Bucher Automation AG's origins go back to 1980, when Martin Jetter founded Jetter GmbH in Ludwigsburg. Today the company is part of the Bucher Industrial Group but still has offices and production lines in Ludwigsburg. The company offers solutions for industrial and mobile automation. Its main business areas are the glass, packaging, special vehicles and agricultural machinery industries. The company offers standard products available from a catalog as well as many special executions developed to meet specific customer requirements.