Schneider Electric

History

YearDetail
1836 Brother Schneider acquire mines and forges at Le Creusot, France. Two years later they create Scheider & Cie.
1891 The company launches itself into the electricity market.
1919 The company expands into Germany and Eastern Europe via the European Industrial and Financial Union (EIFU).
1975 The Schneider Group acquires an interest in Merlin Gerin.
1981-1997 The company divests from steel and shipbuilding and focuses mainly on electricity through acquisition.
1999 The company acquires Lexel.
2000-2009 The company expanded into new market segments such as UPS, movement control, building automation and security.
2010-2021 The company further expanded in software, critical power and smart grid application business.
2022 Schneider Electric and CEA extended R&D collaboration.
2023 Schneider Electric and Capgemini collaborated for 5G industrial automation, supported by Qualcomm.
2023 Schneider Electric partners with Intel and Applied Materials for Decabonizing the Semiconductor Value chain.
2024 Schneider Electric collaborates with NVIDIA on designs for AI Data Centers.