The history of Telemecanique
Having invented the first bar contactor in 1924, Telemecanique quickly expanded to become a world leader in products and solutions for industrial control and automation.
Milestone Dates
- 1924
Michel le Goullec acquires Manufacture d’Appareillage Electrique in Nanterre, France. In 1928 the company becomes Télémécanique Electrique.
- 1931
The company initiates a pioneeringsocial policy that offers many employee benefits, long before they were mandated by law.
- 1954
Telemecanique enters an agreement with Merlin Gerin to rationalize production.
- 1960s
The company opens subsidiaries in Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, the UK, Norway,Switzerland, Canada, Spain, Denmark and the US.
- 1970s
Telemecanique opens subsidiaries in Africa, South America and Asia. It develops popular mini computers for industrial control.
- 1980s
The company develops new, important technology, most notably the Altivar frequency inverters and TSX programmable logic controllers.
- 1988
Schneider Electric acquires Telemecanique. The brand continues its development and technological innovation.
- 2001
Telemecaniques's QuickFit technology is developed enabling connections without tools or cables.
- 2009
Telemecanique products, services, and solutions migrate to the Schneider Electric brand as its Automation and Control offer.
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