About Schneider Electric

188 Years of Engineering Excellence in Schneider Electric

From 19th-century foundry to converged IT/OT network infrastructure — 188 years of continuous industrial reinvention.

"Our mission is to be the trusted technology partner for converged IT/OT infrastructure — delivering secure, energy-efficient, and intelligent network solutions that power the digital transformation of industries worldwide."
Research & Development

Our Engineering Capabilities

12,000 R&D engineers across 40+ global research centers — investing 5% of $36B annual revenue ($1.8B) into network, edge computing, and cybersecurity technologies.

Network hardware R&D laboratory

Hardware Design Lab

ASIC development, EMC/EMI testing, thermal simulation, and reliability life-testing for all switch and gateway platforms.

Software engineering center

Software & Firmware Center

EcoStruxure platform development, protocol stack engineering, and cybersecurity research with dedicated red team/blue team exercises.

Interoperability testing facility

Interoperability Test Facility

Multi-vendor protocol conformance testing for PROFINET, TSN, IEC 61850, and EtherNet/IP across 200+ device partnerships.

Heritage

Key Milestones

From iron and steel to network infrastructure — five pivotal shifts across 188 years of operation.

1836

Founded in France

Adolphe and Joseph-Eugène Schneider acquire the Creusot foundries, beginning an industrial legacy.

1981

Pivot to Electrical Distribution

Strategic shift to electrical equipment and industrial controls, exiting traditional steel and shipbuilding.

2007

EcoStruxure Platform Launch

First IoT-enabled architecture connecting sensors, edge computing, and cloud analytics for energy management.

2019

IEC 62443 Certification Program

All network switches certified to IEC 62443 SL2, establishing new cybersecurity baseline for industrial networks.

2024

TSN & AI Edge Integration

First industrial switch platform with embedded ML inference and IEEE 802.1 TSN support for deterministic networking.

Explore Our Technical Publications

White papers, application notes, and standards contributions from our engineering teams.

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