The Human Touch® Since 1947, we have been opening doors ... Your Expert Partner for Human Machine Interfaces

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EAO – Your Expert Partner for Human Machine Interfaces It is moments that matter. Behind each interaction lies a need, a story, an objective, a wish, and a goal. These are just as diverse as the requirements for the operation of machines. Expressing the immediate moment of interaction and making it innovative, intuitive and reliable is our task, our credo, and at the same time our fascination.

“You decide.” Starting the day with a journey is a matter of course these days. Daily life is shaped by distances. To open doors and get moving are decisions that every individual makes each day. EAO Transportation. Our products are as intuitive and reliable as anyone would expect. They facilitate. To be prepared to meet all requirements and to help people make their decisions – that is the challenge we take on each d

“You trust.” Wherever the path may take you. The freedom to choose it and to overcome its challenges means to trust in experience, competence, and safety. It’s the carefree moments that touch us. EAO Automotive. Safety matters to us. Design and individuality as well. There are no compromises. Using innovative technologies and materials, we set the standards of tomorrow and combine diligence with tru

“You act.” Functionality, productivity, and durability are the fundamental features of any machine. The will and desire to set something in motion are the driving – virtually limitless – powers that humans possess. It is a gift and a source of pride. EAO Heavy Duty & Special Vehicles. The insight to meet our customers’ individual wishes with forwardlooking ideas and actions is what drives us. Developing products that inspire people is a source of pride

“You control.” Finely coordinated processes that are characterized by speed and accuracy are impressive. The ability to start or stop something with a single touch is the result of human creativeness. EAO Machinery. The precision of our products is based on knowledge and passion. Only interface solutions created with the greatest diligence meet our definitions of innovation, intuition, and reliability. An impressive added value

EAO creates possibilities. To create interfaces, we have to understand them first. It is only our complete understanding of the requirements, the environmental demands, and the technical functionality of machines that allows us to develop innovative, intuitive, reliable, and safe products and systems

HMI – Human Machine Interfaces The interface. Our fascination. 16 Our range of products stands out thanks to international expertise, technical precision, and individual variety. We offer component customization, so that the exterior colour, symbols, materials, and lettering are designed according to the individual requirements of our customers. We also go one step further, carrying out targeted, standard-specific development of our components’ technology and functionality in line with our customers’ needs and specificatio

EAO target markets To understand requirements. To live innovation. 18 As one of the world’s leading HMI providers, we have always met the industry’s evergrowing challenges with reliable and sustainable products for road and railway vehicles. With control elements that are intuitive, userfriendly, and so adaptable that they meet all global requirements. Whether it’s products and solutions for cockpits, doors, or other applications: using variety, quality, and individuality, we help provide safe and environmentally friendly mobility. Virtually no other market combines technology, design, and safety...

The EAO Company More than experts. Partner. 20 EAO AG, a Swiss, family-owned company founded in 1947, has developed into one of the world’s leading manufacturers of switches, keyboards, sophisticated control elements, and complete HMI control units and HMI Systems. With about 600 dedicated employees, EAO has a global production and distribution network at its disposal. And with production sites in Switzerland, Germany, North America and China, as well as our 11 sales companies and distributors in over 50 countries, we can guarantee global availability. Efficient and modern development processes,...

HMI Components A broad range of products. Greater individuality. 22 With over 65 years of experience as a global provider, we have the knowledge and the products to satisfy any application or product requirements and meet international standards. Our products stand out thanks to their excellent quality, innovative design, safe functionality, and ease of assembly. Our range of standard components is complemented by our value-added service, in which we offer components customized according to individual customers’ specific requirements. Series EAO manufactures one of the world’s largest ranges...

HMI Systems Sharing experiences. Creating interactions. 24 Innovative solutions can only be classed as such when they are also effective, sustainable, and useful. For over 65 years now, our innovativeness has been based on a thorough understanding of our products’ users and on our fascination with making interactions possible. Here, the networking of control systems creates the foundations for the communication between humans and machines. number of interfaces all result in considerable savings in terms of both cost and time. EAO’s customers also benefit from our global expertise when it comes...

Swiss Touch® Tradition meets innovation. Foundings Elektro Apparatebau Olten AG 1947 (EAO AG) 1958 In 1947 in the town of Olten, located on the Swiss Plateau, Kurt Loosli Senior founded a business together with René Thalmann that successfully combined typical Swiss values. With precision, innovativeness, and outstanding engineering, the two pioneers developed, in addition to high-voltage rectifiers, static converters and transformers, the first illuminated pushbutton. This revolutionary new idea soon established itself on the international market. The journey from initially slow-selling, hand-manufactured...