Schaltbau - Connectors, Switches and Contactors for Railway and Industrial Applications

Electrical energy is the metier of the company; it is a manufacturer of electro-mechanical and electronics products for traffic engineering and industrial applications. The core competence can be succinctly described with the words "connect, contact, control."

Today's product line includes connectors, snap-action switches, contactors, control and indicating devices as well as components that are used mainly in the railway industry.

Schaltbau celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2004. That is to say, behind every individual product of Schaltbau GmbH, there is 75 years' experience of development and production.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR RAIL

If the ambient conditions are extreme or there is a requirement for special functions, connectors from Schaltbau GmbH are the first choice. The stringent quality demands during the development of the connector also manifest themselves in a user-friendly product design.

The product range includes connectors according to industry standards, charging connectors for battery-powered machines and vehicles and connectors for railway engineering, including UIC-connectors and connectors to suit the special requirements of telecommunications engineering (MIL-connectors).

SNAP-ACTION SWITCHES FOR RAILWAY APPLICATIONS

The snap-action switches from Schaltbau are designed for safety-relevant applications. In all applications, they conform to the stringent requirements of safety circuits - whether used as limit switches in conveyor equipment, in plant manufacture or in door controls of public transportation systems. The positive opening mechanism developed by Schaltbau GmbH ensures unconditional opening, even if the contacts are welded or the snap mechanism fails.

In the snap-action switches from Schaltbau GmbH, the safety level can even be seen - with their transparent-green housing, they are known all over the world.

RAIL CONTACTORS AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICES

Reliability and a long life must also be provided in many other systems that are dependent on high availability. Contactors from Schaltbau GmbH are used here.

As different as they may all look, the railway stations in New York or Washington DC, in Paris or Munich, in Shanghai or Hongkong - the trains in all these railway stations are controlled with one master controller. Often, it is a master controller from Schaltbau GmbH. Other central control devices made by Schaltbau GmbH, with which even passengers are familiar and which are visible to them, are the emergency brake handles in passenger coaches.

Schaltbau GmbH equips the complete driver's desk of railway vehicles and special machines with control devices: from the key switch to the dead man's foot-pedal (driver's safety device).

HIGH-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEARS, EARTHING DEVICES AND FLAT BATTERY POWER SUPPLIES

Schaltbau GmbH supplies a large number of modern equipment and components for use in traffic engineering, e.g. high-voltage switchgear, modular disconnecting and earthing devices and flat battery power supplies. Whether sunshine or continuous rain, whether frost or fog - these energy supply devices contribute to safe and comfortable operation of railway vehicles under all weather conditions.

The high-voltage flat battery power supply provides the energy required for starting when the batteries are discharged, directly from the high-voltage line; high-voltage heating systems ensure the correct temperature in the passenger coaches and the disconnecting and earthing device facilitates safe working on high-voltage equipment.