftermarket Kits

• Assembly Tools

• Clamp Removal Tools

• Calibration Equipment

• Tool Accessories

1. 1Oetiker | Reliable Connectionsoetiker.com
2. 2About Us | Reliable Connections. Our Promise and Our Passion. | Oetikeroetiker.com
3. 3Oetiker | Productsoetiker.com
4. 4Oetiker-Gruppede.wikipedia.org
5. 5Wikidata Q1320220wikidata.org