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. 150
• 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