Contact Home Language: English About Us Competencies Solutions Products Download Global Presence Philosophy Facts & Figures History News Trade shows Career Subsidiaries History: perfect connections since 1942 It all began with an ear: the first ear clamp in the world, developed by Hans Oetiker, was an innovation that won him worldwide recognition. The equally innovative and successful Oetiker Group is now a multinational family company with a local presence in all markets – for customers of all types who are satisfied only with the best. 70 Years of Oetiker in retrospect 1942 Hans Oetiker mechanical workshop in Horgen, Switzerland 1959 First sales branch in Austria 1961 Oetiker Inc., USA 1963 Oetiker Limited, Canada 1972 Hans Oetiker Metallwaren- und Apparatefabrik GmbH, Germany 1979 Sales branch, England 1981 Converting sole proprietorship of Hans Oetiker into Hans Oetiker AG Maschinen- und Apparatefabrik, Horgen, Switzerland 1984 Sales locations Belgium and France 1985 Oetiker España, S.A., Spain 1991 Sales location Netherlands 1992 Sales locations Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia 1995 Sales location Oetiker Far East Ltd., Hongkong 1996 Acquisition of Kurt Allert GmbH, Germany Oetiker Industries (Tianjin) Co. Ltd., China 2006 Oetiker India Private Ltd., India 2007 Oetiker Japan Co. Ltd. Japan 2011 Liaison Office South Korea 2012 Oetiker do Brasil Ltd., Brasil 2013 Liaison Office Russia 2014 Acquisition Levi Peterson Sweden / Lithuania / USA 2014 Acquisition Rostra Tool Company, USA Levi Peterson joined the Oetiker Group Levi V-Clamps ToothLock® Technology Videos Imprint to Top of Page