History

1929 Incorporation in Munich, Schaltbau produces the first electric heating elements for the German railway
1936 Schaltbau is acquired by GHH, which is today the MAN Group.
1939 Connectors and contactors are added to the company's line of products
1952 Schaltbau contactors are used in electric vehicles for the first time.
1970 First snap-action switches with positive opening operation
1979 Acquistion of Techniques d'Automatisme S.A.R.L. (SB France)
1992 Conversion of Schaltbau into a stock corporation.
1995 Xi'an Schaltbau El. Corp. (XSB), founded as a joint venture with Xi'an Railway Signal Factory
2000 Schaltbau GmbH is newly formed or hived off for the operative business of the stock corporation.
2001 Inception of Schaltbau Electric America Inc. (SEA)
2004 Schaltbau celebrates its 75th anniversary;
Founding of Schaltbau Asia Pacific (SBAP)
2006 Establishing a further joint venture: Shenyang Schaltbau (SSB)
 

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75 Years of Schaltbau
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