Stabilus SE Consolidates Industrial Automation Business Under Stabilus4Automation to Target Robotics Market Growth

Stabilus SE, a global supplier of motion control solutions, is expanding its industrial automation business and strengthening its position in a structurally growing market by bundling technological expertise under the Stabilus4Automation umbrella. The company is specifically expanding its range to include integrated solutions for automated production processes, where robotics applications are playing an increasingly important role. With the combined know-how of its Stabilus, ACE, Destaco, Fabreeka, and Hahn Gasfedern brands, the Stabilus Group offers a globally unique portfolio for automation technology, providing solutions in damping technology, speed control, and vibration isolation from small quantities to large series.

Industrial automation represents an important growth area for Stabilus, according to CEO Dr. Michael Buchsner, who stated that with Stabilus4Automation, the company is leveraging synergies within the group to further develop its technology portfolio and offer integrated solutions for demanding automation applications, including robotics solutions. Recent market studies indicate the global addressable market for end-of-arm tooling, gripping systems, and robotic tooling solutions amounts to approximately €3 billion and is expected to continue growing at a double-digit rate in coming years amid increasing automation across industry, logistics, and manufacturing. This market potential underscores the strategic relevance of the segment for Stabilus.

Growth through new products is a core element of the company's strategy, with plans to generate around €500 million in revenue from new, innovative products that deliver above-average margin levels over the long term. The company expects the Automation segment, including robotics, to make a significant contribution to this target. The automation solutions developed are not limited to external customers, as Stabilus plans to gradually implement selected solutions in its own production plants to optimize manufacturing processes, leverage efficiency potential, and incorporate practical experience from operational use into product development.

Industrial robotics represents an attractive field of development where numerous existing Stabilus Group products are increasingly being deployed. Components for controlled movement, damping, and vibration reduction are particularly in demand in highly dynamic, automated handling and manufacturing processes. These market observations underscore the relevance of Stabilus technologies in environments characterized by high precision, short cycle times, and maximum availability. Against this backdrop, Stabilus is tapping into the attractive growth area of industrial robotics as well as the research domain of humanoid robots to consistently build on its core competencies and transfer them into new, future-oriented applications.

Jurgen Roland, Head of the Industrial Components business unit, explained that the company views industrial automation as an integrated system of required movements from gripper and vibration isolation to drive solution. In the field of cobots and robots with small payloads, Stabilus already offers powerful end-of-arm tools and advanced solutions, working with more than 100 partners worldwide in robotics. The company has implemented its own 360-degree drive solution for robot joints in a pilot project, and complemented by technologies from expert brands, is consistently strengthening its position in this dynamic technology field while planning significant expansion of expertise and solutions in coming years.

One example of the group-wide approach is a handling solution for automated manufacturing processes developed jointly by Destaco and ACE, resulting in a powerful end-of-arm tool used as a gripping tool in modern production environments. By integrating ACE's MC series miniature shock absorbers into the EOAT design, the handling of packages of varying sizes and weights is enhanced while improving protection of peripheral equipment and transported goods and enhancing overall efficiency of the entire handling process. These applications illustrate Stabilus' approach of combining technological expertise with specific use cases, focusing on modular, scalable solutions that can be flexibly integrated into existing production lines to contribute to stabilizing and increasing process efficiency.

Driven by trends such as skilled worker shortages, increasing quality requirements, and the need for more efficient manufacturing processes, industrial automation and robotics continue gaining importance. For Stabilus, this results in additional growth prospects in industrial end markets with long-term investment logic. The company's strategic positioning through Stabilus4Automation represents a comprehensive approach to capturing value in the expanding automation and robotics sectors while leveraging existing technological strengths across its brand portfolio.