steute Schaltgeräte. An overview.
The company simultaneously widened itsvision to include new fields of product appli- cation. Medical technology and applications for explosive zones became increasingly important in this context.Technological orientation and concentrationon new market segments led to a spin-off from the SCHMERSAL Group in 2003. Since 2004, steute has remained within the enter- prise, but is legally and economically inde- pendent.Today the company offers a homogenousproduct range, drawing on its wide know- how and characterized by a high degree of technological synergy. steute is a typical medium-sized companylocated in Löhne at the professional foot of the Weserhills. It was founded in 1961 and soon afterbegan to build up a reputation as a manufac- turer of electrical products for mechanical and systems engineering. The company has especially made a name for itself with an extensive range of footswitches, protective switches and pull-wire switches, including customer-specific and niche applications within this branch of capital investment.In order to achieve a wider overall productrange, steute became part of the SCHMER- SAL group in 1995. With a new freedom to concentrate on its key skills, steute now con- sistently pursued further development of its range of foot-operated switches and safety application components. IV