Otto Hofstetter
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Otto Hofstetter AG | |
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Founded | 1955 |
Founder | Otto |
Headquarters | Uznach, Switzerland |
Number of employees | 200 (2016) |
Website | www.otto-hofstetter.swiss |
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 inSwitzerland, 99.8% are exported.
Products / Technology
PET preform moulds:
- Standard
- Co-injection
Moulds for packaging:
- Thin walled-packaging
- Cartridges/tubes
- Flower pots
History
1955 Otto Hofstetter senior founds the company on 1 April 1955
1962 Design of the first moulds for thin-walled packaging products
1977 The first mould for PET preforms is delivered to the USA
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
2000 The company begins production of standard mould frames
2003 The first PET-preform mould with 144 cavities is delivered
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
2015 2-C cube moulds for closures are approved by Nestlé
References
PETplanet Insider Articles
Issue 04 / 2016: Preform production: Injection moulding with preforms - does it always have to be this was?
Issue 03 / 2016: Trade show preview: Injection moulds and services