History
1945
Establishment of Heinrich Kissling GmbH & Co. KG in Boeblingen.
A small craft enterprise, manufacturing and sales of electrical products.
1951
Heinrich Kissling invents the first mircoswitch for industrial applications and is awarded as a new supplying partner to IBM.
1958
Relocation of Heinrich Kissling GmbH & Co. KG, Wildberg.
Kissling group’s head-quarters located in Germany.
1961
Development and production of metal housed switches.
1967
Development and production of proximity switches.
1973
Development and production of toggle switches.
1977
Development and production of relays, 1000A for heavy duty vehicles.
1980
Development and production of emergency stop safety switches.
1985
Development and production of relays for commercial vehicles.
1998
Formation of "Kissling Elektrotechnik" by the current shareholders and acquiring assets from the insolvent estate of Heinrich Kissling GmbH & Co. KG.
Integration of "Kissling Slovensko Sro." as an expansion for production and assembly activities for Kissling Elektrotechnik
1999
Formation of "Kissling Service GmbH" and acquisition of the "military business unit" of the insolvent PSK Scherer in Koblenz.
Kissling Service GmbH core competencies are vehicle installations, overhaul, project management and cable harness production.
2000
Development and production of environmentally sealed battery disconnectors.
2001
Formation of the U.S. distribution, "Kissling Electrotec Incorporated.
2003
Development and production of bi-stable relay’s with electronics.
Development and production of the ADR master switches integrated on dangerous goods vehicles.
2003
Formation of "Kissling Swiss AG switches" in Weinfelden, Switzerland.
The activities are production, consulting and sale of Kissling products mainly for export markets.
2005
Development and production of customized plunger switches for gearboxes and axles.
2008
Development and production of standard relays with electronics.
Development and production of relays with CAN-BUS system.
