Chronology

1948: Formation of Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH in Altdorf, near Nuremberg, by Jakob Ellenberger and Harald A. Poensgen
1953: Launch of the E-T-A Circuit Breakers for Equipment (CBE) protection programme
Overseas expansion is also proceeding apace: 1955 and 1957: Establishment of subsidiaries in Chicago/USA and Montreal/Canada
1961: Opening of the manufacturing plant in Hohenfels/Germany
1969: Innovative breakthrough and formation of the electronics division
1976: Formation of E-T-A Circuit Breakers Ltd. in the UK
1977: Start of production of E-T-A CBEs in Tunisia
1978: Formation of E-T-A Elektrotechnische Apparate GmbH
80s and early 90s: Formation of subsidiaries in Austria, Spain, Belgium, Italy and France
1991: E-T-A continues expansion - Opening of the new production building in Altdorf
1993: Certification according to DIN ISO 9001
1994: Expansion to the Far East - Formation of the subsidiary in Japan
1997: Opening of the manufacturing plant in Pasuruan/Indonesia to serve the rapidly growing South East Asia market; Formation of E-T-A Asia Pacific in Singapore
1998: Celebration of E-T-A’s 50th anniversary - and its continuing growth...
2002: Certification according to the new DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 and DIN EN 9100
2005: Formation of sales offices in Australia, China and Thailand
2006: Certification of the E-T-A Quality Management System according to ISO/TS 16949:2002; Opening of the new logistics center in Altdorf
2007: Formation of E-T-A Russia
2008: Opening of the manufacturing plant in Surabaya/Indonesia
2010: Start-up of a fully automatic assembly line for miniaturised automotive circuit breakers
2011: Pilot - Start of LEAN production at E-T-A
2012: Winner of the "Top 100" award for the most innovative medium-sized companies
2012: Nominee for the BME Innovation Award 2012
2012: Winner of Best Professional Supplier 2012 in the "Racks and Systems” category
2015: First operation of the ultramodern SMD pick-and-place machine for PCB production for E-T-A products
2017: The University of St. Gallen confirms E-T-A as the world market leader in the field of appliance circuit breakers and circuit protectors
2017: E-T-A clearly exceeds the € 100 m revenue mark
2019: Great Place To Work confirms E-T-A as one of Germany’s best employers
2021: The F.A.Z. Institute awards E-T-A with the "Germany's digital innovation leader” certificate