History

Milestones

2008
All legal entities, formerly entitled Saft Power Systems, become part of AEG Power Solutions
2005 
Saft Power Systems is acquired by Ripplewood; Bruce Brock is new company president and power systems solutions become core activity
1999
AEG SVS presents new digital Power Controller Thyro-P at trade fair in Hannover
1998
SAFT takes over AEG SVS Power Supply Systems Ltd. in Belecke and Sörnewitz
1997 
The power supply sectors in Belecke and Sörnewitz become AEG SVS Power Supply Systems Ltd.
1997 The e-photo sector (copy drums) is excluded from the AEG group to become an independent limited company
1991 AEG takes over EWS in Sörnewitz, Eastern Germany
1989 AEG and Siemens together found the „Europäische Gesellschaft für Leistungshalbleiter (EUPEC Ltd.)“
1986 Daimler Benz obtains the majority share of AEG
1984 Presentation of the first motor soft-start unit „Thyrosoft“
1978 The AEG plant in Belecke is divided into three sectors: power semiconductors / e-photo (copy drums) / power supplies
1968 For the first time in Europe, the AEG plant in Belecke builds two-direction-thyristors (Triacs)
1961 AEG produces the first single-phase power controller for „ohmic - loads“ type: SEMITAKT
1955 Total turnover of AEG passes the DM 1 billion mark
1952 At Belecke plant, the first power thyristors are mass produced
1945 AEG plant in Wartsein-Belecke is established with 25 employees
1910  AEG merges with „Felten-Guilleaume-Lahmeyer-group“  now employing 60,000 with an annual turnover of 1 million Reichsmark
1887 The „Allgemeine Elektrizitätsgesellschaft AEG“ (General electricity company) is founded by Emil Rathenau in Berlin.  AEG produces electric light bulbs, cables and wireless telegraphy systems