U.I. Lapp GmbH
Stuttgart, Germany cable and connector manufacturer founded 1959 by Oskar Lapp, inventor of OLFLEX; family-controlled with about 5,600 employees worldwide.
U.I. Lapp GmbH is a manufacturer of cables, connectors, and cable-management systems headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. The company was founded in 1959 by Oskar Lapp, who that year introduced OLFLEX, credited as the first industrially manufactured, color-coded flexible control cable. Lapp remains a family-controlled group operating through subsidiaries worldwide.
The current product lineup covers robot-rated and highly flexible control cables under the OLFLEX brand, SKINTOP cable glands, ETHERLINE industrial Ethernet cables, EPIC industrial connectors, and UNITRONIC data cables, alongside cable-entry systems and cable-assembly services for automation and robotics applications. The company's online catalog lists more than 40,000 stocked items across these product families, sold into mechanical engineering, food processing, energy, mobility, and robotics markets.
Lapp reports roughly 5,600 employees, 21 manufacturing sites, and 36 wholly owned sales subsidiaries, supported by around 100 representative offices in other countries. Its OLFLEX cables are commonly specified for moving and robot-mounted wiring in industrial automation installations.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
OLFLEX Flexible Control Cables
World's first industrially manufactured color-coded flexible control cables, designed for robots and automation machinery.
EPIC Industrial Connectors
Heavy-duty industrial connectors for power, signal, and data in harsh automation environments.
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Contact U.I. Lapp GmbH
WEBSITE
https://www.lapp.comPHONE
+49 711 7838-01HEADQUARTERS
Germany
Company Facts
Founded
1959
Primary Role
Component Supplier
Company Size
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Primary Region
Europe
Annual Sales
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Funding Stage
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Funding Total
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