Manufacturer of relays with forcibly guided contacts according to IEC 61810-3 and safety sensors for functional safety.
ELESTA GmbH
Bad Ragaz, Switzerland · Sales Office Germany North · Sales Office Germany SouthNew on Amplifa
Who we are
ELESTA GmbH, based in Bad Ragaz (Switzerland), develops and manufactures relays with forcibly guided contacts according to IEC 61810-3 as well as custom sensor products and electromechanical components for industrial automation. The relay series SID3, SID4, SIS 2, SIS 2 SEN, SIS 3, SIS 3 SEN and SIS 4 cover switching currents from 3 mA to 16 A and are used as the centrepiece in functional safety applications, for example in railway technology, medical technology, robotics and machine tools. Manufacturing includes SMD assembly, press-fit technology (ELO pins) and PCB assembly; AgCuNi with a 0.2–0.4 µm gold plating is used as contact material. Within the Pilz Group, ELESTA is also responsible for the development of proximity switches, safety gate systems and optoelectronic systems (PSENopt II, PSEN, PIT). All products are developed and manufactured at the Bad Ragaz site, which was occupied in 2008 and employs more than 350 people. Thanks to lean production, small series and special solutions with short delivery times are also possible.
- Site
- CH-7310 Bad Ragaz
- Processes
- Manufacture of relays with forcibly guided contacts according to IEC 61810-3 (SMD assembly,, Development and production of custom sensors (safety sensors: proximity switches etc.
- Materials
- AgCuNi + 0.2–0.4 µm Au
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, TÜV (Product Certificate SID, IEC 61810-3 Type A), UL / cUL (SID3/SID4, SIS Series)
- Industries
- Railway Technology, Medical Technology, Functional Safety / Industrial Automation, Transportation, Robotics, Machine Tools
- 01
Development (Safety Engineering, Embedded Programming, Electronics Development)
- 02
Product and Production FMEA
- 03
Procurement / Supply Chain
- 04
SMD Assembly
- 05
Press-Fit Technology (ELO Pins)
- 06
PCB Assembly / Assembly
- 07
Testing and Certification (TÜV, UL, cUL)
- 08
Sales and Logistics
Materials & Technologies
AgCuNi + 0.2–0.4 µm Au
Contact material of the relay contacts with gold plating for high switching reliability even at very small currents from 3 mA.
Sites
Bad Ragaz
CHDevelopment and Manufacturing (Headquarters)
- Lot size
- Small series and special solutions up to series production
- Materials
- Electronic and electromechanical assemblies, contact material AgCuNi + Au
- SMD Assembly
- Press-Fit Technology (ELO Pins)
- PCB Assembly
- Lean Production
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of relays with forcibly guided contacts according to IEC 61810-3 (SMD assembly,Assembly | – | – | – | Small series | AgCuNi + 0.2–0.4 µm Au (contact material) |
| Development and production of custom sensors (safety sensors: proximity switches etc.Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Quality Management
Since 2008, ELESTA has been certified to ISO 9001; quality management is based on a three-stage Q control loop according to PDCA (Deming), shop floor management with Pareto tables and regular internal as well as external audits. The products are TÜV and UL/cUL approved, and the entire supply chain is integrated into the quality processes.
| Evidence | Bad Ragaz |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| TÜV (Product Certificate SID, IEC 61810-3 Type A) | |
| UL / cUL (SID3/SID4, SIS Series) |
History
- 1952
Foundation of ELESTA Elektrotechnik AG
- 1997
Foundation of ELESTA relays GmbH as a manufacturer of relays with forcibly guided contacts
- 2008
Occupancy of the new building in Bad Ragaz; ISO 9001 certification
- 2013
Renaming to ELESTA GmbH
- 2019
Global Excellence in Operations Award (Factory of the Year)
- 2021
Product launch of the SID4 relay series