
Kistler at the Kuteno 2026 (www.polyformnext.de)
AI, new software and assembly solutions

Financial year 2025 (www.polyformnext.de)
Kistler: Solid figures for 2025 and investments in Asia
Despite a challenging market environment, the Kistler Group achieved solid sales of 424 million Swiss francs in 2025. The company intends to position itself for the future with targeted investments in Asian growth markets and the establishment of a new regional headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.

Review of 2025, outlook for 2026 (www.polyformnext.de)
Marc Schaad, Kistler Group
Uncertainty, pressure to adapt and remarkable innovative strength: at the turn of the year, we once again asked decision-makers in the plastics industry what shaped 2025, what successes and challenges characterized the year, what gives confidence for 2026 and which strategic decisions are now crucial.

Process monitoring of moving machine parts (www.polyformnext.de)
Wireless monitoring in production
A new telemetric measuring system enables wireless, wear-free signal transmission for process and tool monitoring in moving structures, such as turret lathes, and provides reliable data without the use of slip rings, batteries or cables. It therefore opens up new possibilities for process monitoring in series production.

No-code data analysis (www.polyformnext.de)
Drag-and-drop order analysis
Efficient data analysis without programming knowledge is becoming a key factor in development, especially with large amounts of data. This is where the latest version of Kistler's jBeam Lab data analysis software comes in: It enables the flexible creation and editing of diagrams and spectrograms from raw data and offers new tools for targeted support of NVH tests.

Miniature acceleration sensors (www.industrial-production.de)
Structural tests on printed circuit boards
The Z22198 family consists of very small triaxial accelerometers from Kistler that measure vibrations in three orthogonal axes.

Process stability and traceability (www.polyformnext.de)
Software improves quality assurance in injection molding
Kistler has revised its ComoNeo and AkvisIO systems: New software functions improve hot runner control, process monitoring and data integration during injection molding. The aim is to achieve higher quality, better traceability and operation in terms of digitalized quality assurance.

Strategic cooperation (www.industrial-production.de)
Kistler and Keller Pressure deepen partnership in China
The Kistler Group is intensifying its cooperation with Keller Pressure. By signing the agreement, the two companies are reaffirming their commitment to strengthening synergies and developing the Chinese market in a targeted manner.

Products of the year 2025 (www.polyformnext.de)
The nominees in the Periphery category
In the competition for the KUNSTSTOFF MAGAZINE Products of the Year 20255, 11 nominated products are competing in the Peripherals category. Here we present the innovative solutions that we have entered into the race.

Nominated as product of the year 2025 (www.polyformnext.de)
Kistler: Como Neo 7.0 with Multiflow 2.0
With ComoNeo 7.0 and the new Multiflow 2.0 feature, Kistler presents an intelligent solution for hot runner balancing in the injection molding process. The self-learning algorithm optimizes temperature control, reduces rejects and stabilizes production. The system has been nominated in the competition for Product of the Year 2025 in the Peripherals category.

Successor to Rolf Sonderegger (www.polyformnext.de)
Marc Schaad becomes new Kistler CEO in January 2025
On January 1, Marc Schaad, the long-standing CTO, will take over the operational management of the Kistler Group from Rolf Sonderegger, who led Kistler as CEO for 22 years.

Kistler at the Fakuma 2024 (www.polyformnext.de)
Process and quality assurance in injection molding
Sensors, new process monitoring and analysis software, optical quality inspection systems and training courses for injection molding - Kistler is coming to Fakuma with a bouquet of suitable measurement technology to support users in digital plastics processing.

Control 2024 (www.industrial-production.de)
Quality and process control: Optical inspection system for surfaces
The Kistler Group will be presenting new, modularly adaptable quality inspection and assembly solutions. There will also be customizable combinations of automation and testing solutions, precisely controllable assembly solutions for complex processes and innovations in screwdriving technology.

KUNSTSTOFF MAGAZINE Product of the year 2024 (www.polyformnext.de)
1st place, Robotics and Automation category: Kistler Instrumente
AkvisIO IME from Kistler is a web-based software solution for the synchronization, visualization and analysis of high-resolution sensor data from the injection moulding process. The readers of Kunststoff Magazin voted the solution 1st place in the robotics and automation category.

Interview with Daniel Kormann, Kistler (www.polyformnext.de)
Acceptance of AI must be promoted
The measurement of cavity pressure during production has become the standard, and the digitalization and automation of process monitoring is also well advanced. Daniel Kormann, Head of Business Development Plastics at Kistler, talks about the status of process monitoring and control against the backdrop of current developments such as AI and new regulations.

Annual financial statements 2023 (www.polyformnext.de)
Kistler: Growth despite difficult environment
With sales of 465 million Swiss francs (CHF), the Kistler Group recorded growth of 7.1 percent in 2023, or 14.2 percent adjusted for currency effects. At CHF 429 million, incoming orders remained below expectations and 14.8 percent below the previous year's result.

Nomination Products of the Year 2024 (www.polyformnext.de)
Kistler Instruments: AkvisIO IME
AkvisIO IME from Kistler is a web-based software solution for the synchronization, visualization and analysis of high-resolution sensor data from the injection moulding process. It has been nominated in the competition for Product of the Year 2024 in Category 2: Robotics and Automation.

Measuring and monitoring technology (www.industrial-production.de)
Reliable process monitoring in real time
The Kistler Group will be showcasing its portfolio of production measurement technology and joining systems for industrial automation at SPS.

Smart process monitoring (www.polyformnext.de)
Quality inspection in injection molding
At Fakuma 2023, Kistler will be demonstrating what is already possible today with smart process monitoring and which trends will shape the industry in the coming years. In addition to contactless measuring sensors, highlights include sensors for 3D printing and the advanced Akvis-IO production data solution for data analysis.

Sensors and measuring devices (www.industrial-production.de)
Efficient testing and measuring
At Automatica, Kistler demonstrated how precise test and measurement data can contribute to resource-efficient production. Among other things, the new piezoelectric force transducer 9172CD was on display.

Measurement technology (www.industrial-production.de)
Kistler plans double-digit growth for 2023
The Kistler Group is on course for growth: at 434 million euros, turnover in 2022 was up 5.5% on the previous year. In 2023, the company aims to achieve double-digit growth by expanding the Chinese market, among other things.

Measurement technology (www.polyformnext.de)
Kistler plans double-digit growth for 2023
The Kistler Group is on course for growth: at 434 million euros, turnover in 2022 was up 5.5% on the previous year. In 2023, the company aims to achieve double-digit growth by expanding the Chinese market, among other things.

Smart in the channel (www.polyformnext.de)
Miniature melt pressure sensor measures directly in the nozzle

Cavity pressure measurements (www.polyformnext.de)
Many factors lead to the ideal injection molding process
Cavity pressure measurement is an efficient method of optimizing the injection moulding process. This technology requires manufacturers to both install sensors and interpret the data obtained correctly. Christian Streili, Field Service Development Manager at Kistler, explains how experts can optimize injection moulding processes.

Focus on digital services (www.polyformnext.de)
Felix Früh new Head of Plastics at Kistler
Felix Früh has been Head of the Plastics Division at the Kistler Group since October 2022. The trained physicist has experience in the industrial goods sector and the conceptual development of digitalization solutions.

Comoscout process monitoring system (www.polyformnext.de)
How machines become smart
Kistler presents a solution for process monitoring in injection molding: Comoscout. The system is suitable for entry into the complete monitoring of the injection molding process in many industries and paves the way to the intelligent factory.

Interview with Robert Hillinger (www.industrial-production.de)
Quality monitoring in semiconductor production
Ever smaller, ever more powerful - producers of semiconductors are facing major challenges in a market with high demand. In addition, new manufacturing processes are increasing dynamics. In this interview, Robert Hillinger, Business Development Manager at Kistler, explains how sensors for dynamic force measurement can open up previously untapped potential in the semiconductor production process in order to increase efficiency and quality.

Climate-neutral production and e-mobility (www.industrial-production.de)
Kistler strengthens sustainability initiatives
Kistler has set itself the goal of making all six German production sitesCO2-neutral by 2025, while at the same time expanding e-mobility throughout the company.

Climate-neutral production facilities and... (www.polyformnext.de)
Kistler strengthens sustainability initiatives with its own team
Kistler has set itself the goal of making all six German production sitesCO2-neutral by 2025, while at the same time expanding e-mobility throughout the company. A sustainability report is also planned for this year. A sustainability team led by Franziska Kunz has been appointed as the new Sustainability & CSR Manager.

Process monitoring (www.polyformnext.de)
Safe process with customized curves
Kistler has improved its Comoneo process monitoring system for integrated injection molding production: The pressure curve in all cavities can now be monitored more precisely with a process-adapted envelope curve, and the system is also WLAN-capable for the first time and has additional interfaces.

Increase in sales 2021 (www.industrial-production.de)
Kistler back on course for growth
The Kistler Group was able to close the past year with slight growth despite the ongoing pandemic and some major delays in global supply chains.

Sensors (www.industrial-production.de)
Gas turbines precisely controlled
MAN Energy Solutions specializes in highly efficient gas turbines. Measurement technology from Swiss manufacturer Kistler helps to control the combustion process.

Process monitoring (www.polyformnext.de)
Transparency in injection molding for medical technology
Disposable medical products and components for devices, such as cannulas, pipette tips, inhalers and insulin pens, are mainly manufactured using injection molding. Companies are increasingly investing in preventative quality assurance throughout the product life cycle.

FDA and MDR compliant (www.polyformnext.de)
Ensuring the quality of medical devices
A process monitoring system that complies with quality assurance regulations in the medical technology industry is designed to meet the needs of medical device manufacturers and plant and machine builders in the production of pharmaceutical and medical technology goods for 100 percent testing.

Kistler (www.industrial-production.de)
Save energy with joining modules
Joining modules from Kistler are suitable for simple force-displacement monitored assembly and joining processes in automatic production systems and at manually controlled workstations.

Digitization (www.industrial-production.de)
Charge amplifier with IO-Link technology
The miniature charge amplifier with IO-Link from Kistler combines analog and digital communication technology. It is suitable for a wide range of applications in robotics, the packaging industry, the food and beverage sector or for original equipment manufacturers.

Drag chain capable (www.industrial-production.de)
New connection cable
The new 1900A23A connection cable from sensor experts Kistler is now available worldwide.

Process monitoring systems (www.industrial-production.de)
New versions now OPC UA-capable
Kistler is launching new software versions for the Maxymos NC (joining systems) and Maxymos TL (force-displacement monitoring, torque measurement, etc.) process monitoring systems.

Kistler at the Motek (www.industrial-production.de)
Communicate and check
Kistler's maxymos 1.7 makes the maxymos NC (joining systems) and maxymos TL (force-displacement monitoring, torque measurement) process monitoring systems OPC UA-capable.

Data analysis (www.industrial-production.de)
Automated calculation of measurement errors
With KiXact, Kistler offers a system with which the measurement uncertainty can be reliably calculated and interpreted. KiXact, which is part of the KiDAQ data acquisition system, calculates the uncertainty automatically.

Process monitoring in robotics (www.industrial-production.de)
The goal: Holistic control
With solutions based on piezoelectric sensors, Kistler can efficiently monitor industrial robots and further optimize assembly and handling processes. Thanks to miniaturized and integrated systems, robots will become more precise, more flexible, more efficient and safer in the future.

Production 4.0 (www.polyformnext.de)
More transparency in plastics processing
With a modular solution, plastics processors will be able to put together the service packages they need to achieve greater transparency and efficiency in their production and move towards Production 4.0.

Vehicle market in China (www.industrial-production.de)
Kistler takes over Chinese special machine manufacturer
Kistler has acquired the Chinese special machine manufacturer LIK in order to strengthen its presence in the Chinese vehicle market. In future, Kistler's portfolio will also include automated assembly lines.

IOS becomes Kistler Aachen (www.industrial-production.de)
Kistler expands its Industry 4.0 offering
The Kistler Group is expanding its Industry 4.0 offering. An important step is the change of name from IOS Gesellschaft für innovative Optimiersoftware mbH to Kistler Aachen GmbH.

Measurement technology (www.industrial-production.de)
Modular data collection
The Kidaq data acquisition system comes from Kistler. With the new system, the Swiss company offers measurement engineers all the components of a measurement task from a single source for the first time.

Process monitoring with Kistler (www.industrial-production.de)
Reduce downtime
With the process monitoring systems of the Maxymos product group from Kistler, quasi-static and highly dynamic force processes on machines and systems can be precisely monitored and controlled even under difficult ambient conditions (small installation space, low forces).

Sensors and test automation (www.industrial-production.de)
Safely tested all round
At Control, the Kistler Group will be showcasing its expanded portfolio of industrial testing systems. In addition to the automatic testing and sorting machines from Vester, the focus will be on the application areas of force and torque sensors and screwdriving technology. The world's first digital charge amplifier will also be on show.

Sensors open up savings potential in injection molding
The consistent monitoring of cavity pressure during the production of connectors and electronic housings is an important tool for quality assurance at Fischer - and thus for avoiding rejects and reducing costs.

Components (www.polyformnext.de)
Injection molders on the way to Industry 4.0
The consistent networking of machines and systems with each other and with the higher levels of information technology for communication from the sensor to company-wide IT is one of the aims behind the Industry 4.0 buzzword.

Cyclical mold temperature control (www.polyformnext.de)
Mastering high surface requirements
During Fakuma, plastic molded parts with particularly high quality and surface molding requirements are to be produced in a cyclically temperature-controlled mold. Several partners are working together on the project.