The Schmersal Group produces a range of approximately 25,000 different Switchgear and Control Devices. They claim to be the largest supplier of safety switching devices in the world. The ELAN product family is part of the Schmersal Group.

European Electronics is a distributor for Schmersal products such as Position Switches, Stop Buttons, Control Panels, and Proximity Switches.

Most recently Schmersal's RSS260 Safety Sensor has been nominated for the 2015 GIT Safety Award in the category of Safe Automation.

The group is represented worldwide with manufacturing plants in Germany, Brazil and China.