1959
Initial patent application
A small team of experts is looking for new application areas for the recently developed transistors.
The SIMATIC trademark is registered at the German Patent Office on April 2, 1958.
At the Machine Tool Exhibition in Paris one year later, the "Building-Block System for Solid-State Controls" SIMATIC G causes a sensation.
The new technology is significantly faster than previous relay controls, wear-free and requires less space all at the same time. The foundation for one of the world’s most successful automation systems is laid.