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Sauter, Bachmann AG, commonly abbreviated to SABA, is a Swiss public company (Aktiengesellschaft or AG) located in Netstal, in the canton of Glarus, south-east of Zurich, Switzerland.

Specialised in the manufacturing of gears, gearboxes and complex transmission systems upto the highest quality and are supplied to various industries such as the railway, machine tool, aviation,aerospace, and defence industry, just to mention a few. Their production facilities not only consist of state of the art machine tool for gear cutting and grinding, but also of a modern heat treatment shop, capable of performing various types of heat treament processes. Since its establishment in 1922 Sauter, Bachmann AG has focused on meeting the tight quality standards of its customers, and has become a renowned supplier of precise gears and high-performance gearboxes.

History and milestones
The company was founded in 1922 in Netstal, canton of Glarus, Switzerland by Heinrich Sauter-Staub and Walter Bachmann, to produce gears not only for the railway and machine toolindustry, but also for various other industries.


 * 1921: Heinrich Sauter-Staub and Walter Bachmann, both working at MAAG Zahnradfabrik
 * 1922: establishment of company the company Sauter, Bachmann &Cie. Manufacturing of gears. Production of gears starts in the small work shop, located in the ground floor of Heinrich Sauter-Staub's house.
 * 1923: Heinrich Sauter aquires land from the community of Tagwenge Netstal, on which the factory was built. After the completion of the building, production continues with 1 foremann, 4 workers and 4 apprentices.
 * 1945: Sauter, Bachmann&Cie meanwhile has 45 employees on the payroll. The first extension of the factory is beeing built
 * 1950: Heinrich Sauter-Staub passes away. His oldest son, Heinrich Sauter-Gantenbein succeeds

Products
Sauter, Bachmann AG is specialised on manufacturing gears and gearboxes, based on drawings provided by their customers. Various types of gears and can be manufactured, such as spur gears, helical gears, spiral bevel gears,