We are JUNG
For more than a century we have been a family-owned busi-
ness. We have secured a foothold on the market not least
because we are reliable and innovative. The motto of my
grandfather, who founded the business in 1912, is still applicable
today: Progress as tradition. We not only keep what is worth
preserving but take advantage of new developments in good
time. Our product portfolio reflects this guiding principle: From
conventional, classic switches to sustainable building auto-
mation, we offer solutions for all areas of a modern electrical
installation, and that in a consistent, stylish design. Close con-
tacts with our partners in commerce, trade and architecture
are an important condition for our success. We always strive
to offer our customers the best-possible solutions – worldwide.
Harald Jung,
Managing Partner
“ For three generations we have been creating something special at JUNG.”
1912
In 1919, Albrecht Jung extended the production facilities
by acquiring an old school building and a greenhouse.
Setting up a business in the cellar
In 1912, Albrecht Jung laid the foundation for our success story
by founding his own business. The forty-year-old electrician had
many innovative ideas. To turn his ideas into reality, he rented
some cellar rooms not far from his home and set up shop there.
Risk-taking payed off: Albrecht Jung and his partner Ernst Paris
quickly made the company economically viable and ensured
its survival even in difficult times – two world wars and the
following tough post-war years.
Company founder Albrecht Jung
“ Then I’ll do it myself.”
In the 1960s, Albrecht Jung’s son Siegfried took over and further
contributed to the family businesses’ market success. Since
the 90s, the company has been managed by the founder’s
grandson, Harald Jung. Today’s headquarters in Schalksmühle
are close to the first production facilities, i.e. the cellars, the
greenhouse and the school building.
Production running at full speed
Socket serial production
Push-button sensor F 40
Inventiveness is the future
Progress as tradition
We have always maintained innovativeness. Thus, modern
switches are adapted to current technological requirements as
well as processes and technologies in the modern Smart Home.
The pull switch with 1/8 rotation was one of our first patents.
This principle of a short actuating path is the basis for all
the company’s switch designs to date.
“ The balance of lived tradition and courageous vision significantly adds to our success.”
Interview with Harald Jung
Harald Jung,
Managing Partner
JUNG has been a successfully managed fam-
ily business for over a century. What are the
most important ingredients in the recipe for
success?
Harald Jung: The enjoyment in doing what we
do, the dynamic in working together and trust
in our work are certainly significant factors. In
addition, there is close customer contact and
with it good knowledge of the market and
the requirements of our customers. Our JUNG
"Made in Germany" quality is highly appreci-
ated worldwide.
A quality label confirmed by the Technical
Control Board (TÜV).
Harald Jung: We actually achieve a large part
of the added value here in the region around
Schalksmühle. Over 90 % of our products are
made in Germany. Thus, we always remem-
ber our roots.
But at times you surely feel the pressure to
move to Asia to produce more cheaply there?
Harald Jung: No, I don’t feel any pressure to
produce there. We are competitive due to
investing in automation for large volumes as
well as flexible manufacturing systems to pro-
duce small, customer-specific batches of high
quality. Although we are very successful at the
international level, many of our long-stand-
ing suppliers and partners are in Germany,
the Sauerland region and many even in our
immediate vicinity in Schalksmühle. With a
clear commitment to these sites, we contrib-
ute considerably to the economic growth
and securing jobs in the region. For us,
maximising profit or thinking in terms of
quarterly reports is not a priority. Rather, we
follow a long-term approach, even across
generations – people come before switches.
Does this mean that environmental protection
and sustainable production are long-running
topics?
Harald Jung: Absolutely. Climate and resource
protection have long been an essential as-
pect of our business. Sustainability is one of
the greatest challenges of our time. This has
always been our policy and priority for gener-
ations. By committing to produce in Germany,
we rely on the principle of short distances
and eco-friendly production. Even our prod-
ucts contribute to climate protection: Intelli-
gent controls for Smart-Home applications
and KNX technologies help to effectively
reduce the energy demand and with it the
CO2 emissions.
You just referred to it: The term “Smart Home”
is on everyone’s lips today. Everything is be-
coming more digital and more networked.
Will classical mechanical switches still exist
in future?
Harald Jung: Actually, I am convinced that
the classic switch will last. However, it will
have to adapt to technical developments.
How exactly it will look like is hard to say at
the moment. I presume that households will
be more networked in the future, with some-
times very different components. We are
well equipped already for this with our KNX
solutions: The push-button sensors F 40 and
F 50, for example, communicate both with
the Smart Visu Server and the Visu Pro Server
and can be integrated optimally into every
interior due to the JUNG switch design.
Thank you for the interview.
We combine electronics and design –
timeless but nevertheless sustainable.
Technology in its finest form
LS = a2
A quadrangle with four right angles and equally long sides –
the square with its straightforwardness is the creative impulse for
the classic among the flat switches, the LS 990. With its optimal
ratio of frame and cover, the LS 990 has been appreciated by
architects and builders around the world since 1968.
63 harmonious colours
Worldwide exclusive: The classic LS 990 switch in 63
Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier colours. The matt finish of our
components results from hand lacquering in a special
process, thus obtaining their unique look and haptic.
AluminiumBrassChromeDuroplastGlassGold Stainless steelThermoplastic
Matt finished or lacquered aluminum, glassball blasted
stainless steel, brushed brass, unbreakable thermoplastic,
chrome-plated metal or 24 carat gold plating – we produce
precisely crafted switches every day.
Everything began with the 1/8 pull switch: For over a century
we combine quality, design and progress in our products.
High-quality switches are still a core business today.
Furthermore, we also produce smart building technology.
An intelligent electrical installation means more comfort,
efficiency, safety and energy-efficiency. We conduct research
on future-oriented Smart-Home technology.
Intelligent building technology
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Five design ranges, 16 programmes, many colours and innumer-
able combination possibilities with inserts, frames and devices:
The variety is extremely large. Our products are perfectly equipped
for every design requirement and technical challenge.
“ We offer sustainable solutions both for classic electrical installations and the intelligent Smart Home.“
Interview with Martin Herms
Martin Herms,
Technical Manager
To stand one’s ground as a leading, medium-
sized business in the electrical industry for
over a century one must not only consider
new technical developments but also take the
lead. What is JUNG’s driving force to create
new products?
Martin Herms: The fact that JUNG has estab-
lished and asserted itself as an innovative
premium supplier over such a long time is due
first and foremost to the people who work
here, people who have made the right deci-
sions at the right time. Employees, executives
and the owner family who have had a good
feel for which products, technology, markets
and also business-strategic decisions for se-
curing the future of the business are decisive.
Progress as tradition in fact.
Which decisions were particularly decisive
in the process?
Martin Herms: These strategic decisions
include the early focus on premium quality
combined with functionality, user friendliness
and product design. In the 70s, the electrical
installation became electronic and JUNG
decided very early, as the joint founder of
Insta, to participate in what would currently
be called a start-up in order to develop a
new market segment. In the 90s, JUNG was
a founding member of Instabus, now KNX,
which has become a worldwide standard in
networked building system technology. With
the radio technology, JUNG laid the founda-
tion for future Smart-Home systems already
at the turn of the century.
And the future?
Martin Herms: We have continuously devel-
oped our innovation culture and the process-
es to help us make the correct decisions also
in future. For an idea becomes an innovation
only if it is successful on the market. Market
analyses, product roadmaps, listening to our
customers and cross-subject-area discussions
help us make product decisions. But one
should keep in mind that in the end innova-
tions are made by creative employees.
How important are specialist trades in JUNG’s
product development and orientation?
Martin Herms: For every product idea, we
pose the same question: “Which customer
problem does this product solve?”. And our
customer is primarily the specialist trades-
person because the electrical installation
of a building is a professional job, regardless
of whether it involves a single-family house,
residential area, factory floor, hotel or hospi-
tal. The craftsman must be happy to recom-
mend and install the products and systems
because he can rely on the quality and
durability and gets training and advice from
JUNG Service. Innovations such as Plug & Light
or LB-Management are endorsed by the cus-
tomers who install these products and in turn
by their customers, the building owners.
Which trends will grow in the near future in
the Smart-Home area and how will JUNG
confront them?
Martin Herms: Completely new business
models will be developed. The way we build,
install, render services, use customer data
and how our products reach the customers
are put to test by digitalisation. The product
systems, processes and services generating
customer benefits and contributing to added
value will prevail. These changes are basically
comparable with developments that JUNG
has successfully overcome in the past. The
difference with digital transformation of
whole industries is how radical and fast it
can be. For the next product generations,
we will continue to rely on technologies such
as KNX and Bluetooth and ensure that the
fast-changing IoT world can be conveniently
and safely integrated.
Thank you for the interview.
Warranty for quality
As a visible element, the light switch connects
the electrical installation with the room. It
must therefore meet both aesthetic and func-
tional requirements. The eye-catching quality
of the surface hides the many mechanical
parts inside the switch. The applicable stand-
ard requires 40,000 switch operations in the
test. Our quality standards require 50,000
operations – they are monitored in the cur-
rent range and also taken as the basis when
developing new products. We have always
produced the inserts and frames from the
same material. This requires a different tool
for each of over 200 different products. The
production processes are exactly adapted to
the properties of the individual materials.
Our products are manufactured at the two company sites in
Schalksmühle and Lünen, for which we received the certificate
“Made in Germany” from TÜV Nord already in 2011.
Made in Germany
At home in the Sauerland region
Strongly rooted in the region and a reliable employer
for many decades. With our commitment to production
in Germany, we focus on sustainable development and
manufacturing processes.
We have been based in Schalksmühle since
the company was founded. The company
headquarters with its administration, de-
velopment centre, toolmaking shop, socket
production, sales, training centre and metal
processing is still located here. We produce
millions of sockets on several highly auto-
mated production lines. Furthermore,
Schalksmühle develops solutions for
building system technology, from further
development of existing systems to com -
plex mechatronic projects, and the design
and implemen tation of Smart Home apps
for the Internet of Things.
Dynamic production site
The Lünen factory is characterised by highly flexible
manufacturing processes and the company’s logistics
and distribution centre is located here. Production and
distribution interact at the Lünen site.
The Lünen production focuses on switches,
KNX push-buttons, covers, waterproof switch
programmes and individual small series.
The Lünen site is characterised by highly flex-
ible manufacturing processes and process
automation. People and robot-supported
assistance systems work hand in hand at the
assembly workplaces for electronic devices –
without any physical distance or barriers.
The free-moving robot arm not only provides
support during strenuous or difficult handling.
Using real-time feedback, each work step can
be corrected directly in the production pro-
cess, if necessary. Fast handling even of unu-
sual customer requests within an extremely
wide scope is one of our strengths.
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Smart technology for sustainable construction
Sustainability begins for us already at the
planning stage: We think in generations
instead of short-term success. With our com-
mitment to produce in Germany, we rely on
the principle of short distances and environ-
mentally-friendly production. Furthermore,
we have been working for many years on
solutions for building and operating build-
ings sustainably, based on automation with
KNX. The technology contributes to signifi-
cant reductions in emission-related effects on
the environment and resource consumption.
We have been a member of the Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB)
(German Sustainable Building Council) since
January 2009. With our expertise in all
aspects of modern building control, we are
active participants. A good example is the
Futurium in the heart of Berlin. The Smart
Building on the Spree is stage, museum,
forum and future lab on three floors and
around 3,200 square metres of exhibition
space. The building meets all the standards
of a minimum energy building: Up on the
roof a sea of collector panels, both photo-
voltaic and solar heating – inside, the KNX
technology. The worldwide standard is fit
for the future and combines sustainable
aspects such as reliability and efficiency.
Climate and resource protection has long been an essential
issue. Sustainability is one of the greatest challenges of our
time. A task we happily take on.
The Futurium, Berlin. Its futuristic construction concept by the Berlin-based Richter and Musikowski Architects is based on pure forms and openness.
1386employees from 48 nations.One common vision.
First the person, then the switch
We are a family business. Therefore, it is not
the maximum profit or thinking in terms of
quarterly reports that counts for us, but long-
term action – even across generations. And
always at the heart of it: the employee. Work-
ing together respectfully characterises our
working day, for as a team we are successful
together. With more than 1300 employees and
over 70 agencies worldwide, we are one of
the leading medium-sized companies in the
electrical industry in Germany.
At JUNG we are convinced: the quality of our products depends
on our employees. A positive working atmosphere is the basis for
innovation and progress for us.
Innovative subsidiary
We rely on Insta for the development and production of
electronic devices and systems and work closely with Insta
in many product areas. The Lüdenscheid company has
all the modern processes for electronic production and
LED lighting technology at its disposal.
Founded in 1970, our subsidiary has been one
of the top 100 innovative leaders in Germany
since 2018. Not far from Schalksmühle, Insta
produces components for the microprocessor
technology and LEDs used in our products –
such as the innovative Plug & Light lighting
system. Furthermore, Insta supports us with
OEM solutions: As a development partner,
the business provides ideas and stimuli and
supports us with know-how. We have a 50 %
share in Insta GmbH.
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every year we attend numerous events.
trade fairs and presentationsworldwide
Achieving goals together
We want to offer our customers the best solutions. Therefore,
we rely on close cooperation with our partners in architecture,
planning and specialist trades.
Trust, reliability and personal contact charac-
terise our attitude towards business partners.
Highly skilled employees work as project
consultants for planners and installers in the
numerous local JUNG offices and agencies.
But we are also represented internationally:
With our worldwide network, we ensure a
reliable service and competent local support.
This begins with the planners: the JUNG
Architecture Talks stand for technical discus-
sions and maintaining networks. In recent
years, the series of events has become a fixed
component of the German-language archi-
tecture scene.
147 agencies in 97 countrieson 5 continents
“ We don't just think globally – we also act globally.”
Michael Eyrich,
Commercial Manager
Interview with Michael Eyrich
JUNG is a medium-sized company rooted in
the Sauerland region. How do you reconcile
the attachment to your home region with
global growth?
Michael Eyrich: The attachment to the home
region shows in our corporate values, quality
standards and the fundamental decision that
development and production continues to be
done almost exclusively in Germany. We have
consistently grown globally in recent years,
combining our “Made in Germany” quality
with an open-mindedness anchored in the
entire organisation: After all, the path to inter-
national markets is more than just a business
necessity.
How do you describe the cooperation be-
tween the German parent company Albrecht
JUNG GmbH & Co. KG and the international
subsidiaries and offices?
Michael Eyrich: After a test phase of generally
two to four years for new markets, we usually
set up permanent structures, i.e. our own sub-
sidiary. These always include logistics along
with sales and marketing. Quite recently we
have been extending this concept with local
structures which also allow the enhancement
and individualisation of products. The role of
the German Albrecht JUNG GmbH & Co. KG
in this process is to train the sales subsidiaries
acting decentrally and independently in ful-
filling their tasks and, if necessary, to support
them in concrete cases.
Are there differences in the turnover of the
various JUNG systems abroad?
Michael Eyrich: Yes, very large actually.
Based on our design lines, almost every
market is different. But the openness to tech-
nologies such as building automation also
differs tremendously in individual cases.
In which markets does JUNG see further
potential in the future?
Michael Eyrich: As a result of our high inter-
national focus, we are already strongly rep-
resented in the world. In the medium to long
term, large markets such as the USA and
Japan could still be interesting, even though
trade barriers are very high.
Which challenges is JUNG facing internation-
ally and how will you master them?
Michael Eyrich: Besides entering and devel-
oping markets, I believe it is imperative to
improve the international orientation and way
of thinking in all functional areas and establish
it sustainably. This implies that we approach
not only new markets with an open mind,
but also people and cultures and think about
which added value we can offer the locals
with our products and services. The intensive
exchange with our customers and interna-
tional colleagues is the decisive factor here.
Thank you for the interview.
With 19 subsidiaries and more than 67 independent
sales and partner organisations, the family business is
building a global network and meets the requirements
of its international customers.
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Architects and planners worldwide rely on our innovative
solutions. The following reference objects illustrate how
versatile JUNG’s designs and technology can be integrated
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PRIVATE HOUSING BUILDING
Object Villa, Vienna, Austria
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HOTEL
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HOTEL
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HEALTH SECTOR BUILDING
Object Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany
Architect wörner traxler richter: WTR Architekten
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CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING
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We are here for you
To inform – to plan – to sample. Throughout Germany,
our network of JUNG system consultants look forward
to answering your questions on products and planning
processes with JUNG.
ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS
Object development Phone +49 2355 806-558 [email protected]
MARKETING
Phone +49 2355 806-559 [email protected]
CALLS FOR PROPOSALS AND OFFERS
Phone +49 2355 806-336 [email protected]
DOCUMENTS AND
ADVERTISING MATERIAL
Phone +49 2355 806-557 [email protected]
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SEMINARS
Phone +49 2355 806-152 [email protected]
You can find the current dates on the Internet at jung.de.
TECHNICAL
Electronics/mechanics Phone +49 2355 806-555 [email protected]
KNX Phone +49 2355 806-556 [email protected]
Door communication Phone +49 2355 806-552 [email protected]
SALES
National Phone +49 2355 806-551 [email protected]
International Phone +49 2355 806-553 [email protected]
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