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1962 |
Company founded by Hans Schaffner, a pioneer in electromagnetic compatibility. |
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First products were heat dissipaters, electronic relays and flow metering devices for filling stations. |
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1970 |
Launching of first EMC power line filter. |
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1971 |
Expansion of product range to include first EMC test equipment. |
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1975 |
Establishment of first subsidiary: Schaffner France, in Paris. |
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1978 |
Establishment of a subsidiary in Karlsruhe, Germany. |
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Schaffner Group sales top CHF 10 million for first time. |
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1981 |
Schaffner USA set up in Springfield NJ. |
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Sale of Schaffner to Electrowatt AG, Zurich. |
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1984 |
Founding of Schaffner UK, Wokingham. |
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Schaffner Group sales top CHF 50 million for first time. |
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1987 |
Takeover of Altrac AG, Dietikon, an electronic components sales and distribution company. |
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1989 |
Opening of a production facility in Thailand. |
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1991 |
Takeover of Intepro Systems Ltd., an Irish manufacturer of automated test systems. |
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1992 |
Concentration of medium-to-large-series production of components at the subsidiary in Thailand. |
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Opening of representative office in Milan, Italy. |
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1994 |
Centralization of European distribution activities at Euro Logistics Center in Alsace. |
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Establishment of sales and distribution companies in Sweden (Sollentuna) and Japan (Tokyo). |
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Schaffner Group sales top CHF 100 million for first time. |
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1995 |
Opening of representative office in Beijing, China. |
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1996 |
Management buy-out with the aid of financial investors. |
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1998 |
IPO and listing of the Schaffner Holding AG registered share (SAHN) on the SWX Swiss Exchange. |
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Takeover of British company Chase EMC Ltd., Capel, specializing in test equipment and services in the field of radiated electromagnetic interference. |
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Acquisition of Irish firm PowerTest Electronics Ltd., Dublin, which develops and manufactures automated test equipment for simulating electricity and power supplies. |
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Schaffner takes over worldwide distribution of EMC measuring equipment produced by German company MEB Messelektronik Berlin GmbH, Berlin. |
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Establishment of a sales company in Singapore. |
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1999 |
Takeover of cooperation partner MEB Messelektronik Berlin GmbH, Berlin. |
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Doubling of production area in the Thailand plant. |
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Establishment of an assembly facility in Hungary. |
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Schaffner sales top CHF 150 million for first time. |
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2000 |
Sale of Schaffner Altrac AG to the German firm Fortec Elektronic AG and opening of a direct distribution channel in Switzerland for Schaffner EMC components from the parent company in Luterbach. |
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The Schaffner Group achieves record sales of CHF 185 million for fiscal 1999/2000. |
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2001 |
Acquisition of the Finnish firm ElectroFERRUM OY, which specializes in the development, production and distribution of EMC components, primarily for the telecommunications and industrial electronics markets. |
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2002 |
Acquisition of the German WEE Electrotest Group, active in the development and production of test equipment for cable and function tests for the automotive, aerospace and telecommunications industries. |
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Opening of an engineering and production center in Shanghai, China. |
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2004 |
Production capacity tripled at the engineering and production center in Shanghai, China. |
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Opening of representative office in Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C. |
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2006 |
Sale of the power electronics business line of the test systems division to US-based Intepro America, LLC., Santa Ana, California. |
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Management buy-out of the EMC test business line of the test systems division. |
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Acquisition of the German firm Jacke Transformatoren GmbH, a leading manufacturer of Power Quality products such as power magnetics, reactors and transformers. |
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2007 |
Sale of test systems business completed by management buy-out of Cable & ElectroEmulation business. |
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Production capacity doubled at the engineering and production center in Shanghai, China. |
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2008 |
Opening of new production center in Hungary |
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