Company portrait
Leister has been an international market leader in plastic welding tools and components for process heat applications for over 60 years. Laser systems for plastic welding complement the product range. Under the brand name Axetris, micro-mechanical gas sensors and micro-optical components are developed and produced in our own clean rooms. The headquarters together with development and production facilities of the group companies are located in Obwalden/Switzerland. Hot air tools for private labels and functional devices for emerging markets are manufactured at the Shanghai site. The sales network in 125 countries is made up of Leister subsidiaries in America, Europe and Asia as well as 75 sales partners.
Since 2009: The Leister Corporate Center, Kaegiswil.
The ultra-modern company building in Sarnen opened in 1999.
The Kägiswil company building with Axetris Microsystems Division, research and development and metalworking shop.
Leister succeeds in combining both tradition and innovation. The much-used chalet in Kägiswil.
The computer controlled high bay warehouse in Sarnen.