Autronica AS

Autronica Founded in 1957 Start Products: -Roadblock lights. with transistors and batteries -Fire alarm detectors and centrals -Photocell switches for outdoor lightning Year 1960: -Temperature sensors/transmitters -Pressure transmitters -Temperature alarm & monitoring central for engine bearings onboard ships. DNV approved. -Standard temperature element T802 invented A 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.