Otto Hofstetter
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| Otto Hofstetter AG | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1955 |
| Headquarters | Uznach, Switzerland |
Key people |
Otto Hofstetter (Managing Director) Stefan Zatti (Division Manager Sales and Marketing) Stanislaus Spörri (Finance and Administration Manager) |
| Owner | Otto Hofstetter |
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 / 2017: High quality injection moulds
Issue 10 / 2016: Customer services for moulds
Issue 07 / 2016: Otto Hofstetter AG considers expansion into th international market
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
