| 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 |
