High-tech company TRUMPF has opened up new opportunities for collaboration with STOPA, one of the leading manufacturers of automated storage systems. The two companies recently announced an agreement to work even closer together in the future.
STOPA’s automated storage solutions are used in a variety of settings, including TRUMPF’s smart-factory solutions. STOPA systems enable customers to load and unload their machines automatically and to link machines together to form logistics networks. This boosts productivity on the shop floor by significantly reducing non-productive time.
Thanks to their versatile design, STOPA storage systems can be tailored perfectly to the growing challenges of modern smart-factory production environments or integrated seamlessly into existing factories. Their benefits come to the fore when combined with TRUMPF’s new Oseon software, which is designed to make production planning and control even simpler, up to and including fully automated automation of the sheet-metal fabrication process. TRUMPF believes that partnerships and open standards are the key to developing and enhancing its smart-factory solutions. These include open interfaces from umati and open-locating standards from omlox as well as TRUMPF’s existing partnerships with intralogistics specialist Jungheinrich, coil processing, leveling and deburring machine maker ARKU, metal-industry software specialist Lantek, and STARMATIK, an automation company specializing in customized solutions. TRUMPF recently brought all the different aspects of its smart-factory solutions business under one umbrella with the goal of fueling further growth.
STOPA was founded in Achern, Germany in 1963. Currently employing some 370 people, the company specializes in automated storage systems for sheet-metal and long-span materials as well as fully automated parking systems.
“After more than 35 years successfully partnering with TRUMPF on production automation solutions, we’re now looking forward to taking the next step together,” says Michael Stolzer, managing partner of STOPA Anlagenbau GmbH.
Till Küppers, CEO of TRUMPF Machine Tools, emphasizes the companies’ joint ambitions: “Our goal is to forge a solid new basis for embarking on the next stage of our successful journey with STOPA, especially the ongoing expansion of our smart-factory solutions. Partnering with STOPA will enable us to offer our customers an even more comprehensive range of efficient, sustainable and productivity-enhancing solutions in the future.”
TRUMPF’s investment in STOPA is still subject to approval by the relevant antitrust authorities.
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About TRUMPF
TRUMPF is a high-tech company offering manufacturing solutions in the fields of machine tools and laser technology. The Company drives digital connectivity in the manufacturing through consulting, platform products and software. TRUMPF is one of the technology and market leaders in highly versatile machine tools for sheet metal processing and in the field of industrial lasers. In 2021/22, the company employed some 16,500 people and generated sales of about 4.2 billion euros. With over 70 subsidiaries, the TRUMPF Group is represented in nearly every European country as well as in North America, South America and Asia. The company has production facilities in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, the Czech Republic, the United States, Mexico and China.
Find out more about TRUMPF at www.trumpf.com
About STOPA
STOPA is one of the leading premium manufacturers of automated storage systems for sheet metal, long goods and automatic parking systems. The product range extends from stand-alone applications to integrative automation modules. 40 years of practical experience, with complex designs and over 2,000 systems installed worldwide, ensure that the independent company has unique know-how in terms of product quality, process reliability, process automation and software development.
Press contact:
Rainer Berghausen Head of Group Communication +49 (7156) 303-31720 rainer.berghausen@trumpf.com TRUMPF SE + Co. KG, Johann-Maus-Str. 2, 71254 Ditzingen, Germany
Press contact:
Max Velsen: Head of Marketing +49 7841 704 178 mvelsen@stopa.com STOPA Anlagenbau GmbH, Industriestr. 12, 77855 Achern-Gamshurst, Deutschland
