Marquardt Group

Marquardt GmbH
Type	GmbH
Industry	Automotive industry Power tool industry Electrical and household industry
Founded	1925
Headquarters	Rietheim-Weilheim, Germany
Key people	CEOs: Harald Marquardt Ernst Kellermann Karl Müller
Products	Automotive Systems, Sensors and Controls
Revenue	1 billion EUR (2015) ^[1]
Number of employees	more than 8,500 (2015) ^[2]
Website	www.marquardt.com

Marquardt Group is a family enterprise headquartered in Germany. It is a manufacturer in the field of electro-mechanical and electronic switches and switching systems. Its systems are found in household appliances and other industrial applications. The company has over 8,500 employees worldwide at 14 locations in ten countries on four continents. The annual turnover is 1 billion Euros.

Founders of Marquardt

Marquardt Group worldwide

History

The history of the Group split into company and product history.

Company history

1925: Johannes and Johannes Marquardt formed a “Special Plant for Electrical Needs and Fine Mechanics” in Rietheim
1928: First factory was built
1955: New plant in Böttingen, Germany
1976: Expansion of building in Böttingen, Germany
1981: New subsidiary in Cazenovia, USA
1991: Further internationalization in Moissy-Cramayel, France and Tunis, Tunisia
1996: New subsidiary in Shanghai, China and Mumbai, India
1999: New branch in Schaffhausen, Switzerland
2002: Newly built plant for automobile systems in Rietheim
2006: New subsidiary in Sibiu, Romania
2011: Internationalization in Irapuato, Mexico
2012: New subsidiary in Trossingen, Germany^[3]
2013: Expansion of the plant in Sibiu, Romania
2014: Relocation to the new plant in Tunis, Tunisia^[4]
2014: New subsidiary in Veles, Macedonia
2015: Grand opening of the development center in Pune, India

Product history

1926: Development and production of switches for the entire electrical industry
1953: Marquardt becomes the first German company to produce snap action switches
1968: Development of the first electronic systems for power tools
1980: First special switches for automotive applications
1997: Start of series production of drive authorization systems and control panels
2003: Launch of Keyless systems for automobiles
2004: Start of series production of several sensors for household appliances
2007: First gear selection switch (shift by wire)
2009: Complex electronics and motor controls for home sector
2010: Start of series production of a new type of electronic steering locks
2012: First Marquardt-Touchpad is produced
2013: Launch of HMI Modules for e-mobility and capacitive control panels
2014: Development of new Battery Management Systems

Business area

Marquardt Group is organized in two business divisions: Automotive and Switches, Sensors and Controls. Following a short List of products by business division.

Drive authorization systems and operating components

Automotive

Marquardt Group develops and produces the following products:

Touchpad and BlueID Drive

Products:

Drive authorization systems
- Electronic keys and ignition switches
- Electrical steering column lock
- Start/Stop systems
- Control devices, antennas, door handle sensors
Operating components
- Seat control switch, rotary light switches, door and roof control panels
- Operation panels for steering wheels
- Multi functional switches
- Gear selection switches

Batteries and subsystems for electro-mobility

Switches and applications
- Operating switches
- Short travel pushbutton
- Snap-action switches
- Micro signal switch
- Series
News and development trends
- Batteries and subsystems for electro-mobility
- Touchpads
- Drive authorization systems for rental cars, car sharing and fleet-applications
- Near field communication
- RGB light engine

Switches, Sensors and Controls

Switches, Sensors & Controls division develops, produces and sells its products in a number of industries and applications. Apart from industrial applications, the products are used in power tools, household appliances, cleaning systems, drive technology as well as off-road vehicles.

Switching systems for electric power tools

Cleaning and drive applications

Standard switches for industrial and electrical applications

Products:

Power tools - Switching systems for electric power tools
- AC applications
- DC applications
- EC and AC electronic modules
Sensors, systems and switches for the home division
- Household appliances
- Building technology and HVAC
- Cleaning and drive applications
Industry
- Standard switches for industrial and electrical applications
  - Medical and laboratory technology
  - Office communication
  - Industrial applications
- Switches and solutions for off-road vehicles
  - Construction machinery
  - Agricultural machinery
  - Leisure vehicles
- Solutions for Lawn & Garden appliances
  - Garden
  - Water
  - Forest
New Business
- Electro-mobility
- Smart Home

Locations

Plant of automobile systems, Rietheim-Weilheim

The Marquardt Group works at 14 locations^[5] in 10 countries on four continents.

Europe

Rochester Hills

Rietheim-Weilheim, Germany, Headquarter (sales, development and production company)
Böttingen, Germany (production location)
Schaffhausen, Switzerland (sales, development and production company)
Sibiu, Romania (development and production company)
Moissy-Cramayel, France (sales company)
Veles, Macedonia (production location)

North America

Cazenovia, NY (sales, development and production company)
Rochester Hills, MI (sales and development)
Irapuato, Mexico (production company)

Africa

Tunis, Tunisia (production company)

Asia

Mumbai, India (sales and production company)
Pune, India (development location)^[6]
Shanghai, China (sales, development and production company)

References

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