Koen Wouda

Mors Smitt

The Mors Smitt Group, has two business activities: - Railway Technology - Industrial Technology Railway Technology: Mors Smitt serves the rolling stock industry with components such as relays, safety critical electronics and complete measuring and control solutions. The needs of the signalling / infrastructure industry are served with vital relays and safety testers. Industrial Technology: Serving the maritime, manufacturing, power generation and ‘installation' domains with proven reliable relays, panel indicators and test & measuring equipment. Products and solutions that work unquestioningly over a long effective life. Mors Smitt Group - a short review: In 1898 Societé d'Electricité et automobiles Mors was founded in France, likewise in 1900 NIF (Netherlands Instruments Factory), later to become Nieaf (Netherlands Instruments and Electrical Apparatus Factory) in 1913. In 1902 Smitt was founded in the Netherlands and in 1984 merged with Nieaf. Dardel Industries acquired Nieaf-Smitt in 1990 and the Mors Relay Division in 1996. In 2003 Mors Smitt Technology USA was created and in 2008 MorsSmitt Asia in Hong Kong and Zhongshan Relay Limited in China were founded. In 2011 STS Rail was acquired. In 2012 Mors Smitt Group is acquired by Wabtec corporation