Manufacturers that design and build preassembled stairs and staircases definitely have their own market niche. A good example is Krieger Treppen GmbH (KTG), which is located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and has designed, built and renovated staircases since the late 1960s for countless clients throughout Europe. KTG specialists are also increasingly pairing other materials, such as glass, stainless steel and various stone coverings, with wood to create a wide range of modern stairs.
Several years ago, KTG plant managers looked into ways to simultaneously lessen employees’ strenuous physical labor and increase overall plant efficiency and productivity. This search included meeting with experts at FIPA Inc., which makes vacuum cups and components, as well as end-of-arm-tooling (EOAT).