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Dold Company Profile

Dold has over 70 years experience in building control and relay devices. The brief outline of our company history below shows our development from a small company making mechanical switchgear and timers, to a high-tech major player in the field of electronic measuring devices. From the start, the founding family recognised the importance of producing high quality products that the market required. Together with a depth of knowledge that only comes from employees who have worked for the company for many years, Dold have been able to produce a range of innovative products for the control, automation and panel building industries.

Dold - Company Development

1928 - Founded by Emil Dold
1936 - Moved to new premises with 25 employees. Production of first DOLD relay
1948 - New start with 44 employees, after shutdown and dismantling of plant in 1945
1952/65 - Continuous growth to 333 employees
1967 - First modular mechanical DOLD timer
1975/76 - The Mini-Timer relay ZS700 sets new standards because of its universal use as a flush mounting and panel mounting product
1978 - First programmable controller in a standard enclosure for the car and machine tool industry
1982 - Production of first DC brakes at DOLD
1992 - Expansion of the product range with soft start and semiconductor contactors
1999 - Opening of Dold Industries Ltd, the base of DOLD's UK operations
2002 - Dold Industries produces motor brake relay, DOL starters and combination soft start motor brake relay that comply with the PUWER 98 woodworking information sheet
2004 - Dold Industries produce large motor brake relay star delta starters up to 45kW

Dold - Today

Dold has over 500 employees in its Furtwangen factory and is one of the leading European relay manufacturers. E. Dold & Söhne KG

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