STAP GmbH is based in Graz Austria, founded after 4 years of intensive product development in March 2018. The founding team consists of Dr. Joachim Metter (CTO), Dipl. Paed. Margarete Metter (CEO) and 6 additional employees.
The Unit Load Devices (ULD) are special containers which are used exclusively for air freights and hence, there are thousands of different types of ULD. The core innovation of STAP is a patented, non-invasive technology, the ULD-Tracking and management technology. It consists of hard- and software and the complete system software can run at server. The first product which exceeded TRL6 is called “STAP-Watcher” which is simple, plug & play and universal model independent of types of ULD.
The main customer benefits STAP-Watcher are the user friendliness (unique and simple plug-in-and-play system working both indoor and outdoor), highly accurate monitoring as well as the unmatched price (30% cheaper than any closest competitor product in market). Further ad-vantages over state-of-the-art systems include small system size, equipped additional sensors, fully automatic documentation (designed for very small to extremely large airport & cargos), no need of addition infrastructure and smart control through actual patented technology. The air-lines and cargo forwarder including ground handlers save up to 16% time and labour costs using STAP watcher.
Target customers are Airlines, Airfreight companies, Airfreight insurances, common Transport organizations, Manufacturer of ULD containers and the ground services companies at the air-ports. With our unique patented technology, it is possible to generate a new niche marker. This target group is reached via four distribution channels: Partnerships with airlines, Airfreight logis-tics and insurance companies, Local sale representatives, Presenting STAP-Watcher at Air logistic fairs and Online sales.
STAP-Watcher is engineered in a way that it is an universal fit model for all EU and non-EU mem-ber countries. During this project, market feedback was collected, market and legal frameworks were evaluated and summarized in an action plan for a broad scale-up and market penetration. Market prospects for easy-to-use and precise ULD monitoring is highly promising. In the last years, STAP, specially STAP-Watcher won several appreciations, Letter of interests from many airports and incubation at ESA (European Space Agency). STAP is an officially ap-proved member of IATA (International Airport Transport Association)
