strong history, amazing future
Our Story
We have passionately developed and produced leading outdoor instrumentation for vehicles for over 50 years.
Our experience. your benefit.
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The name has changed several times, but many of the people developing our first-class instruments have been with us since the beginning.
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50 years of experience and knowhow have been accumulated within Veratron, allowing us to provide the market with cutting edge technology and premium instruments for vehicles of all kinds.
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Foundation and Growth
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1972
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1977
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1972 – 1991
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Foundation & Growth
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1972
Foundation of VDO Technik AG at new production plant in Rüthi / Switzerland. Production of passenger car instrument clusters for Swedish car manufacturer, as well as Speedo and tachometers for Austrian motorcycle and car manufacturers.
1975
First production of mechanical speedometers for bicycles and mechanical fuel level sensors and gauges.
1979
The production of central door locking systems for two major German car manufacturers begins.
1986
Focus on production of bimetal instruments for all German car manufacturers. New production processes implemented to produce up to 25,000 units per day.
1989
Expansion of facility and integration of marine business.
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Diversification
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1992
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2001
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1992 – 2001
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Diversification
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1992
Start of PCB assembly in Rüthi / Switzerland.
1998Production of instruments for British off-road vehicle manufacturer.
1999Engine monitoring instrument for biggest US outboard engine
manufacturer – first development and production of color display for Marine application.
2001ATV instrument – first development for off-road application
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Change
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2006
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2010
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2002 – 2007
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Change
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2002
First system solution for industrial applications are developed and produced.
2004
Instrumentation for larger US construction machineries manufacturer developed and produced.
2005
Icon motorcycle manufacturer in US orders first instruments in Rüthi.
2006
Start of production of fuel level sensors for trucks.
2007
Production plant refreshed and made ready for further expansion.
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New Opportunities
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2013
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2017
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2008 – 2017
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New Opportunities
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2008
The production of tractor instrument clusters starts.
2010
Up to date 2 million instruments were delivered to US motorcycle manufacturer.
2013
The biggest marine engine manufacturer becomes the first Japanese customer to order from the Rüthi plant. Two new European premium motorcycle brands follow.
2014
Rüthi becomes the Marine market within the Continental group. Further focus on marine instruments.
2017
A famous Japanese engine, motorcycle and car manufacturer is added as the next important customer in the marine segment.
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Onward
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2019
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2020
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2018
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Onward
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2018
The management being partly on board for over 20 years buys
the Marine and PA Business from Continental and founds the new company Veratron.
2019Rebranding - logo and brandmark. Development of premium and cutting edge Veratron products. Ongoing development and production of VDO Marine products.
2020Launch of new product portfolio and US Webshop.
2021Japanese outboard engines manufacturer is added to the customer list.
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