please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message rieter group industry textiles automotive founder johann jacob rieter headquarters winterthur switzerland products textile machinery automobile components number of employees 12 700 website http www.rieter.com rieter is a producer of textile machinery and automobile components based in winterthur switzerland . 1 history edit founded in 1795 by johann jacob rieter 1762 1826 the company initially produced textile products . in 1806 as napoleon imposed the continental blockade to prevent trade between continental europe and the united kingdom it became impossible for rieter to get spare parts for its british textile machinery . as a consequence the company started to produce spare parts themselves and in 1810 the first self designed textile machine left its workshop . in 1982 rieter acquired the british textile machinery company ernest scragg & sons ltd. 2 in 2011 the automotive products division formerly rieter automotive separated from rieter and became a new corporation ; autoneum . references edit plunkett s advertising & branding industry almanac 2007 . history & milestones . rieter . retrieved on 2013 09 07 . external links edit rieter official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rieter & oldid 716831872 categories 1795 establishmentsmanufacturing companies of switzerlandspinningtextile machinery manufacturerswinterthurhidden categories articles needing additional references from june 2007all 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 in other projects wikimedia commons languages e tinadeutschfran ais edit links this page was last modified on 24 april 2016 at 04 43 . 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