Technical data

30 years of
Steca Electronics
History and development
Today Steca can look back at over 30 years
of history. Since it was founded in 1976, the
company has been on a constant route to
success.
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The company is ex-
panded to include
product ranges for
cable systems and
solar electronics with
an own product line.
The company is
expanded into a full-
service electronics
service provider.
1990
The area of the pro-
duction premises
for development and
manufacture is in-
creased to 10,000 m².
2000
The solar division is expan-
ded with the grid-feed in-
verter product line.
Steca thereby becomes
the only company in the
world that develops, ma-
nufactures and sells its
own complete product
programme for the regu-
lation and control of solar
energy systems.
Factory II is commissi-
oned, with a production
area of 3,500 m².
2005
A production site is
opened in Bulgaria,
with a production
area of 5,000 m²
... and a course set
for a successful
future.
2006
Exclusive accessories
for exclusive cars
For exclusive cars,
we are the first
manufacturer in
the world to offer
electronic systems
that transform a
clear glass pane into
a translucent
or tinted pane.
The third
dimension
When electronic and
mechanical systems
must be connected
in tight spaces, we
develop and produce
in the third dimen-
sion.
Intelligent battery
charging.
The first battery
charging system
with equalization
charging.
With this system,
Steca increases the
service life of bat-
teries connected in
series using only a
single charger.
Pave the way in
energy efficiency
In the times when
energy efficiency
was not even a
topic for discussion,
Steca set new stan-
dards by developing
the first electronics
with class A ener-
gy efficiency. The-
se days, A++ is
standard for us.
SOC –
State of Charge.
The specially deve-
loped adaptive SOC
charging process
ensures a gentle
charging of the bat-
tery that increases
the battery lifetime.
Graphical
animated display
While the market
still uses normal
displays, Steca
offers the first solar
thermal controller
with a graphical
animated solar
circuit display.
An innovation that
has now been co-
pied by many other
manufactures.
For difficult
environments, ...
... Steca has been
able to develop
reliable component
groups that satisfy
these requirements.
These products are
among the first of
their kind.
Fully graphical
display
Another innovation is
the first solar thermal
controller with a fully
graphical display.
Here also, we have
set new standards in
display technology and
information content.
Steca's innovations in
electronics development
Over the years, Steca has re-
peatedly provided impulses in
the electronics field through
innovative developments.
Here are few current
examples:
Factory III is com-
missioned, with a
production area
of 3,500 m².
2007
The company is
founded. It assembles
battery systems, and
develops and produ-
ces battery charging
systems.
The company has
developed into a
significant profes-
sional electronics
supplier.
Steca in figures
Number of component
groups produced per year:
3.8 Mio.
Number of component
groups supplied daily:
18,000
Number of component
group types produced per year:
3,000
Number of production orders
continuously being processed:
600
Number of components that are
fitted onto printed circuit boards
per hour:
50,000
Number of components that are
fitted per year on average:
230 Mio.
Number of employees in 1976: 3
Number of employees in 2007: 540
Number of employees planned for 2008: 650
Production information relates to average orders and production capacity
from the years 2006/2007
1976 1980
1976
2005
0
300
200
100
1980
1990
2000
500
2006
2007
700
2008
Number of employees
2008
2009
Further
construction
plant at Mem-
mingen