Electromechanical components, door and signal technology, and DC solutions for rail, energy and e-mobility
Schaltbau Holding AG
Munich · Aldersbach · Velden (Vils) · Dinslaken · Kassel · Maarssen (NL) · Athens (GR) · Bursa (TR) · Rawicz (PL)New on Amplifa
About Schaltbau
Schaltbau Holding AG is a transport and electrical engineering company founded in 1929 in Munich. The group develops and manufactures electromechanical components such as connectors, snap-action switches, DC contactors and deadman/emergency brake switches, door systems and entrance aids for buses and rail vehicles, railway signalling products such as level crossing protection systems and signals, brake drives for heavy-duty cranes, navigational aids and obstacle lights, as well as DC charging solutions and components for power distribution in DC grids. The group operates around 27 sales and manufacturing sites in 14 countries; core manufacturing locations in Germany are Munich, Aldersbach, Velden (Vils), Dinslaken and Kassel, with further production sites among others in the Netherlands, Greece, Turkey and Poland. The company has been listed since 1994; since 2022 it has been under the control of the Carlyle Group. Customer industries include rail transport, energy, e-mobility, the automotive industry, crane construction, shipping and aviation.
- Site
- Munich
- Processes
- Stationary traffic technology (level crossing protection systems, signals), Mobile traffic technology (door systems, entrance aids), Electromechanical components (connectors, snap-action switches, DC contactors), Brake drives and industrial brake systems, DC charging solutions / power distribution in DC grids, Megawatt Charging (C330/C830 contacts), Refurbishment and service (SBRS)
- Materials
- DC Technology
- Founded
- 1929
- Industries
- Rail Transport/Railway, Energy, E-Mobility, Automotive Industry, Crane Construction/Heavy Load, Shipping
- 01
Engineering and Development
- 02
Component Manufacturing
- 03
Assembly
- 04
Service and Refurbishment
Products and Technologies
DC Technology
Contactors, contacts and power distribution components for high-power DC applications up to megawatt charging.
Sites
Munich
DEHeadquarters of the Schaltbau GmbH Group; Electromechanical components
Velden (Vils)
DEManufacturing site Schaltbau GmbH
Aldersbach
DEManufacturing site Schaltbau GmbH
Dinslaken
DEPintsch Bamag Antriebs- und Verkehrstechnik GmbH – stationary traffic technology
Kassel
DEGebr. Bode GmbH & Co. KG – door systems, development center
Maarssen
NLPintsch-Aben B.V. – point heaters, navigational aids
Athens
GRBode subsidiary – production and assembly
Bursa
TRBODO Bode – door systems
Rawicz
PLRAWAG Sp. – vehicle equipment
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
History
- 1843
Founding of Julius Pintsch AG in Berlin
- 1870
Founding of Bamag in Dessau
- 1929
Founding of Schaltbau GmbH in Munich (switchgear and heaters for railway applications)
- 1936
Schaltbau GmbH becomes part of Gutehoffnungshütte (later MAN)
- 1972
New plant in Aldersbach
- 1976
Acquisition of a further plant in Velden (Vils)
- 1979
Acquisition of Techniques d'Automatisme (France)
- 1987
Pintsch Bamag becomes part of Schaltbau
- 1992
Conversion into a stock corporation (AG)
- 1994
Stock exchange listing; joint venture in China
- 1995
Acquisition of Gebr. Bode GmbH & Co. KG
- 1996
Acquisition of Kiepe Elektrik GmbH (sold to Vossloh in 2002)
- 2000
Transition to Schaltbau Holding AG, spin-off of Schaltbau GmbH
- 2007
Acquisition of the Bubenzer Group (crane brakes)
- 2015
Acquisition of 65 % of SPII SpA (Italy)
- 2019
Emergence of SBRS GmbH from PINTSCH ABEN geotherm
- 2021
Takeover offer by the Carlyle Group (€53.50 per share); securing of 69 % of the shares
- 2022
Domination and profit transfer agreement with Carlyle subsidiary resolved; 100 % acquisition of SPII SpA; sale of SBRS GmbH to Shell Deutschland
- 2026
Series production of the C330 megawatt charging contact; presentation of new mobility innovations at InnoTrans 2026 and APTA EXPO 2026