History

1875 Establishment of an aerial telegraphy workshop in Uster
1927 Production of auxiliary weaving mill machines initiated
1944 Initiation of operations in the textile electronics business
1957 First publishing of USTER® STATISTICS
1982 Co-operation with the Chinese textile industry
2003 Buyout from Zellweger Luwa by Management and two private-equity investment companies
2005 Sale of one millionth Quantum Clearer
Development & Manufacturing established in China
2006 Uster Technologies Ltd was sold to its management and funds advised by Alpha Beteiligungsberatung & Co. KG. via a secondary buyout
2007 Listing on main segment of SIX Swiss Exchange. The initial public offering (IPO) included an offering of primary shares as well as an offering of secondary shares which were mainly provided by funds advised by Alpha Beteiligungsberatung & Co. KG.