Within Siemens AG, KACO new energy is the specialist for power electronics for decentralised energy supply. As part of the Operating Company Smart Infrastructure, we benefit in particular from the exchange on topics such as building technology, electromobility and energy storage.

25 years of KACO new energy A Swabian success story

A pioneer right from the start

Every journey begins with a first step. KACO took this step in 1914 when it was founded in Heilbronn by Gustav Bach, Albert Hirth and Gustav Klein. The company concentrates on the manufacture of motor seals, shaft sealing rings and electromechanical choppers, the forerunners of today`s inverters. In the 1950s, KACO is the world`s largest manufacturer of electromechanical choppers and produces the first thyristor inverter.

We turn passion into power

In the 1990s, KACO expands its developments in photovoltaics. This promising sector generates so much enthusiasm and inventive spirit that in 1998, with Dipl.-Ing. Ralf Hofmann at the helm, a separate limited company is established: KACO Gerätetechnik. The very next year, the company launches the world`s first transformerless photovoltaic inverter.

In the 2000s, the company relocates its headquarters to Neckarsulm, changes its name to KACO new energy GmbH and establishes further subsidiaries in Europe as well as in North America, Asia and Africa. Today, the name KACO new energy is one of the best known in the inverter industry worldwide.

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