- 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
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