As a subsidiary of the system manufacturer STÖBER ANTRIEBSTECHNIK GmbH & Co KG, STOBER Schweiz AG offers complete application solutions for modern drive and automation technology. The STOBER variable speed drive developed in-house was launched in 1943. The speed was adjusted via an infinitely variable friction gear. This development revolutionized manufacturing operations. For the first time, it was possible to adjust the processing speed of individual processing steps individually and easily. As early as the end of the 1970s, the technical managing director of the second generation, Bernd Stöber, recognized the growing importance of electric speed adjustment for drive technology. He integrated this new technology into the company. Soon afterwards, frequency inverters, servo controllers and the corresponding software from STOBER set standards in the industry. The gear unit designers designed the matching MGS geared motor system, which was launched on the market in 1990/91. The completely modular design and the machining of the closed housings in a single clamping operation and the resulting high quality were once again groundbreaking for the entire industry. Following the founders' idea of optimizing everything and questioning whether it could be even better, the SMS servo module system was introduced to the market in 1993. It was the first supplier in the world to succeed in directly combining high-precision planetary gearboxes with dynamic servomotors. For customers, this meant not only weight and space savings but also a significant cost advantage. Parallel to the product innovations, the internationalization of the company was driven forward. In 1991, the founding of a subsidiary with its own assembly facility in Maysville, Kentucky, marked a major step towards becoming a globally active company. Since the beginning of the new millennium, the company has been managed by the third generation, Patrick Stöber and Andreas Thiel. Under their leadership, STOBER has become a system provider for the entire machine automation sector through constant product innovations. From the machine shaft to the control level, our customers receive an integrated, optimally coordinated automation solution. This positioning has paid off. Already twice in the new millennium, production capacities had to be adapted to the constantly increasing demand for STOBER products through massive investments in new buildings. In 2014, the EUR 100,000,000 threshold was exceeded for the first time. The course has been set for further sustainable growth.