Products Applications Contact Person Media Library About us HomeAbout usPortraitHistory History Our history Schaltbau can look back on a history spanning ninety years of success. 2018 Joint Venture in South Africa: Radél (Pty) Ltd., Johannesburg 2015 Purchase 65 % of SPII S.p.A., Saronno, Italy 2009 Founding of a representative office in Russia and a further subsidiary in India 2008 Acquisition of Machine Electrics Ltd. 2007 Purchase 50% of American Transit Associates and merger of US activities named Schaltbau North America 2006 Establishing a further joint venture: Shenyang Schaltbau 2004 Schaltbau celebrates its 75th anniversary; Founding of Schaltbau Asia Pacific 2001 Inception of Schaltbau Electric America, Inc. 2000 Schaltbau GmbH is newly formed or hived off for the operative business of the stock corporation. 1995 Xi’an Schaltbau El. Corp., founded as a joint venture with Xi’an Railway Signal Factory 1992 Conversion of Schaltbau into a stock corporation. 1979 Acquisition of Techniques d’Automatisme S.A.R.L. (today: SB France S.A.S.) 1970 First snap-action switches with positive opening operation 1952 Schaltbau contactors are used in electric vehicles for the first time. 1939 Connectors and contactors are added to the company’s line of products. 1936 Schaltbau is acquired by GHH, which is today the MAN Group. 1929 Incorporation in Munich, Schaltbau produces the first electric heating elements for the German railway Ms Mr New Energy Material Handling Industrial Solutions Railway Technology Other country: Albania Algeria Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Italy Japan Kazakhstan Latvia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malaysia Malta Mexico Moldovia Monaco Montenegro Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Swiss Taiwan Thailand Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom USA Vietnam PRODUCTS Contactors Snap-action switches Connectors Electrics for rolling stock Service APPLICATIONS All markets and applications New Mobility New Energy Industry Railway Technology CONTACT PERSON Sales After-Sales & Service Customer Service Human Resources MEDIA LIBRARY All media Catalogues Manuals Product photos Brochures Videos Other documents ABOUT US Current events Career Quality and environment Schaltbau worldwide Portrait A SCHALTBAU COMPANY IMPRINT DATA PROTECTION WHISTLEBLOWER SYSTEM