Schuler (company)
| Schuler Aktiengesellschaft
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| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | DE000A0V9A22 |
| founding | 1839 |
| Seat | Goeppingen , Germany |
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| Number of employees | 6,575 |
| sales | EUR 1.212 billion |
| Branch | mechanical engineering |
| Website | www.schulergroup.com |
| As of December 31, 2018 | |
The Schuler Aktiengesellschaft , headquartered in Baden-Württemberg Göppingen is a German company in the field of forming technology and the world's largest manufacturer of presses . Body panels and other auto parts as well as, for example, sinks and parts for electric motors are produced on the presses.
The company has production sites in Germany, Switzerland, Brazil, the USA and China and, in addition to the automotive industry, supplies its suppliers, the household appliance and electrical industries as well as the forging, energy, aerospace and railway industries and mints. Overall, the company has its own locations and agencies in 40 countries.
In 2016 Schuler presented the "Smart Press Shop" for the first time, a concept on the subject of Industry 4.0. In the intelligent, fully networked press shop of the future, it should be possible to predict possible downtimes and avert them in advance. The aim is to ensure the productivity of the machines, to increase the quality of the manufactured parts and to reduce energy consumption.
At the end of 2018, the company had 6,575 employees worldwide and achieved sales of 1.2 billion euros in each of the 2016 and 2017 financial years. The operating result before amortization of intangible assets from company acquisitions, taxes and interest (EBITA) amounted to 45.3 million euros in 2018, the consolidated result was 13.5 million euros.
history
In 1839 Louis Schuler founded the company, which produced the first sheet metal working machines from 1852. The first minting presses were exported to China in 1895 . At the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900, Schuler showed the world's first transfer press. In 1924 the first body press for mass production was delivered. Internationalization began in 1961 . In 1999 the company went public and entered laser technology with the takeover of Held Lasertechnik in Dietzenbach. In 2007, Müller Weingarten AG was taken over by Schuler, which also included Umformtechnik Erfurt . The takeover created a leading global provider of metal forming technology with a market share of around 35 percent.
In the same year, Schuler introduced the ServoDirect technology for presses, which has meanwhile become the industry standard. The TwinServo technology followed in 2014.
A double-lever deep-drawing press manufactured by Schuler from 1928 has been preserved in the Eisenach automobile plant and is erected in front of the Automobile Welt Museum in Eisenach as a technical monument after it was in operation there until 1998.
When the proportion of shares in free float fell below 10% in autumn 2012, Schuler AG shares were removed from the SDAX share index .
In May 2012, the Austrian company Andritz AG took over 38.5% of the shares in Schuler AG from the Schuler-Voith family and made the shareholders an offer of EUR 20 per share. As of February 15, 2013, Andritz reported a stake of 93.57 percent after the antitrust authorities had previously given their approval for the takeover.
The Executive Board of Schuler AG decided in spring 2014 to apply for the revocation of the listing of the shares in Schuler AG ( delisting ).
In 2017 the Schuler Innovation Tower was inaugurated at the headquarters in Göppingen.
As part of its sponsoring activities, Schuler supports projects in the areas of science, research, education, social issues and engagements at the locations. For example, the Louis Schuler Fund for Education and Science eV has the mandate to specifically promote young professionals and educational institutions in the field of technology.
In July 2019, Schuler announced that it would cut 500 jobs in Germany. Production in Göppingen is to be completely discontinued and production in China and Brazil is to be expanded.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Board of Directors
- ↑ Supervisory Board
- ↑ a b key figures of the group
- ↑ Annual Report 2011/12
- ↑ Smart Press Shop. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Hermann Jörg: Always one step ahead . SMM - Swiss machine market. October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ↑ Servos pull from below . umformtechnik.net. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Technical monument in Eisenach , accessed on February 1, 2013
- ^ A b Andritz: Schuler takeover without conditions on ORF dated February 7, 2013, accessed on February 7, 2013
- ↑ Current financial news and stock market information directly from the source - dgap.de. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Delisting 2014 , accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Schuler Innovation Tower inaugurated . SCOPE online. September 4, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ↑ Inge Czemmel: With "KiTec" students discover the world of technology . NWZ Südwest Presse. August 20, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ↑ 50 years of the Louis Schuler Fund . Forming technology solid + lightweight construction. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ↑ Göppingen press manufacturer Schuler cuts 500 jobs . SWR. Retrieved July 30, 2019.