engineering

Stäubli

Stäubli is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Stäubli rather than just read about it. In short: Stäubli (in English usually written as Staubli) is a Swiss industrial and mechatronic solution provider with four dedicated Divisions: Electrical Connectors, Fluid Connectors, Robotics and Textile. History Stäubli was founded in 1892 as Schelling & Stäubli, in Horgen, Switzerland, by Rudolph Schelling and Hermann Stäubli.

Key takeaways

Stäubli belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Stäubli to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Stäubli from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Stäubli (in English usually written as Staubli) is a Swiss industrial and mechatronic solution provider with four dedicated Divisions: Electrical Connectors, Fluid Connectors, Robotics and Textile.

History Stäubli was founded in 1892 as Schelling & Stäubli, in Horgen, Switzerland, by Rudolph Schelling and Hermann Stäubli. It was a workshop specialized in producing dobby looms. In 1909, the company opened a new manufacturing site in Faverges, Haute-Savoie, France. After the death of Rudolph Schelling in the same year, the company was renamed to Gebrüder Stäubli ("Stäubli Bros."). In 1956, the company diversified its line of products into the field of hydraulics and pneumatics and commenced the production of rapid action couplings. The Connectors division was born. In 1969, they acquired the German dobby producer Erich Trumpelt (founded 1954 in Bayreuth) and changed the company name to "Stäubli & Trumpelt". In 1982 the company diversified again, this time into automation and robotics. In 1983, they acquired French competitor Verdol SA and established Stäubli – Verdol SARL in Lyon-Chassieu, France. In 1989, Stäubli took over American competitor Unimation from Westinghouse, including their British division located in Telford, UK. In 1994, they took over Zellweger Weaving Systems in Sargans, Switzerland. In 2002 Stäubli acquired a majority stake in Multi-Contact, a leading provider of electrical connectors, which became "Stäubli Electrical Connectors" in 2017. In 2004, they acquired German competitor Bosch Rexroth's robotics division and incorporated their products into their own product line. In 2007 the Stäubli Group acquired a stake in the Italian electronic engineering company DEIMO.

Divisions

Since its foundation in 1892, Stäubli has expanded into four different lines of products and services

Electrical Connectors manufactures electrical connectors and other devices for industrial applications ranging from miniature to high-performance. In photovoltaics, Stäubli created the original MC4 connector. Fluid Connectors manufactures quick connector systems used for all types of fluids, gases and electrical power. Its products include robot tool changers, end-of-arm tooling solutions, multi-coupling systems and quick mold-change systems. Robotics manufacturers automation- and robotics-related products including a broad range of four- and six-axis robots. This includes robotic arms designed specifically for sensitive environments, autonomous mobile robots, driver-less transport systems (AGVs) and cobots for human–robot collaboration. Textile is the division of the company's original field of products, with a range of weaving technologies: cam motions, dobby looms, Jacquard looms and drawing-in, leasing and warp-tying machines for preparation.

Company overview With a workforce of 6,000, the Stäubli Group generates a yearly turnover of 1.6 billion Swiss francs (CHF). The company has 15 industrial production sites as well as presence through business units and agents in 50 countries. Production sites include the following: Allschwil; Bayreuth; Carate Brianza; Chemnitz; Duncan, South Carolina; Essen; Faverges; Hangzhou; Hésingue; Lyon; Sargans; and Weil am Rhein.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Stäubli

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Stäubli claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Stäubli before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Stäubli ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Stäubli

In research: Stäubli appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Stäubli in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Stäubli is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Companies based in the canton of Schwyz, Industrial robotics, Manufacturing companies established in 1892, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Stäubli outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Stäubli in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Stäubli in simple terms?

Stäubli (in English usually written as Staubli) is a Swiss industrial and mechatronic solution provider with four dedicated Divisions: Electrical Connectors, Fluid Connectors, Robotics and Textile. History Stäubli was founded in 1892 as Schelling & Stäubli, in Horgen, Switzerland, by Rudolph Schell…

Why does Stäubli matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Stäubli?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Stäubli.