Thank you for visiting the website of era-contact GmbH and for your interest in our company and our products. The privacy of your data is important to us and we want you to feel at ease when viewing our website. Protecting your privacy in the processing of your personal data is an important concern to which we pay special attention in our business processes. We process personal data collected during visits to our website in accordance with the data protection rules of the country in which the controller or processor is based. The era-contact website may contain links to websites of other providers not covered by this Data Protection Statement.
This privacy policy applies to data processing by:
Controller pursuant to Article 4(7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
era-contact GmbH, Gewerbestraße 44,75015 Bretten, Germany info@era-contact.de
The company’s data protection officer, Mr Stefan Henschel, can be contacted at the above address or by email to datenschutz@era-contact.de.
a) When you visit our website
When you visit our website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to our website’s server. This information is temporarily stored in a log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until automatically deleted:
We process the above data for the following purposes:
The legal basis for the data processing is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the above-listed purposes of data collection. In no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of inferring your identity. We additionally use cookies when you visit our website. For further information about these, please see under headings 4 this privacy policy.
b) When you use our contact form
For questions of any kind, we provide a form on the website for you to contact us. You need to provide a valid email address, forename and surname so that we know who the request is from and in order to respond. Further details can be provided voluntarily. The data is transmitted in encrypted form (see under heading 8). The legal basis for the data processing for the purpose of entering into contact with you is Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR on the basis of your freely given consent. The personal data we collect for use of the contact form is automatically deleted once your request has been dealt with.
We do not transfer your personal data to any third party other than for the purposes listed in the following. We only disclose your personal information to third parties if:
We use cookies on our website. These are small files that your browser creates automatically and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not harm your device and do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware. A cookie stores information that results in connection with the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we gain direct knowledge of your identity. Cookies are used to improve the website experience for you.
For example, we use session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages on our website. These cookies are automatically deleted when you leave our website.
In addition, to improve usability, we also use temporary cookies that are stored on your device for various periods of time. If you return to our site to use our services again, these cookies make it possible to see that you have visited before and any inputs and settings you have made so you do not have to repeat them. We also use cookies to keep statistics on the use of our website and analyse them to improve our content (see heading 5).
The data processed by way of cookies is needed for the purposes stated in order to safeguard our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or so that you are always asked before a cookie is created. Please note that disabling cookies completely may mean that you cannot use all features of our website.
Your rights are as follows:
To the extent that your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, you have the right, under Article 21 of the GDPR, to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of your personal data. In the case of direct marketing, you have a general right to object that we abide by without reference to any particular situation.
If you wish to exercise your right to withdraw consent or your right to object, it is sufficient to send an email to: datenschutz@era-contact.de.
When you visit our website, we use the widespread secure socket layer (SSL) protocol in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. This is generally 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit SSL v3 encryption instead. You can tell if a specific page of our website is transferred in encrypted form by the closed key or padlock icon in your browser address bar. In all other respects, we use suitable technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or deliberate manipulation, partial or total loss, destruction or unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continually improved in line with technological developments.
This Data Protection Statement is valid as of the present time and was last revised in May 2018. As a result of enhancements to our website and the services provided on it, or as a result of legal or official requirements, it may become necessary for this Data Protection Statement to be revised.
era-contact is the world market leader in electrical railway couplings and sets standards for the cable assembly and vehicle cabling sectors.
Since 2000 era-contact is integrated into the aichele GROUP due to the takeover of the FABEG "electrical railway couplings" division (founded in 1928 in Berlin as a subsidiary of AEG). Today, more than 820 employees work at 8 locations on 4 continents.
1928 |
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1932 |
Start of production of coupling systems |
1946 |
New foundation of FABEG in Bretten |
1991 |
Development of coaxial and twinaxial contacts bus and video signal transmission in the Eurotunnel train |
1993 |
Takeover of FABEG by ABB |
1995 |
Development of Quartax contacts Transmission of Ethernet |
1997 |
Takeover of FABEG by Schaltbau |
2000 |
Takeover of FABEG by aichele GROUP |
2003 |
Foundation of era-contact Suzhou, China |
2004 |
Development of the era-transceiver ® Transmission of Fast and Gigabit-Ethernet Name change within the framework of restructuring the aichele GROUP |
2007/8 |
Relocation of era-contact China to a new production building 7,800 square metres |
2009 |
Foundation of era-contact USA (sales office) |
2010 |
Relocation of era-contact Tunisia to a new production hall, 3,500 square metres |
2013 |
Start of production in the USA |
2014 |
Acquisition of streicherplast, Denkingen, Germany |
2015 |
Founding of era-contact Turkey in Dilovasi, Istanbul, Turkey |
2017 |
Opening a new manufacturing facility in South Carolina, era-contact USA |
Here you can find every relevant document you might need to download.
Note: If a business relationship is not established, the data will be deleted after 3 months at the latest.
Supply of Products and Services General Conditions
Supply of Products and Services General Conditions english
Allgemeine Lieferbedingungen german
Predictive Maintenance: era-Intelligent Coupler System
Predictive Maintenance: era-Intelligent Coupler System English
Predictive Maintenance: era-Intelligent Coupler System German
ETHERNET UPGRADE SOLUTIONS
era-transceiver® – Ethernet Upgrade Solutions English
era-transceiver® – Ethernet Upgrade Solutions German
era-transceiver® – Fibre Extension English
era-transceiver® – Fibre Extension German
MANUAL CONNECTOR HAKU 0-3
Manual Connector HAKU 0-3 English
Manual Connector HAKU 0-3 German
Connectors according to UIC 541 VE
Product data sheet UIC 541 VE English
Produktdatenblatt UIC 541 VE German
Connectors according to UIC 552 VE
Product data sheet UIC 552 M1 English
Product data sheet UIC 552 M1 German
Product data sheet UIC 552 M0 English
Product data sheet UIC 552 M0 German
Connectors according to UIC 558 VE
Product data sheet UIC 558 VE English
Product data sheet UIC 558 VE German
Connectors according to UIC IT
Product data sheet UIC IT English
Product data sheet UIC IT German
Control cabinets & cable assembly
Product data sheet control cabinets and cable assembly English
Product data sheet control cabinets and cable assembly German
Contact systems
Mobile-fixed contact systems:
Mobile-fixed contacts era-contact K08 Ag LA 045678/045702 30 A
Mobile-fixed contacts era-contact K10 Ag LL 028109/028170 50 A
Mobile-fixed contacts era-contact K10 Au LL 041421/028691 50 A
Mobile-fixed contacts era-contact K13/45 Ag LL 045830/045680 60 A
Mobile-fixed contacts era-contact K16 Ag LL 026690/028235 100 A
Mobile-fixed contacts era-contact K16 Ag 023231/028235 150 A
Mobile-fixed contacts era-contact K27 Ag LL 023770/023237 200 A
Mobile-fixed contacts era-contact K34 Ag LI 007695/007657 500 A
Male-female contact systems:
Male-female contacts era-contact K08 Ag 047840/047838 30 A
Male-female contacts era-contact K08 Au 047841/047839 30 A
Male-female contacts era-contact K10 Ag 003824/023853 50 A
Male-female contacts era-contact K10 Au 003823/023852 50 A
Male-female contacts era-contact K16 Au 022721/022722 90 A
Male-female contacts era-contact K17 Ag 003717/003716 125 A
Mobile-mobile contact systems:
Mobile-mobile contact era-contact K12s 045999
Mobile-mobile contact era-contact K12s 045845
Mobile-mobile contact era-contact K13 45 045770
Mobile-mobile contact era-contact K13 52 045820
Data contact systems: era-transceiver®
era-transceiver® era-contact K50 045960
era-transceiver® era-contact K50 045980
era-transceiver® era-contact K50 045990
era-transceiver® era-contact K50 Giga 045970
era-transceiver® era-contact K50 Giga 072050
era-transceiver® era-contact K50 Giga 072110
Data contact systems:
Quartax-Stift-Buchse era-contact K23 100 Ω 045974/045975 500 A
Special contact systems:
Male-female contacts UIC558 122033/122024 10 A
We want satisfied customers. This is why one of our main goals is a high quality of our products and our services. Our customers are internationally represented – so are we. era-contact has a total of 7 locations on four continents. Whether in Europe, Asia, America or Africa - we are there locally for you!
And regardless of where we are operating on your behalf, all of our staff work according to the same quality standards ISO/TS 16949 and IRIS. All internal processes are subject to a continuous process improvement which is complemented by internal and external employee trainings. Thanks to the cooperation with professional consultancy firms, universities and colleges our customers, benefit from an ongoing improvement of our quality and our know-how. The result are optimal products and solutions for our customers.
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