verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message schaerer ltd type limited company industry espresso machines founded 1892 berne switzerland headquarters zuchwil switzerland key people peter althaus ceo products espresso machines revenue 98.5 mio swiss francs 2010 1 number of employees 250 website www.schaerer.com schaerer ltd is a manufacturer of fully automatic coffee machines for private and professional use . it is headquartered in the swiss town of zuchwil near solothurn . the company ranks among the top three largest producers of fully automatic coffee machines . schaerer develops and manufactures its products in zuchwil and has around 250 employees . in 2010 the company generated a turnover of more than 100 million swiss francs . 1 schaerer is a member of the wmf w rttembergische metallwarenfabrik ag . contents 1 history 2 literature 3 external links 4 references history edit schaerer ltd headquarters a schaerer coffee celebration in operation in 1892 maurice schaerer founded a factory for medical equipment in the swiss city of berne . the company which rapidly gained international renown and opened branches abroad produced sterilisation equipment surgical devices and operating tables . the manufacture of breakfast appliances i.e. coffee machines for hospital use began in 1919 . within the next twenty years the company began offering an expansive line of coffee machines to customers in the restaurant sector for use in establishments ranging from small caf s to grand hotels . in 1957 the company introduced the first coffee machine with a fully automatic hydraulic piston system . the dosing mechanism for coffee was automated in 1967 and the first fully automatic machine with an integrated grinder was launched two years later . production of schaerer matic began in 1984 . in 1997 the company launched the world s first automatic cappuccino system onto the market . schaerer s cooperation with wmf in the areas of development procurement and technology began in early 2003 . the german company took over 34 % of schaerer . this was closely followed by cooperation in the areas of service and customer support . that year the company reported a revenue of 240 million swiss francs in fully automatic coffee machines making it the world s market leader with a total market share of around 20 % . 2 the takeover by wmf ag was in 2006 and 2009 the relocation of the headquarters from moosseedorf be to zuchwil so took place . 3 literature edit schaerer latte art the art of barista coffee preparation german english september 2007 first edition in korean march 2006 author young min lee isbn 978 3 033 01368 1 external links edit schaerer website references edit a b reporting from cash.ch . retrieved 2011 04 15 . reporting from coffee explorer about the partially adoption . retrieved 2011 04 15 . media release from the company about the transfers to zuchwil pdf . retrieved 2011 04 15 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title schaerer ltd & oldid 702768220 categories manufacturing companies of switzerlandhidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2011all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 1 february 2016 at 15 45 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view