Why Leister

Since our founding in 1949, we have grown consistently and successfully to a globally successful technology company.

Under our brand name Leister, we are the global leader in the development and sale of innovative plastic welding equipment and modules for industrial process heat.

Around the world, our brand Axetris stands for market leadership in customer-specific micro optical systems and high-precision gas sensors.

Our export share of 98% makes us a global player. Thanks to our sales, service and integration partners in 100 countries and regional subsidiaries in India, China, Japan, the Benelux countries, Italy, Germany and the USA, we are close to our customers all over the world.

Customers and business partners from all over the world visit us in the heart of Switzerland.

People from 14 countries work at the Swiss companies of the Leister Group.

The companies of the Leister Group are leaders in innovation and technology. We offer solutions for a broad and diverse spectrum of applications and technologies and supply our global customers from almost every industry.

More than 15% of our employees in Switzerland work in research, development and specific customer projects.

Whether group director, business directors, managers, team leaders, specialists, trainees or interns, we treat each other as we would like to be treated. We show respect and fairness, and always support one another. By linking our skills and our expertise, we’re able to reach our potential and live out our team spirit, Worldwide and regardless of origin, training or beliefs.

Our leadership principles are firmly established by our ability to think and act in an entrepreneurial way. We understand entrepreneurs to be personalities who take responsibility, look ahead and have a pioneering spirit, get engaged, inspire others and identify with our company, our products and our goals.

We reward good performance, initiative, commitment and the personal dedication of our employees. It’s their elite performance and motivation that ensure our global leadership position, today and in the future.

We recognize the potential of our employees, create developmental opportunities and promote specialist, personal and management-related areas. Leister offers internal and group training, and supports individual training courses as needed.

We play an active role in providing apprenticeships for young people. In Switzerland, we have around 20 positions available for apprentices in different disciplines.

We offer interns various courses for their first, industrial experience at Leister and Axetris. We continue to support educational training that covers industry practices.

Our environment and the preservation of our habitats are held close to our heart. Which has led us to invest in environmentally friendly and sustainable energy concepts.

Our values, sports performance principles and enjoyment of our national sport have led us to decades of commitment to wrestling.

Through the Leister Foundation, we promote art and culture, education and science in particular. In doing so, we focus especially on technical training for young people.

For decades, we have been firmly anchored in Central Switzerland, in the Canton of Obwalden. An attractive location, centrally located in the heart of Switzerland. Our environment offers us a high quality of life in the midst of a great mountain landscape with attractive leisure opportunities.