STEINACH, SWITZERLAND – Variosystems has announced the acquisition of Schurter Solutions, the EMS division of the Swiss electronics components manufacturer Schurter.

With the acquisition, Variosystems said it has strengthened its European supply chain by adding a manufacturing site in Romania, and enhanced its engineering and rapid-prototyping capabilities via a second VARIOincubator hub in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The facility in Mendrisio will support and develop customers in the Northern Italian, French and Swiss Romand markets, the company said.

The two added locations in Mendrisio, Switzerland, and Gruiu, Romania, double Variosystems’ production capacity in Europe. The manufacturing site in Romania will focus on high-volume customer programs that require highest cost competitiveness. The site in Mendrisio, Switzerland will focus on engineering, rapid-prototyping and low-volume production services.

"With the acquisition of Schurter Solutions, we expand our expertise in the development and rapid prototyping of electronics solutions and strengthen our supply chain in Europe. By doing this, we accelerate our transformation into a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and support our European customers in their nearshoring initiatives," said Variosystems CEO Stephan Sonderegger. "We are delighted to be able to offer existing Schurter Solutions customers direct access to our integrated electronics service platform and global supply chain network, giving them a competitive advantage."

By handing over its electronics manufacturing, Schurter said it is ensuring long-term job security and pooling resources for the ongoing development of its core business.

"Schurter Solutions has established itself as a first-class address for all-inclusive solutions and is now moving to Variosystems, where it will be in the best of hands,” says Lars Brickenkamp, CEO, Schurter, “Together, we are setting the course for the successful further development and will remain closely connected as a partner in the future."

Variosystems' VARIOincubator sites provide all services required for the effective and reliable development and industrialization of electronic solutions, and following the acquisitions of Solve GmbH in Buchs, Switzerland, in 2020 and Kubeg AG, Zizers, Switzerland in 2023, the integration of the Mendrisio site is the third major step in the company's VARIOincubator initiative. The company said it can now offer rapid-prototyping and small volume production from two locations: Zizers and Mendrisio, and new customer centers in northern Italy are planned in the next phase, alongside the VARIOincubator site in Mendrisio, just five kilometers from the Italian border.

With Schurter Solutions’ location in Romania, Variosystems said it has completed its supply chain in Europe. In addition to its production site in Croatia, which specializes in box build assembly services, the hub in Romania will focus on printed circuit board assembly, allowing the company to offer an integrated supply chain solution between the two locations for cost competitive box build assembly programs.

"The integration of Schurter Solutions enhances our production services in Europe and makes Variosystems an ideal partner for customers that require a cost competitive supply chain in that region," said Stefan Walther, COO, Variosystems.

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