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= Company Profile = | |||
'''Otto Hofstetter''' is a Swiss company located in Uznach. Their domain is the manufacture of moulds and dies. The company develops, designs and services injection moulds for the production of PET preforms, all types of thin-walled packaging products, cartridges, tubes and horticulture products. 100% of their moulds are produced in Switzerland, 99.8% are exported. | |||
= Products / Technology = | |||
'''PET preform moulds:''' | '''PET preform moulds:''' | ||
* Standard | * Standard | ||
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* Cartridges/tubes | * Cartridges/tubes | ||
* Flower pots | * Flower pots | ||
= History = | |||
* 1955 - Otto Hofstetter senior founds the company on 1 April 1955 | * 1955 - Otto Hofstetter senior founds the company on 1 April 1955 | ||
* 1962 - Design of the first moulds for thin-walled packaging products | * 1962 - Design of the first moulds for thin-walled packaging products | ||
* 1977 - The first mould for PET preforms is delivered to the USA | * 1977 - The first mould for PET preforms is delivered to the USA | ||
* 1989 - Development of the multilayer technique for PET preforms | * 1989 - Development of the multilayer technique for PET preforms | ||
* 1997 - Otto Hofstetter junior is the second generation of the family to take over management of the company | * 1997 - Otto Hofstetter junior is the second generation of the family to take over management of the company | ||
* 2000 - The company begins production of standard mould frames | * 2000 - The company begins production of standard mould frames | ||
* 2003 - The first PET-preform mould with 144 cavities is delivered | * 2003 - The first PET-preform mould with 144 cavities is delivered | ||
* 2010 - Development of the cube technique for the production of tubes | * 2010 - Development of the cube technique for the production of tubes | ||
* 2014 - Otto Hofstetter junior wins the award EY Entrepreneur of the Year of Switzerland | * 2014 - Otto Hofstetter junior wins the award EY Entrepreneur of the Year of Switzerland | ||
* 2015 - 2-C cube moulds for closures are approved by Nestlé | * 2015 - 2-C cube moulds for closures are approved by Nestlé | ||
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{{PP Articles | {{PP Articles | ||
|2025|01|37|Swiss quality for PET preform production| | |||
|2025|01|6|New responsibilities at Otto Hofstetter AG and Otto Systems| | |||
|2024|04|37|Swiss excellence in PET preform production| | |||
|2024|03|26|PET preform production in Swiss quality| | |||
|2023|03|35|High quality injection moulds and PET production systems from Switzerland| | |||
|2022|07|19|Strong in mid-range clamping forces and side-entry moulds| | |||
|2022|07|7|Otto Hofstetter India: investment in domestic market| | |||
|2022|01|32|Second life for moulds too fit to retire| | |||
|2021|12|20|Rotated by 90°| | |||
|2021|03|54|Otto Hofstetter & Otto Systems: High quality injection moulds and PET Systems| | |||
|2020|11|20|The smart guardian| | |||
|2020|09|22|Removing dust where it arises| | |||
|2020|04|33|Chinaplas, coronavirus and the supply chains| | |||
|2019|11|24|Process optimisation and prevention| | |||
|2019|10|56|High quality injection moulds and PET systems| | |||
|2017|11|8|Otto Hofstetter AG opens branch in Luxembourg| | |2017|11|8|Otto Hofstetter AG opens branch in Luxembourg| | ||
|2017|04|60|High quality injection moulds| | |2017|04|60|High quality injection moulds| | ||