STS Friction GmbH was founded in 1993 by Achim Stillger and Annette Möschter in Moers. The starting signal was the sale as well as the relocation of the production of a well-established manufacturer of industrial flooring to Coswig near Dresden, as this released a significant amount of highly qualified workers and executives in the Ruhr area.
The Möschter family – until then a customer of this company – seized this opportunity and secured with the founding of STS Friction in Moers on April 21,1993 the freed-up competence and thus sustainable self-sufficiency in insulation materials for the DOTHERM brand. Soon, STS Friction became synonymous with high quality, short delivery times and fast adaptation of friction materials to special customer requirements.