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Battery Ventures-Backed steute Technologies Announces Acquisition of KIEPE Industry to Further Expand and Strengthen its Global Industrial Safety Product Portfolio

17 March 2026 – steute Technologies, a portfolio company of global investment firm Battery Ventures, today announced the acquisition of KIEPE Industry, a German specialist in industrial switching,…

Battery Ventures-Backed steute Technologies Announces Acquisition of Oldelft Ultrasound, Further Expanding its Global Meditec Footprint

3 March 2026 – steute Technologies, backed by global investment firm Battery Ventures, today announced the acquisition of Netherlands-based, medical device specialist Oldelft Ultrasound from…

New CEO at steute Technologies

With effect from 1 January 2026, Martin Kunz has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of steute Technologies, headquartered in Löhne, Germany. He brings more than 20 years of…

steute at the SOLIDS 2026 / Our focus: safe operation of belt conveyors

At the SOLIDS 2026, the steute business division Controltec will be presenting solutions for the safe and reliable operation of belt conveyors: emergency pull-wire switches designed for heavy-duty…

For heavy-duty applications such as extraction and conveyor technology / Outdoor antenna for wireless switching devices

In heavy-duty applications, such as the extensive conveyors found in gravel works and quarries, cabled signal transmission is not exactly ideal. The cables can become bent, crushed or otherwise…

At the SPS: new for the human-machine interface / Robust and compatible for industry: foot switch with new wireless system

Wireless technology has many benefits. This is true for many different switch types, but in particular for foot switches. Here a cabled connection is detrimental to occupational safety (keyword:…

With flexible switching points for flush and non-flush mounting / Wireless inductive sensors with added flexibility

On the outside, nothing has changed. But the completely reworked RF IS FL wireless inductive sensors, which steute steute business division Controltec will be presenting at the SPS 2025, feature new…

steute Controltec at the POWTECH TECHNOPHARM 2025 / Safe, robust, reliable, and now also wireless: switching devices for bulk goods handling

At the POWTECH TECHNOPHARM 2025, the steute business division Controltec will be presenting a variety of switchgear series developed for use in machines and plants within the bulk goods industry. At…

With enlarged protective shield and new wireless system / New wireless foot switches for welding stations and other heavy-duty applications

The steute business division Controltec has expanded its range of wireless foot switches to include a variant developed specifically for heavy-duty applications such as welding stations. In such…

steute Technologies at the Hannover Messe 2025 / Flexible automation with Industrial Wireless

Wireless communication is expanding the scope of industrial automation. The steute business division Controltec has decades of experience in this field and a wide range of industry-compatible wireless…

Switchgear for special requirements: heavy duty, wireless, safety and cabled

The steute business division Controltec will be kicking off its new fair year in February, exhibiting for the first time at the aaa – all about automation in Friedrichshafen. The company will be…

steute Controltec at the SPS 2024 / Ex protection, wireless and safety: switchgear for special applications

The steute business division Controltec is taking the opportunity of the SPS 2024 to present some new products in its industrial switchgear range. These new switching devices may differ considerably,…