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10 years STIWA Group in China
A success story began 10 years ago with the opening of the first international subsidiary in China.
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Without a clear system, chaos prevails in production, leading to inefficiencies and stress.
Real-time data insights reduce reliance on manual troubleshooting, minimizing effort and supporting all levels of expertise—resulting in smooth operations, smarter decisions, and consistent output.
CONNECT: Achieve Seamless Communication
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MONITOR: Keep an Eye on What Matters
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OPTIMIZE: Reduce Losses, Improve Precision
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Production delays, machine breakdowns, and overwhelming data make it hard to find the root cause.
We understand this frustration—because we’ve faced it too. That’s why we’ve developed tools to eliminate the guesswork. With real-time insights, you can take control of your production, resolve issues faster, and make confident, data-driven decisions that drive real results.
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10 years STIWA in China
The STIWA Group celebrated its Nantong site in China yesterday evening with a grand gala together with customers, partners, and employees. A success story began 10 years ago with the opening of the first international subsidiary in China: Today, the site Nantong generates a turnover of 129 Mio. RMB (17,7 million euros) with currently 170 employees. E-mobility is an important future topic.
On December 6, 2013, the STIWA Group opened its first international subsidiary in China. The first contacts in the Chinese market date back almost 20 years. In 2004, the STIWA Group delivered the first machine for the Chinese branch of one of its customers. Today, this machine is still in operation. Further regular customers showed their interest to cooperate even closer with STIWA in the local marketplace. The decision to follow with an own site proved to be the right decision for STIWA from the beginning, says the Managing Director of STIWA GmbH, Peter Sticht: “We were able to take an advantage of the high dynamism of the Chinese market and have grown rapidly.”
Continuous growth
With the successful development of automation, STIWA Nantong could extend continuously the business divisions: The business divisions Manufacturing Software (2016), Machining (2017) and Production (2020) have been established according to the Austrian example. STIWA was thus able to extend its cooperation to other regular customers. “With our know-how, we could contribute furthermore, that some of our customers have been established their own production sites in China in a very short time”, adds Michael Fuchshuber, Managing Director of STIWA Automation.
The pandemic has been one of the biggest challenges in the last years, but also a change for further development of the site. Despite of the difficult environmental conditions, the supplier production has been installed successfully, further know-how in automation has been established and the turnover has been increased. “Our high quality and our flexibility set us clearly apart from our competitors. As a strong partner on site we have proved oneself successfully in this time of crisis”, says Michael Fuchshuber.
Successful project: Apprentice training
An important successful project is also the apprenticeship training in STIWA Nantong. “We have started apprenticeship training in 2018. Since then, we educate continuously new apprentices every year and we thus set up an effective counter-model against the prevailing deficiency of professional personnel in China. Many European companies, that are also acting in China, ask us for this concept”, says Peter Sticht.
E-mobility: the large topic for the future
Currently, 170 employees are working at the site in Nantong and are generating an annual turnover of 129 Mio. RMB (17.7 million euros). “In the meantime, we have come to the limits of our spatial capacities. For us, E-mobility is thereby an important future topic. The potential is great, and we are exploring our possibilities. We start with a lot of energy in the future”, says Peter Sticht.
Celebration with 300 guests
At a gala evening in the Interkontinental Hotel in Nantong yesterday, the anniversary has been celebrated. Long-time companions, customers, suppliers, employees, the founding couple Walter and Herta Sticht and the management – a total of 300 guests – experienced an atmospheric insight in the success story of the STIWA Group in China.
10 years STIWA in China
The STIWA as a ship with a good wind in its sails: v.l.n.r.: Peter Sticht, CEO STIWA Holding GmbH, Herta Sticht, Mathias Schwamberger (CEO STIWA Nantong), HUANG Xiaofeng, Su-Tong Science & Technology Park und Walter Sticht
10 Years STIWA Nantong
10 years STIWA in Nantong: The STIWA Group starts with a lot of energy in the future
10 years STIWA in China - apprenticeship training
Successful project: STIWA Apprentice training
STIWA Nantong
STIWA Nantong
10 years STIWA Nantong
10 years STIWA in China: Impressive entrance area for the 10th anniversary celebration
STIWA Michael Fuchshuber
Michael Fuchshuber, CEO STIWA Automation GmbH
STIWA Peter Sticht
Peter Sticht, CEO STIWA Holding GmbH
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Developed by manufacturers with decades of hands-on production experience, this adaptable and scalable software delivers transparency, reduces costs, and supports global standardization—all while maintaining high product quality. Built by experts who truly understand your industry challenges, ensuring it adapts to your needs at any stage.
STIWA Shopfloor Software goes beyond traditional MES solutions by working directly at the machine and control level. It can read PLC data in real time without requiring middleware. This deep integration ensures high-quality data acquisition without delays, making it ideal for analysis and optimization.
Advantage: Customers get a detailed and real-time data foundation, enabling precise production control, error analysis, and process improvements.
STIWA doesn't just focus on visualizing production data; it leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning to provide deep insights. The software automatically detects anomalies, bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities, offering actionable recommendations.
Example: AI can predict machine failures, reduce rework defect rates by up to 30%, and adaptively optimize processes.
Advantage: Customers can increase productivity, minimize downtime, and reduce costs through data-driven optimization.
The software is highly flexible and can be integrated into existing production lines (Brown-Field) as well as new, highly connected manufacturing setups (Green-Field). Its modular architecture allows seamless connection to ERP, MES, CAQ, or machine control systems.
Example: Older machines without modern IT interfaces can be integrated via retrofit solutions or IoT adapters, while highly automated systems communicate natively with the software.
Advantage: Companies can digitize step by step without large investments in new machinery while benefiting from modern analysis and optimization tools.
STIWA Shopfloor Software is modular in design, allowing it to adapt to different company sizes and requirements—from single machines to complex, globally connected production networks. Companies can start with selected modules and gradually expand the solution without the need to replace the entire system.
Example: A customer can initially implement real-time monitoring and later add AI-driven optimization or predictive maintenance without requiring a system overhaul.
Advantage: The software grows with business needs, ensuring investment security and keeping companies technologically up to date with continuous advancements.
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Automation
10 years STIWA Group in China
A success story began 10 years ago with the opening of the first international subsidiary in China.
10 years STIWA in China
The STIWA Group celebrated its Nantong site in China yesterday evening with a grand gala together with customers, partners, and employees. A success story began 10 years ago with the opening of the first international subsidiary in China: Today, the site Nantong generates a turnover of 129 Mio. RMB (17,7 million euros) with currently 170 employees. E-mobility is an important future topic.
On December 6, 2013, the STIWA Group opened its first international subsidiary in China. The first contacts in the Chinese market date back almost 20 years. In 2004, the STIWA Group delivered the first machine for the Chinese branch of one of its customers. Today, this machine is still in operation. Further regular customers showed their interest to cooperate even closer with STIWA in the local marketplace. The decision to follow with an own site proved to be the right decision for STIWA from the beginning, says the Managing Director of STIWA GmbH, Peter Sticht: “We were able to take an advantage of the high dynamism of the Chinese market and have grown rapidly.”
Continuous growth
With the successful development of automation, STIWA Nantong could extend continuously the business divisions: The business divisions Manufacturing Software (2016), Machining (2017) and Production (2020) have been established according to the Austrian example. STIWA was thus able to extend its cooperation to other regular customers. “With our know-how, we could contribute furthermore, that some of our customers have been established their own production sites in China in a very short time”, adds Michael Fuchshuber, Managing Director of STIWA Automation.
The pandemic has been one of the biggest challenges in the last years, but also a change for further development of the site. Despite of the difficult environmental conditions, the supplier production has been installed successfully, further know-how in automation has been established and the turnover has been increased. “Our high quality and our flexibility set us clearly apart from our competitors. As a strong partner on site we have proved oneself successfully in this time of crisis”, says Michael Fuchshuber.
Successful project: Apprentice training
An important successful project is also the apprenticeship training in STIWA Nantong. “We have started apprenticeship training in 2018. Since then, we educate continuously new apprentices every year and we thus set up an effective counter-model against the prevailing deficiency of professional personnel in China. Many European companies, that are also acting in China, ask us for this concept”, says Peter Sticht.
E-mobility: the large topic for the future
Currently, 170 employees are working at the site in Nantong and are generating an annual turnover of 129 Mio. RMB (17.7 million euros). “In the meantime, we have come to the limits of our spatial capacities. For us, E-mobility is thereby an important future topic. The potential is great, and we are exploring our possibilities. We start with a lot of energy in the future”, says Peter Sticht.
Celebration with 300 guests
At a gala evening in the Interkontinental Hotel in Nantong yesterday, the anniversary has been celebrated. Long-time companions, customers, suppliers, employees, the founding couple Walter and Herta Sticht and the management – a total of 300 guests – experienced an atmospheric insight in the success story of the STIWA Group in China.
10 years STIWA in China
The STIWA as a ship with a good wind in its sails: v.l.n.r.: Peter Sticht, CEO STIWA Holding GmbH, Herta Sticht, Mathias Schwamberger (CEO STIWA Nantong), HUANG Xiaofeng, Su-Tong Science & Technology Park und Walter Sticht
10 Years STIWA Nantong
10 years STIWA in Nantong: The STIWA Group starts with a lot of energy in the future
10 years STIWA in China - apprenticeship training
Successful project: STIWA Apprentice training
STIWA Nantong
STIWA Nantong
10 years STIWA Nantong
10 years STIWA in China: Impressive entrance area for the 10th anniversary celebration
STIWA Michael Fuchshuber
Michael Fuchshuber, CEO STIWA Automation GmbH
STIWA Peter Sticht
Peter Sticht, CEO STIWA Holding GmbH