Acquisition of Schwarzmüller GmbH by Sauer-Danfoss.
Renaming to Sauer-Danfoss (Kaiserslautern) GmbH
2005
Integration of all business functions into the business unit Electronic Components of the Sauer-Danfoss group.
Relocation of order handling and customer service to Almhult, Sweden.
2007
Integration of Sauer-Danfoss (Kaiserslautern) GmbH to Sauer-Danfoss GmbH & Co. OHG
2010
Foundation of the stand-alone business Schwarzmüller-Inverter.
The order handling and all other functions of the inverter business go back to Kaiserslautern. Overall responsibilities of the inverter business lay on Thomas Schwarzmüller
Highlights of Product Developments
1988
Thomas Schwarzmueller develops a closed loop control for AC induction motors in his diploma theses, which achieves the performance of field oriented controls with a calculating capacity and the costs of a standard frequency converter. At the time field oriented controllers are very intricate and expensive.
1989
This controller is introduced at the Hannover fair and is of great interest in the industry of motor controls.
Several well-known frequency converter companies assign Thomas Schwarzmüller with the implementation of his controller into their frequency converters.
1992
The Schwarzmüller-controller is used in a fork-lift by Linde
1994
In the newly founded Schwarzmüller GmbH the development of an inverter for material handling applications begins.
1995
Development of an electronic steering controller (without mechanical connection between steering wheel and drive gear) with an AC induction motor.
1997
Serial production of electronic steering and inverters for traction drive and pump drive for material handling vehicles (series A)
Schwarzmüller GmbH achieves top ranking in technological migration of DC drive to AC drive in fork lifts.
1998
Schwarzmüller GmbH shows the first competitive inverter for 24V fork lift trucks at the Hannover exhibition.
1999
The low-cost pallet truck Swift-EME from Jungheinrich is equipped with the inverter from Schwarzmüller GmbH
2000
Series B and C launched
2001
Series D launched
2002
Series E launched
2004
Series F launched
2008
Release of the first type MI06, the new PLUS+1 mobile inverter from Sauer-Danfoss
2009
Further types MI03, MI04 and MI20 follow
2010-2011
The type MI08 is under development, the release is scheduled for 1st Q 2012
