Co., Ltd. headquartered in Tianjin, China. The new owners integrated the newly founded Schleuniger Haofeng (Tianjin) Machinery Co., Ltd. into the Schleuniger Group. Schleuniger Haofeng produces high-quality machinery for the wire processing industry. Prior to their acquisition, Tianjin Haofeng Electrical Equipment's 2012 posted sales were the equivalent of approx. 5 million Swiss Francs. Another acquisition was completed in Spring 2015 when the Cirris Solutions GmbH, headquartered in Jettingen/Germany became part of the Schleuniger Group. Due to its fully automated testing systems, Cirris Solutions is one of the global leaders in the field of applied testing technology and testing automation. Cirris Solutions GmbH has approximately 40 employees and generated translated sales of 7.2 million Swiss Francs in 2014 (currency exchange rate from Dec. 31, 2014). Dates 1975: Foundation of Sutter Electronic AG, Thun, Switzerland 1991: Acquisition of Sutter Electronic AG, Thun, Switzerland by Gerhard Jansen and Martin Strehl 1993: Acquisition of Schleuniger Productronic AG, Solothurn, Switzerland with operations in Switzerland, USA, and Japan 1993: Formation of the Schleuniger Group under the roof of Schleuniger Holding AG with Schleuniger AG (Thun, Switzerland), Schleuniger, Inc. (Manchester, USA) and Schleuniger Japan Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) 1999: Acquisition of L+H Kabeltechnik GmbH, Neuhausen/Enzkreis, Germany (company renamed "Schleuniger GmbH" in 2001) 2000: Acquisition of Rawyler AG, Bruegg, Switzerland and merger with Schleuniger AG 2000: Acquisition of Kirsten AG, Welschenrohr, Switzerland (renamed "Schleuniger CrimpTec AG" in 2001) 2002: Foundation of Schleuniger Flexon AG, Horgen, Switzerland 2004: Acquisition of Grote & Hartmann Engineering GmbH activities and foundation of Schleuniger Automation GmbH, Radevormwald, Germany 2005: Merger of Schleuniger Flexon AG and Schleuniger CrimpTec AG with Schleuniger AG 2005: Opening of a Representative Office in Shanghai, China 2007: Foundation of Schleuniger Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China 2008: METALL ZUG GROUP, Zug, Switzerland, takes over the Schleuniger Group 2008: Acquisition of PAWO Systems AG, Unterägeri, Switzerland (company renamed "Schleuniger Solutions AG" in 2009) 2009: Christoph Schüpbach succeeds Martin Strehl as CEO of the Schleuniger Group 2009: Calvin Grieder succeeds Gerhard Jansen as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Schleuniger Holding 2010: Merger of both Schleuniger companies in Germany, Schleuniger Automation AG in Radevormwald and Schleuniger GmbH in Heimsheim. The new Schleuniger GmbH is headquartered in Radevormwald 2012: Schleuniger acquires 35% of DiIT AG (Disconsult Information Technology), headquartered in Krailing, Germany. DiIT is the leading provider of MES software for wire harness production 2012: Jürg Werner becomes CEO of Metall