About Sauter GmbH
Since its foundation in 1972, Sauter GmbH has been one of the leading suppliers in the field of automation technology. As an experienced control system supplier, we have made it our mission to offer our customers in the concrete industry comprehensive solutions. Our service portfolio ranges from planning and software development to complete installation. We offer all services from a single competent source.
We are proud that many renowned companies worldwide trust in our expertise and our products. With a clear focus on the needs of our customers and the highest quality standards, we have established ourselves as one of the leading manufacturers of control systems in the mixing and dosing industry. Controls from our company are already in use in numerous countries.
Over the past five decades, we have manufactured machine and plant control systems using conventional technology, PLC, BUS and proven PC technology. Individuality for our customers is a matter of course for us. Our products are tailored precisely to the specific requirements of our customers.
Thanks to our many years of expertise and in-depth analysis of the respective requirements, we can offer tailor-made solutions. The use of Sauter control systems enables our customers to concentrate fully on their core business. With our complete solutions, which are always equipped with the right level of technical advancement, we make a decisive contribution to a secure future.
Expertise and experience write a 50-year success story
On June 5, 1972, the company founder Kurt Sauter, together with Mr. Georg Sehn, begins in a garage workshop with the production of controls that are completely geared to the needs of the customers and are characterized by a simple and economical functioning. Right from the start all developed solutions were made with the current state of technology whereby Sauter control units set standards for the future.
Due to the company's steady growth, it relocated from Klettgau-Geißlingen to rented business premises in Wutöschingen.
With the involvement of computer technology and the establishment of its own software department, intelligent systems for a wide variety of industrial applications could now also be produced and supplied from 1980 onwards. Consistently aligned to the interests of the customers, the hardware and associated software were developed in-house itself.
Thanks to the pioneering development of its own hardware and software, Sauter GmbH celebrated its 10th anniversary in July 1982.
On 31 December 1985, Mr Georg Sehn took his well-deserved retirement.
From 1 January 1986 onwards, Sauter & Sehn GbR was managed by Kurt Sauter as sole proprietor.
Dipl.-Ing. Werner Schmid is appointed as an additional managing director in 1989. At the same time, the company is renamed Sauter + Schmid GmbH. The business of the limited company is now managed by Kurt Sauter and Dipl.-Ing. Werner Schmid.
In 1989, the two sons Gerhard and Detlef Sauter joined the company as additional shareholders.
The company grew in line with rising customer demand, and in May 1991 it moved into new premises.
The newly created business premises provided space for the growing workforce. In response to the constant changes in technology and customer requirements Both , we have developed our range of services.
Sauter + Schmid GmbH celebrates its 25th anniversary in July 1997. The company can look back on successful years of continuous growth. Founded in 1972 by Kurt Sauter and Georg Sehn, the company is now an established supplier of innovative products and solutions in the concrete industry. Behind our success are our employees, who drive the company forward with their extensive industry knowledge and personal commitment.
Mr Werner Schmid, graduate engineer, leaves the former Sauter + Schmidt GmbH on 1 October 1997. At the same time, the company is renamed Sauter GmbH. From October 1997, the new management team consists of Kurt Sauter, Detlef Sauter and Gerhard Sauter.
After many successful years, Kurt Sauter stepped back from an active role in the business in 2000. Before doing so, however, he handed over the company's business to his two sons, Detlef and Gerhard Sauter.
Sauter GmbH has spent a lot of time on this, but has also been very fortunate in filling the most important positions with good employees.
At the beginning of 2017, Tobias Schmidt and Christian Weidner were granted power of attorney. This will ensure continued healthy growth in the coming years and thus secure jobs for our employees.
We believe that good employees make an important contribution to the success of a company.
On 30 June 2018, company founder and former owner Georg Sehn passed away at the age of 93. Deeply saddened, Sauter GmbH bids farewell to the company's defining personality.
Based on its strategic corporate orientation and with regard to the targeted continuation of its business, Sauter GmbH is taking a major step towards the future. The former Sauter GmbH handed over all current and future business to the newly founded Sauter GmbH on June 1, 2021. Significant changes include the fact that the existing management team, consisting of the two managing partners and owners Detlef and Gerhard Sauter, is welcoming two new partners, Tobias Schmidt and Christian Weidner. The newly founded Sauter GmbH will consist of four equal managing partners and owners in future.
In 2022, Sauter GmbH will celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Tobias Schmidt, Christian Weidner, Detlef and Gerhard Sauter look back fondly on the successful years: "It is impressive to see the dynamism with which Sauter GmbH has developed and optimised itself from a small company to one of the leading companies in the industry."
The long-standing success is largely based on the commitment and team spirit of Sauter GmbH employees.
Sauter GmbH mourns the loss of its founder and former owner, Kurt Werner Sauter. He passed away on 17 November 2024 at the age of 82, surrounded by his family. It is with deep sadness that we say goodbye to our founding father and the defining personality of our company.