STIWA Group
A success story
2025
- Opening of the new North American headquarters in Rock Hill, S.C.
2023
- Groundbreaking for new North American Headquarters in Rock Hill, S.C.
2023
- 10 years STIWA Group in China
2022
- 50 years STIWA
- From a one-man business to an internationally successful group of companies
2021
- Expansion of the site STIWA-USA to a full-fledged automation and service location / relocation to Fort Mill, S.C.
2020
- 40 years of apprenticeship training in STIWA Group
2019
- Walter and Herta Sticht were awarded with the Pegasus in Kristall for their lifework
2018
- Expansion of the sites Attnang-Puchheim and Gampern
2018
- Opening of the plant Nantong 2
- more than 70 employees in China
2017
- Foundation of the site STIWA Germany in Wilnsorf
2016
- Foundation STIWA USA, North Carolina
2013
- Foundation of the site STIWA Nantong Automation Machinery Production Co., Ltd. In Nantong/Shanghai (CHINA)
2012
- STIWA celebrates 40-year anniversary with a 3-day event
2011
- Peter and Raphael Sticht take over management of the STIWA Holding GmbH together
2011
- STIWA Holding GmbH wins Pegasus 2011 in bronze
- APF production service GmbH is in second place at “Fabrik 2011 - the award for most efficient production”
- STIWA apprentices get in first and third place at the apprenticeship award 2011
2009
- STIWA Group (APF) nominated as „TIER 1“- series supplier for VW
2005
- New building amsec as software/event center at the Softwarepark Hagenberg
2002
- Development of the new technology park in Gampern - construction of the production site
2002
- Expansion of the STIWA main factory in Attnang
- Construction of the new STIWA work 3 in Attnang
2000
- Series start-up of the first automotive components
- Development of the LTL system (flexible interlinked) based on CI-technology
1999
- Conversion of the rigid interlinked system (LT-360S) to Ci-technology with Soft-PLC Beckhoff TwinCat
1998
- Takeover of a former Klöckner-Möller plant in Schlangenbad: Birth of product development / series production in the STIWA Group
1993
- Advancement of the rigid interlinked system (LT-360S) and changeover to central control Siemens S5
1992
- Production site of the company AMS - Engineering in the new Softwarepark Hagenberg
1988
- Development of the rigid interlinked system (LC-S) as an alternative to automatic rotary indexing machines
1979
- Apprenticeship training in the STIWA Group started in August 1979 with the first two apprentices Beatrix Fontana and Manfred Grieshofer - training as measurement and control mechanics. In 1984 already six young people started their professional life at STIWA with the apprenticeship professions mechanic and electromechanic.
1975
- Reconstruction corporate building in Attnang
- Foundation of the company AMS-engineering (general testing and control engineering)
1972
- Company foundation by Mister Walter Sticht
- Production in rented premises