Raising the Standards
Innovation. Quality. Design. That's what the name Schlegel stands for. Our core competencies: Development and production of pushbuttons, E-stops, switches, pilot lights, and terminal blocks. Our product portfolio further includes membrane and short-stroke pushbuttons, enclosures, limit switches, control panels, and functional modules. Our customers appreciate our flexibility and our professional know-how in the development of customized solutions for individual applications.
Schlegel's Accolades
Schlegel offers a wide range of product portfolios with more than 12,000 products. Therefore we will always have the proper solution for our application.
Globally operating company with headquarters in Germany, subsidiary in the United States, sales offices in Austria and Singapore, and distributors in more than 80 countries on all five continents.
Over 100 national and internal design awards. e.x.: iF Design Award, Red Dot Award, Good Design, German Design Award...
The customer-focus mentality of Schlegel is prevalent in developing long-lasting relationships with our clients and providing superior custom builds.
Schlegel was founded in 1945 and was responsible for the creation of the first terminal block prototype. From then on we have made great strides within the automated industry providing reliable products and knowledge to our clients.
From injection molding to milling, we perform as much manufacturing and product testing in-house to ensure Schlegel's build quality.
Customer Focus
We develop with our customers to meet the individual requirements and needs of each application.
For this reason, we have designed our product range as a modular system. The flexibility thus obtained guarantees a perfect solution for every task that you assign us. And if we don't get ahead with existing products, we let ourselves be inspired by your visions, and based on our many years of expertise, we develop your individual solution in close cooperation with you.
About us: Company Origin
Founded in 1945, by Georg Schlegel an engineer who already had his own electrical installation business in 1925. Schlegel was the first company to create the prototype for a terminal block in 1950. Shortly after came the development of Schlegel's first pushbuttons and switches in 1952.
Today we export to more than 80 countries on all five continents providing a portfolio of more than 12,000 products: Development and production of control units, panel mount jacks, RFID, bus systems, enclosures, terminal blocks, pedal switches, limit switches, and customized solutions.
Quality Made by Schlegel
"Made by Schlegel“ is inseparably linked to the hallmark "Made in Germany“. Following this principle, our products are made all throughout Germany (Schlegel manufactures exclusively in Germany within Dürmentingen and Leipzig), from the development and toolmaking to the final production. We source only the highest quality raw materials the market has to offer with our in-house production ensuring the consistency of high-quality within our products.
We distinguish ourselves through a very high range of vertical integration; with most of the manufacturing being performed in-house. This allows us to be flexible and self-reliant particularly when it comes to meeting the requirements of our individual clients. For example Schlegel's extensive knowledge in the implementation of customized products and requirements based on the requirements of each application.
The quality policy at Schlegel is rounded off by many years of experience in dealing with quality management according to ISO 9001-2015.