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Plant Wettenberg/Germany

The Wettenberg plant emerged from the company Elan Schaltelemente GmbH & Co. KG, which was founded in 1952, taken over by Schmersal in 1997 and integrated into K.A.Schmersal GmbH & Co. KG in 2012. Back in the eighties, the plant already developed switchgear with a human protection function. The Wettenberg plant also pioneered the development of safety-related bus systems and innovative solutions for the protection of robot stations. Today, the focus of the development activities is, amongst other things, on the important field of the safety-related control technology.

  • Incorporation: 1952 (acquisition in 1997)
  • Employees: app. 180
  • Taken over by the Schmersal Group in 1997 and continued to operate as Elan Schaltelemente GmbH & Co. KG
  • Integrated in K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co.KG in 2012

Key areas:

  • Development and manufacturing of control and monitoring switchgear
  • Safety relay modules
  • Safety interlocks
  • Safety-relevant control systems
  • (Safety) switchgear for explosion protection

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Contact

K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co. KG

Im Ostpark 2
35435 Wettenberg
Germany

Phone: +49 202 / 6474-0
Fax: +49 202 / 6474-100

info@remove-this.schmersal.com

General manager