Cherry

CHERRY Electrical Products, founded in 1953, was the subject of an acquisition by The ZF Group in 2008. The well known CHERRY brand continues to thrive under the umbrella of ZF Friedrichshafen AG and in 2013 produced more than 250 million microswitches alone. The product range has been systematically expanding beyond microswitches and now includes sensors, electronic controls, and touch controls based on infra-red technology.

CHERRY switches, sensors and controls are synonymous with quality, precision and reliability, and can be found in a broad range of applications and markets such as white goods and appliances, automotive, gaming, vending, drives, switchgear, control engineering and powertools.

With significant engineering resource and extensive production capabilities, a broad range of standard components are available, through to customer-specific, complex mechatronic solutions or electronic control units. The combination of advanced manufacturing processes geared to the highest quality standards with a management system certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 and 14001:2005 and ISO/TS 16949:2002 has already won a number of distinguished business awards.

THE ZF GROUP

ZF is a leading worldwide automotive supplier for Driveline and Chassis Technology with 122 production companies in 26 countries. In 2011, the Group achieved sales revenue of ca. EUR 16.837 billion with approximately 72,643 employees. ZF is one of the top 10 largest automotive suppliers worldwide.