The Janitza history

The International operating family-owned company, based in Lahnau (Germany), was founded in 1986, and has been one of the leading providers of complete solutions in the field of energy management for more than 30 years. The family-owned company has been emerged from the Eugen Janitza GmbH which was founded in 1961 and has always been focused on the development and production of high-quality measuring instruments with the specially adapted GridVis® software and a comprehensive range of services.

The family-owned company offers its customers energy management, power quality monitoring and residual current monitoring (RCM) in a common system environment. Innovation and continuous development are the order of the day for Janitza. You can see the most important milestones of the Janitza history here:

  1. 2022

    2022

    Additional location in Wetzlar.
    Completion of an advanced logistics center.
    Commissioning of a new, state-of-the-art SMT production line.
  2. 2021

    2021

    Opening of the new attractive canteen.
  3. 2020

    2020

    Move into the new modern development center incl. EMC laboratory.
  4. 2018

    2018

    Janitza has been equipped with the most modern THT-production line in Germany.
  5. 2017

    2017

    The new SMD-production line has been operating since 2017.
  6. 2015

    2015

    Construction of a new modern office building.
  7. 2013

    2013

    Certification EnMS ISO 50001
  8. 2012

    2012

    Expansion of the production capacities.
  9. 2011

    2011

    Powerful network analyzer for energy management systems according to DIN EN 16000.
  10. 2010

    2010

    UMG 508 as the first network analyser with innovative user guidance.
  11. 2009

    2009

    Release of the UMG 511 class A
    power quality analyser.
  12. 2008

    2008

    Introduction of the UMG 604/605 compact
    power quality analyser for the DIN rail.
  13. 2006

    2006

    Introduction of the lead free
    technology (RoHS directive).
  14. 2005

    2005

    Modernisation and expansion of the
    production facilities.
  15. 2004

    2004

    Start of universal measurement devices
    with web connectivity.
  16. 2003

    2003

    Introduction of the UMG 96 S as a cost efficient network analyser with harmonics display.
  17. 2000

    2000

    Digital diversity against analogue simplicity -
    the compact UMG 96 appears.
  18. 1999
    1999

    1999

    Start of the Janitza software development.
  19. 1998

    1998

    First universal measurement device UMG 503 which is able to communicate.
  20. 1996
    1996

    1996

    Successful introduction of the ISO certification.
  21. 1989

    1989

    Start of production of the universal measurement devices with the UMG 500.
  22. 1988

    1988

    Continuous expansion of the production in Lahnau.
  23. 1986
    1986

    1986

    Founding of the Janitza electronics GmbH by Eugen and Markus Janitza.
  24. 1969
    1969

    1969

    New construction of the
    production facility in Naunheim.
  25. 1961

    1961

    Founding year of the Eugen Janitza GmbH.