Electrical/electronic Manufacturing - Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway
Autronica Founded in 1957Start Products: -Roadblock lights. with transistors and batteries-Fire alarm detectors and centrals-Photocell switches for outdoor lightningYear 1960:-Temperature sensors/transmitters-Pressure transmitters-Temperature alarm & monitoring central for engine bearings onboard ships. DNV approved.-Standard temperature element T802 inventedA special Norwegian company in this period:That a company in the 1960s operated a 40-hour week. Saturday-free, monthly wages and salaries during illness were unusual. In 1971 an extra holiday week was introduced also.Year 1965:-Det Norske Veritas, DNV introduced E0-class: periodically unmanned engine room onboard ships.-Exhaust temperature sensors and monitoring centrals.-Alarm & Monitoring centrals for temperature and pressure.Year 1974:-Sensors and centrals for MIP calculator-Piezoelectric pressure transmitters for fuel injection pressure Year 1984:-Autronica on stock exchange.-Division for fire and security.-Division for maritime and industrial instrumentation.Year 1985:-Radar gauge and centrals for level gauging.Year 1993:-New English company Wessoe new owner-Subsidary companies, Noca, Powec, Microcomponent and Autronica mechanical division sold out.year 1997: 40 year anniversary-New norwegian owner Seatex Garex.Year 2000:-company split-Maritime division = Kongsberg Maritime, KMSS.-Fire division = Autronica Fire and Security.AUTRONICA AS was a pioneer in its market area.AUTRONICA AS is only in our memories now :-(The time-span/products taken from various publications from available Autronica documents.