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ESW GmbH | History

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 Company History

Business Activity

1905Established in Berlin as AEG, division "Marine Technology"Civil marine technology
1951Relocation to HamburgMilitary marine technology, torpedoes
1959Establishment of the division "Aviation and Special Systems" Power supply systems, control technology systems, avionics
1962Extension to Wedel
1967Merger of AEG and Telefunken to form AEG-TELEFUNKEN Infrastructure systems, plastics technology
1979Establishment of the division "Space and New Technologies" Terrestric/orbital power supply systems
1989Establishment of Telefunken System Technik deriving of the units "Marine and Special Systems", Wedel and "Radar and Radio Systems", Ulm Drives and stabilization systems technology, aviation equipment, and services
1990Spin-off of the Marine Technology Division
1990Renaming into "Energy and Systems Technology" group
Special systems, solar systems and traffic control
1992
Incorporation into DASA

1994Establishment of ESW-EXTEL SYSTEMS WEDEL
1996Independence of ESW through MBO (Management Buy Out)
1996
Acquisition of ESW by Jenoptik AG
2006Renaming to ESW GmbH
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