History
Who we are.
In a world that is moving faster and faster, you need solutions that can withstand that movement. Since 1934, we have made it our business to develop these solutions. For us, the focus is not on the product, but on people. We - the Stabilus Group - see ourselves as a global solution provider for motion control solutions. That's why over 6,400 employees at 33 locations worldwide work every day to make individual solutions a reality.
Benefiting from each other. Growing together.
Motion is everywhere and so are our applications. You'll find us in the automotive industry, in commercial vehicles, in aerospace and in railroads. We dampen, lift, lower, and move in the energy and construction industries, in mechanical engineering, in automation, in leisure, in furniture construction, and in healthcare. Behind this unique application portfolio is a unique team.
When individual skills combine, we move big things. That's why you can rely on our experienced expert brands Stabilus, ACE, Fabreeka, General Aerospace, HAHN and TechProducts.
Together, we move our solutions around the world.
That's what moves us, that's what drives us.
Your motion. Our solution.
Company founding in Koblenz, development and production of hydropneumatic devices.
STABILISATOR: first product for improving the road handling of automobiles and also the product that gave the company its name.
Direct marketing to vehicle owners
Introduction of business idea system
Repeat shock absorber production
Steering dampers in series production
Use of semi-automatic machines
New customers Daimler Benz and VW
Development of the telescoping damper
Telescoping dampers reaches series maturity
First computer use with IBM
First gas springs produced in series (LIFT-O-MAT)
First locking gas springs produced in series (BLOC-O-LIFT)
Extensive Expansion of production
Production start up in USA
First locking gas spring gor height adjustment in swivel chairs produced in series (STAB-O-MAT, STAB-O-BLOC)
Production start up Spain plant
Production start up Australia plant
Production start up England plant
Production start up Mexico and Italy plant
Production start up Brazil plant
One Billion gas spring produced
Production start up New Zealand plant
First stepless door positioning system DORSTOP in series
Automatical flap opening and closing system STAB-O-FOCS in series
Production start up Korea plant
Production start up China and Romania plant
Product range extension by actuators for industrial applications, Stabilus Powerise
Production start up POWERISE automotive in Mexico
Production start up POWERISE automotive in Romania
Succesful IPO Stabilus S.A.
Acquisition of ACE, Hahn Gasfedern, Fabreeka and Tech Products
Acquisition of General Aerospace, Clevers and Piston
Nomination for the first automotive series order of the new and unique temperature compensating gas spring
Change of legal form from S.A. (Société Anonyme) to SE (Societas Europaea)