ASS Maschinenbau

ASS Maschinenbau designs and manufactures modular gripper components, custom robot hands and turnkey automation systems. The INDUS-owned German company supports plastics, automotive, e-mobility and composite handling with more than 2,000 mechatronic EOAT components and application-specific lightweight tooling.

Facts

Segment: End Effectors
Country: Germany
Founded: 1983
Website: https://www.ass-maschinenbau.de/en/

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Timeline

2022-01-01 - Capability - ASS expands fibre-reinforced 3D-printed gripper tooling - ASS added a Continuous Fiber Reinforcement printer to its 3D-printing portfolio in 2022. The process combines Onyx base material with optional continuous glass or carbon fibre to increase strength while reducing tooling weight. ASS uses the capability for… - source: ass-maschinenbau.de
2013-01-01 - Facility Opening - ASS Maschinenbau opens modern Overath facility - INDUS reporting records that ASS opened the facility in 2013 after planning the building around production efficiency and energy use. The site brought design, engineering and manufacturing of gripper components and automation systems together in Overath. ASS… - source: ircenter.handelsblatt.com
2002-01-01 - Acquisition - ASS Maschinenbau joins INDUS Holding - INDUS records ASS Maschinenbau as part of its portfolio since 2002. The portfolio company retained operations in Overath, Germany, and Plymouth, Michigan, serving production customers with robot hands and automation systems. The ownership relationship gives… - source: indus.de

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Team

Reinhold Ziewers - Managing Director - Leads the INDUS-owned robot-tooling manufacturer.

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Relations

INDUS Holding AG - Parent Company - INDUS has owned ASS Maschinenbau since 2002.

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