Oetiker

Oetiker is a global, family-owned company founded in Horgen, Switzerland in 1942 by Hans Oetiker. Hans Oetiker is known as the inventor of the world’s first ear clamp. With more than 80 years of experience, Oetiker has established its position as a leading supplier of connection solutions, focusing especially on the manufacture of different clamps, straps and quick connectors.

What does Oetiker produce?

Oetiker’s core competence is high-quality connection solutions designed to provide reliable and durable connections. Its product range is broad and includes:

• Clamps and rings: This is Oetiker’s best-known product category and includes several different types, such as:
  • Ear clamps: Oetiker’s original innovation, providing uniform compression 360° around the hose. They are available in several different models, such as Stepless®, low profile and versions with different tolerance compensation features.
  • Worm drive clamps: More traditional clamps used in many applications.
  • V clamps: Highly durable and reliable in demanding conditions, such as mechanical stress, vibration, corrosion and temperature fluctuations.
  • Crimp rings: Versatile cross-welded ring clamps.
• Straps: Durable and versatile straps made from different materials and components.
• Quick connectors: Fast and reliable connections for fluid lines.
• Installation and removal tools: A wide range of tools for installing and removing clamps and connectors, including hand tools, pneumatic tools and electromechanical systems.
• Aftermarket kits: Specially selected clamp and connector kits for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, two-wheelers and HVAC applications.

Where are Oetiker products used?

Oetiker connection solutions are widely used in critical applications across several industries:

• Automotive industry:
  • Passenger cars, including powertrain, air intake, exhaust gas aftertreatment, thermal management systems and tank fastening.
  • Commercial vehicles.
  • Two-wheelers and ATVs.
  • Aftermarket applications, such as repair and maintenance.

• Industrial applications:
  • Food and beverage industry, for example beverage dispensing systems.
  • Household appliances, such as refrigerators and washing machines.
  • Home and garden, such as irrigation systems and piping.
  • Medical applications, including biopharmaceutical manufacturing, medical devices and IV bags.
  • HVAC, heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
  • Infrastructure, such as cooling systems for high-power chargers and data center cooling.
  • Pump systems.

Oetiker’s strengths and values

• Innovation: Oetiker is an innovation-driven company that continuously invests in research and development. Its history includes many patents and product innovations, such as the Stepless® Ear Clamp in 1979 and the Quick Connector in 2003.
• Quality and reliability: Its products are manufactured according to the highest quality standards and designed to withstand demanding conditions. Oetiker products are often OEM-quality.
• Global presence: Oetiker is headquartered in Horgen, Switzerland, and has 13 production facilities and numerous sales offices around the world. This ensures global availability and local support.
• Know-how and tailored solutions: More than 80 years of experience and global engineering teams enable the company to provide tailored connection solutions for customers’ specific needs.
• Sustainability: Oetiker is committed to environmental protection and aims to minimize the environmental impact of its production processes and products. The company follows the ISO 14001 environmental standard.

In summary, Oetiker is a well-known and reliable partner offering high-quality, innovative and reliable connection solutions for numerous industrial and automotive applications worldwide.