AB electronics
| AB Electronics GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Company with limited liability |
| founding | 1967 |
| Seat | Werne |
| management | Thomas Rinschede (Managing Director) |
| Number of employees | approx. 360 (2019) |
| sales | approx. € 75 million (2009) |
| Branch | Supplier to the automotive industry |
| Website | http://www.abelektronik.de/ |
The AB Elektronik GmbH is a medium-sized automotive supplier headquartered in Werne , who for the most part customized, electromechanical products such as sounders , dimmer , headlamp leveling system , speed sensors , input elements , accelerator pedal modules , level sensors , temperature sensors and angle sensors made.
The company belonged to the British group TT electronics until October 1, 2017 , before it was taken over by the American company AVX Corporation .
history
AB Elektronik was founded in 1967 as the sales office of AB Electronic Ltd., GB. In the following year, rotary resistors and rotary switches for the entertainment industry were manufactured for the first time . In 1974, the company entered the industrial electronics market . In 1976 the company entered the automotive industry for which it is known today. In this fader and speed sensors manufactured. In 1981 an electronics laboratory was set up . In the next year one was certified by the VDE according to CEDD . In 1987 Plant II was put into operation in Wahrbrink (Werne), followed by the Saxony plant in Klingenberg near Dresden in 1991 . In 1993, TT Group PLC (renamed TT electronics plc in 2001) took over the parent company. Further certifications took place in 1994 ( DIN ISO (EN 29001) ), 1998 ( QS 9000 VDA 6.1 ) and 2002 ( ISO / TS 16949 ). In 1997 the production of contactless gas pedals began. The first company outsourcing took place in 2002 with the establishment of AB Elektronik Ukraine, Kiev . Due to the global economic crisis , the introduction of short-time working was decided in 2009 and it was announced that 225 of 750 employees at the Werne plant would be laid off. At the beginning of January 2014, the group announced that production in Werne was to be closed and relocated abroad. Only research and development at the Werne site are to continue.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jürgen Menke: At AB Elektronik in Werne, up to 120 of the 360 jobs are to be eliminated. In: Westfälischer Anzeiger. October 17, 2019, accessed July 25, 2020 .
- ↑ ttsensingandcontrol: Home. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
- ^ Rudolf Zicke: Annual report published on the Internet. AB Elektronik is laying off 225 employees - the workforce will find out on Tuesday. Ruhr news . March 16, 2014, accessed July 4, 2016.
- ↑ Jörg Heckenkamp: Jobs at risk. AB Elektronik closes production in Wahrbrink. Ruhr news . January 9, 2014, accessed July 4, 2016.
Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′ 30.1 ″ N , 7 ° 36 ′ 41.2 ″ E