Milestones
| 2008 |
All legal entities, formerly entitled Saft Power Systems, become part of AEG Power
Solutions
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| 2005 |
Saft Power Systems is acquired by Ripplewood; Bruce Brock is new company president and power
systems solutions become core activity
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1999
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AEG SVS presents new digital Power Controller Thyro-P at trade fair in Hannover
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1998
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SAFT takes over AEG SVS Power Supply Systems Ltd. in Belecke and Sörnewitz
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1997
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The power supply sectors in Belecke and Sörnewitz become AEG SVS Power Supply Systems
Ltd.
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| 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 |