2003 Launch of the new Towerline types 2CP2000 and 2CP3000.

2002 Launch of the EB4 (6 V 200 Ah) for Emerson Energy System's customer Ericsson.

2001-2002 Major expansion of VRLA manufacturing plant in Aesch and Boudry: multiplication of the production capacities by 3 by assigning the plates production to Boudry and the assembling to Aesch.

2001 Launch of new Towerline types 2CP1200, 2CP1400 and 2CP1600.

1997 Introduction of the Compact-Power Rackline™ for ETSI, 19" and 23" cabinets.
Stationary Batteries and Systems Department transferred to Aesch BL.

1996 100 years Accu Oerlikon.

1992 Electrona S.A. joins Accumulatoren-Fabrik Oerlikon.

1985 Production and market indroduction of the stationary VRLA battery type Compact-Power™.

1982 New battery brand name +plus oerlikon.

1970 Plus AG joins Accumulatoren-Fabrik Oerlikon.

1969 Start of SLI production in polypropylene cases.

1948 Telephone-system, forklift and car batteries from Oerlikon support the industrial postwar upswing in Switzerland.

1945 End of World War II and start production of modern type motive power cells.

1935 Electrona S.A. starts business in Solothurn.

1935 Plus AG starts business in Basel.

1917 World War I. Start of secondary lead refining to recycle used batteries starts in Oerlikon. Vigorous production of SLI batteries in hard rubber cases.

1910 Stationary and motive power batteries with Faure - type plates from Accumulatoren-Fabrik Oerlikon power the electrical revolution in Switzerland.

1896 On Januar 30 the share holder company Accumulatoren-Fabrik Oerlikon in the village of Oerlikon near Zürich is incorporated.

1892 A trolley line in Zürich is supplied with power from a stationary 540 V/240 Ah Oerlikon battery.

1890 Lead acid batteries with gelled electrolyte are produced.

1870 Lead acid battery production is started by the predecessor company, Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon, to furnish train lightening batteries.

1859 Planté makes his "pile" with lead and lead dioxide.