FIPA Timeline

Events

• 2026-04-13 - Deployment - FIPA cuts sorting-system air consumption at JELD-WEN - FIPA replaced twelve individual ejectors with one FMC multi-chamber ejector on a JELD-WEN door-packaging line. Measured compressed-air demand fell from 540 litres per minute to 220 litres per minute, a reduction of about 60 percent. The retrofit also reduced… - source: fipa.com
• 2024-01-01 - Org Change - FIPA establishes United Kingdom subsidiary - FIPA established FIPA Limited in the United Kingdom in 2024. The subsidiary extended the company international network beyond its existing operations and sales partners. The move created a local route for British manufacturers and integrators to access FIPA… - source: fipa.com
• 2022-05-25 - Partnership - FIPA adds FormHand universal gripper through strategic partnership - FIPA combined its FIPALIFTpro tube lifter with a FormHand gripping pad for irregular and flexible goods. The integrated system safely handled loads up to 25 kilograms, including shrink-wrapped PET bottles where conventional suction cups failed. The… - source: interplasinsights.com
• 2015-01-01 - Product Launch - FIPA adds crane and lifting systems - FIPA introduced its crane and lifting systems range in 2015. The expansion complemented robot grippers with ergonomic handling equipment for manually guided loads. It broadened FIPA coverage from automated end-of-arm tooling into adjacent industrial lifting… - source: fipa.com
• 2008-01-01 - Capability - FIPA introduces modular gripper assembly - FIPA records the introduction of its gripper assembly business in 2008. The offering combined mechanical gripper parts and vacuum components into configurable end-of-arm systems. It shifted more of the company portfolio toward integrated tooling for… - source: fipa.com
• 2006-01-01 - Org Change - FIPA establishes United States subsidiary - FIPA established FIPA Inc. in the United States in 2006. The subsidiary gave the German automation supplier a direct commercial base in North America. The expansion supported local access to FIPA vacuum, gripping and end-of-arm tooling products. - source: fipa.com
• 2000-01-01 - Capability - FIPA adds gripper systems and pneumatic cutting tools - FIPA records the addition of gripper systems and pneumatic air nippers in 2000. The move extended the business from discrete vacuum components into more complete robot end-of-arm solutions. That broader tooling scope laid the groundwork for later modular… - source: fipa.com
• 1985-01-01 - Company Formation - Fischer + Partner establishes the business that became FIPA - FIPA traces its foundation to 1985 under the name Fischer + Partner. The company subsequently developed a portfolio spanning vacuum components, gripper systems, end-of-arm tooling and lifting equipment. The founding milestone began four decades of expansion… - source: fipa.com