From the founding of the company in 1997, expansion of our production and new company building to numerous awards: together with our staff, we have achieved a lot over the past decades. Discover how we became one of the most innovative companies in Germany's SME sector.
1997
Founding of Spaun Schaltnetzteile GmbH
Shareholders/founders Friedrich Spaun and Hermann Püthe
Started off with 6 employees
2001
DIN ISO 9001 certification
First international production monitoring: UL, CSA, VDE, etc.
Eric Spaun becomes new shareholder
2004
Production expansion by 100%
In-house testing/manufacturing technology
2008
10th anniversary
Move to new business premises
Change name to inpotron™ Schaltnetzteile GmbH
2013
New logistics/distribution centre
2015
Change in shareholding of the company: Eric Spaun (40%), Hermann Püthe (60%)
TOP100 award as the most innovative company among German SMEs
2017
20th anniversary TOP100 once again distinguished as one of the most innovative companies among German SMEs
2018
TOP-Job award for one of the best employers among German SMEs
2019
Awarded IKOM award
Once again among the Top100
Hermann Püthe “Manager of the Year 2019”
Hermann Püthe Chairman of the Specialist Department for Switched-Mode Power Supplies / SMPS
2020
TOP-Job award, silver medal for inpotron as the second best employer among German SMEs
2023
Another TOP100 award
2023
Uwe Auer (right) and Torsten Keinath (left) obtain shares in the company
