History

The history of the company.

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Newly built location in Königs Wusterhausen.

November 1958. Copyright federal archives Photo Peter Heinz Junge
November 1958. Copyright federal archives Photo Peter Heinz Junge

November 1958. Copyright federal archives Photo Peter Heinz Junge

2022

Founding of eaw Automation GmbH, Berlin. The company is dedicated to the development and sale of digital control systems as well as software development and marketing, project planning, design and production of digital machine controls.

Relocation from Berlin to the newly built location in Königs Wusterhausen, Brandenburg.

2021

Acquisition of eaw Relaistechnik GmbH from Portage Electric Europe BV by eaw Verwaltungs GmbH, headquartered in Königs Wusterhausen. eaw Relaistechnik GmbH is once again an independent and medium-sized German company.

2007 

Acquisition of EAW Relaistechnik GmbH by Pepi Portage Electric Products, Inc., USA.

1993 

Privatization as EAW Berlin GmbH. EAW Relaistechnik GmbH emerges from a former business unit.  

1954 

Continuation of the Elektro-Apparate-Werke as a state-owned enterprise of the GDR. 

1946 

The former Soviet Joint Stock Company (SAG) is renamed Elektro-Apparate-Werke Berlin-Treptow (EAW). 

1928 

Apparate-Werke Berlin has around 4,000 employees. 

1926 

Acquisition of the land in Hoffmannstraße in Berlin-Treptow by AEG AG. Here, Apparate-Werke-Berlin-Treptow (AT) quickly developed into a major manufacturer of switchgear, electrical measuring instruments and meters, as well as relays, radios and mercury vapour converters.